The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Irish leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of rape and child sex offences against two victims

In a landmark child sexual offences case that has rocked Northern Ireland, former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 offences, including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency, committed against two girls over a period spanning more than two decades.

The Times of India · Jun 23

‘I remember the shock’, ‘It can still be reversed’ – what do Europeans think of Brexit now?

After the 2016 referendum, panellists from other EU countries responded in the Guardian. Ten years on, we’ve gone back to them

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

‘A sinful nature’: how Jeffrey Donaldson was unmasked as a sexual predator

Former DUP leader led a double life championing conservative values while inflicting sexual harm on two schoolgirls

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

Celtic Alliance leaders tell next UK prime minister to face 'new political realities'

LEADERS in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have warned that politics is changing "rapidly" across these islands, and that whoever…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 22

The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland

On our side of the Irish Sea we have made the best of a bad job. But we saw the damage a reckless British government could do, says Fintan O’Toole

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

Police attend ‘altercation’ at Lidl’s first ever pub within hours of its opening

One man was taken to hospital with non-serious injuries following the incident at The Middle Ale bar in Dundonald in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jun 19

Lidl toasts ‘milestone’ moment with launch of first Middle Ale bar

Opening the pub at the supermarket’s Dundonald store enables Lidl to sell off-sales alcohol in compliance with Northern Ireland’s licensing laws.

Evening Standard · Jun 18

Lidl opens first-ever pub, The Middle Ale, in ‘milestone moment’ for supermarket chain

The move is a strategic manouevre to navigate Northern Ireland's strict alcohol licensing laws

The Independent UK · Jun 18

Minister denies going missing during Belfast anti-immigration violence

Violence flared in several areas in Northern Ireland last week after a graphic video clip emerged of a man being stabbed in north Belfast last Monday.

Evening Standard · Jun 18

Gender-neutral pronouns in French exams: how language classrooms respond to linguistic change

When an exam board for England, Wales and Northern Ireland recently clarified that students are now permitted to use gender-inclusive or gender-neutral forms in French, Spanish and German exams, it marked more than a technical adjustment to assessment criteria.

The Conversation · Jun 17