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Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:31:47 GMT
Coronavirus: NI ministers to discuss easing more restrictions
BBC News NI understands 26 July will be discussed for the next relaxation of restrictions.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:22:34 GMT
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer arrives in NI for two-day trip
Sir Keir Starmer will have talks with political leaders and meet police and students.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 08:45:35 GMT
Girlguiding Ulster camps cancelled due to Covid rules
Girlguiding Ulster says this summer's camps are not "viable" due to restrictions on overnight stays.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:49:41 GMT
Bonfire at Belfast interface 'cannot be allowed to proceed'
Officials are looking for an alternative site for a loyalist bonfire causing concern on Adam Street.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:56:12 GMT
£200m Transport Hub on track to boost capacity
Translink says its plan is on schedule as work has continued throughout the pandemic.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 19:51:06 GMT
Prison security review after solicitor made to remove bra
Irish prison bosses are reviewing protocols after the taoiseach said the incident was shocking.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:07:52 GMT
Cultural markers to identify Ulster-Scots community
Ulster-Scots has been part of life in Ulster since Scots planters arrived in the 17th Century.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:02:39 GMT
Lu Na McKinney: Husband will not give evidence in murder trial
Lawyers for Stephen McKinney, who is accused of murdering his wife, will not call further witnesses.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 13:53:53 GMT
Brexit: EU further education students to pay local tuition fees
There are just over 2,000 EU students at Northern Ireland's six further education colleges.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:03:39 GMT
Covid-19: Knock Novena cancelled after Delta variant concerns
Organisers cancel the Catholic pilgrimage event due to concerns about the coronavirus Delta variant.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:33:01 GMT
UK citizenship fee for Irish in UK 'indefensible'
The £1,330 naturalisation charge for ROI-born people who live in the UK should be scrapped, MPs say.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:12:58 GMT
22 unidentified bodies in Republic of Ireland
A possible Northern Ireland link is being investigated in one of the cases, dating back to 1986.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:45:34 GMT
Dublin Marathon 2021: Event cancelled for second straight year
The Dublin Marathon is cancelled for a second consecutive year because of continued uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:25:19 GMT
570 new Covid cases - but no deaths - recorded
The latest figures show 43 people are in hospital with the virus, up from 37 on Tuesday.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:59:07 GMT
Covid-19: NI public urged to keep wearing masks
Masks should still be worn in bars, restaurants and on public transport, says Minister Nichola Mallon.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:10:10 GMT
Covid-19: Boris Johnson's easing plan reckless, says Michelle O'Neill
Northern Ireland will not be following the PM's plan to lift all restrictions, Michelle O'Neill says.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:37:01 GMT
Covid-19: Kilkeel seafood factory closes due to outbreak
Forty-two cases of the virus are confirmed at a processing factory in Kilkeel, County Down.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:58:14 GMT
Covid-19: 'No reason not to get Covid vaccine' - chief medical officer
NI's chief medical officer says Northern Ireland is experiencing a fourth wave of Covid-19.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:37:27 GMT
Covid-19: 4,500 applications made for emergency vaccine passports
More than 4,500 apply for short-term vaccine passports, available to people travelling before 20 July.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 06:11:38 GMT
Covid-19: Europe's view on vaccine certificates
As Ireland considers vaccine certificates, how is the scheme working in other EU countries?

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 23:03:25 GMT
The mystery of the vanishing house off Donegal
Neville Presho lost everything when his island retreat off the coast of Donegal disappeared.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:54:08 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:29:52 GMT
Chatty bench: The bright seats bringing people together
Brightly coloured "chatty" benches are helping to tackle loneliness and isolation in County Antrim.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:09:54 GMT
Herd the one about the boy who swapped a cash prize for calves?
Have you herd about the 10-year-old who's creating his own field of dreams after winning €1,000?

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:08:26 GMT
How does power sharing work at Stormont?
The Good Friday Agreement brought devolution to NI in 1998, but Stormont's future has often been threatened.

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 06:11:22 GMT
HMS Belfast (mark II): What's in a name?
The new warship follows its namesake, a historic vessel which played a key role in World War Two.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:47:19 GMT
Covid-19: a mobile vaccine clinic has opened at Queen's University
A mobile vaccine clinic has opened in the Whitla Hall at Queen's University Belfast as part of a continued push to give a Covid-19 vaccine to everyone aged 18 and over.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:28:16 GMT
Loneliness: The bright seats bringing people together
Mid and East Antrim’s Loneliness Network says a silent symptom of the pandemic has been isolation.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:27:55 GMT
School summer schemes: 'There's been smiley faces arriving here'
BBC News NI speaks to pupils in west Belfast who are certainly not complaining about being back at school during the summer holidays.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:26:24 GMT
My 'lovely' calves: Irish 10-year-old swaps cash prize for herd
Irish 10-year-old William Woods has been cow-unting his blessings after buying calves with the winnings from a prize draw.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:40:53 GMT
O'Doherty's coffin makers fire 'caused by lightning'
The blaze broke out at O'Doherty & Sons in Strabane on Sunday as storms hit the north west.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 11:34:53 GMT
Ryan McCready: Ex-DUP councillor joins Ulster Unionists
The Derry City and Strabane councillor quit the DUP in June over its treatment of Arlene Foster.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:45:17 GMT
Hundreds gather to support Bloody Sunday and Hegarty families
Families and friends of those killed on Bloody Sunday are among those who gathered in Derry.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:11:19 GMT
Covid-19: Republic's case rates highest near Derry border
At nearly six times the national average, Buncrana has the Republic's highest infection rate.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:45:12 GMT
Josepha Madigan: I am victim of sexual assault, says Irish minister
Josepha Madigan says attacks against women are a "corrosive blight on female safety and morale".

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:30:58 GMT
Killarney: Teenager killed, second injured in Kerry crash
It is understood both the teenager who died, and the second who was critically injured, are 14.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:19:38 GMT
Kevin Lunney trial: CCTV privacy issues raised by defence
Defence lawyers complain their objection to CCTV evidence was mischaracterised by the prosecution.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:02:46 GMT
Covid-19: Ireland to buy one million vaccine doses
The Irish government announces it is to purchase one million Covid-19 vaccine doses from Romania.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:05:44 GMT
Covid-19: Republic of Ireland to use indoor hospitality vaccine pass
The Irish government is to delay the return of some indoor activities scheduled for 5 July.



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