The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Legacy of Troubles a ‘millstone round neck of police in Northern Ireland’

Police Federation chairman Liam Kelly said the legacy of the past needs to be ‘firmly gripped’ by the Government.

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Call to roll out Tasers across PSNI as attacks on officers spiral

Police Federation for Northern Ireland chief Liam Kelly said he wants to see officers able to better protect themselves.

Evening Standard · Jan 1

Stars flocked to N Ireland in ‘another fantastic year for film and TV industry’

Filming is due to get under way for new seasons of Blue Lights and Line Of Duty in early 2026.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Trimble warned that review of Assembly must include decommissioning

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

Northern Ireland was on ‘cusp of new beginning’ with Stormont return in 2000

Officials held an away-day ahead of the return of the powersharing institutions in May 2000.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

McAleese husband’s contacts with UDA took on ‘life of own’, ambassador was told

More than 1,100 official files at the Public Record Office in Belfast have been opened to the public under the 20-year rule.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

National Trust director general delighted at being made a CBE

Hilary McGrady, originally from Lisburn in Northern Ireland, becomes a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to heritage.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Northern Ireland’s chief nursing officer made OBE

Professor Maria McIlgorm was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to nursing and midwifery.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Northern Ireland health leaders honoured to mark decades of service

Julie Erskine, former chair of the Business Services Organisation, has been made an MBE.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

John Major reprimanded John Bruton for ‘stormy’ speech in 1995

‘I regret that you have spoken in this way,’ British PM John Major wrote to Taoiseach John Bruton in 1995.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025