Northern Ireland judge rules ‘Troubles’ violence amnesty breaches rights Law allowed for ex-soldiers and fighters to get amnesty for acts committed during region’s period of sectarian violence. Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2024
Amnesty clause for soldiers breaches human rights law, Belfast court rules High court ruling prompts calls to scrap legislation that grants amnesties to soldiers for Troubles-era crimes The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
Secret tribunal to hear claims police spied on Northern Ireland journalists Judges urged to keep proceedings as open as possible in case relating to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024
Work starts at Belfast’s Euro 2028 ghost ground with clock ticking Controversial rebuild of derelict Gaelic games stadium is finally gathering momentum and Irish FA sees ‘huge opportunity’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024
British and Irish rivers in desperate state from pollution, report reveals Not a single waterway in England or Northern Ireland in good overall health, according to Rivers Trust The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024
Belfast rappers Kneecap on stunts, drugs and Kemi Badenoch: ‘We don’t discriminate who we piss off’ Their riotous music is uniting young people in Northern Ireland and reviving the Irish language. The punk-rap trio talk about raving, working with Toddla T – and enraging politicians The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024
‘It makes moving pointless’: why stamp duty is the biggest downside to downsizing Many older people in large homes would like to release them to growing families, but the financial hit can be huge The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
‘The bloody Protestants ran BBC in Northern Ireland’ in 60s and 70s, says ex-TV boss Former BBC One controller Paul Fox says anti-Catholic prejudice was deeply embedded at the corporation during the Troubles The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2024
The greatest British footballers ever Counting down the finest English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish players of all time FourFourTwo · Feb 21, 2024
Leah McCourt’s muscle ‘ripped from the bone’, causes ‘devastating’ Bellator Champions Series withdrawal One of the best MMA fighters in Northern Ireland's history is devastated she will no longer be competing in Belfast. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 20, 2024
‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed? Lough Neagh’s flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
Disappearing eels and the fight for a centuries-old livelihood Fishermen on the waters of Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh battle for their catch’s future and a traditional way of life. Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2024
Cat lost for four years turns up over 150 miles from Northern Ireland home Smyth family from County Down had lost hope of seeing Blueberry again until he was found in Galway, Ireland The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024
Tofiq Musayev vs. Alfie Davis matchup headed to Bellator’s Champions Series event in Belfast The lineup Bellator first solo event under its new PFL ownership continues to build with a lightweight matchup for Northern Ireland. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024 The tale of the Northern Irish rap group, the Tories – and the sinister censoring of ‘anti-British’ art The UK government has blocked funding to Republican band Kneecap. Who knew patriotism was a requirement in the arts, asks journalist Anna Cafolla
Metal Hammer · Feb 7, 2024 "I thought David Bowie would call me a thieving Irish toerag!": The epic track-by-track guide to Therapy?'s Troublegum in their own words Inspired by everyone from Ministry and Metallica to The Pixies and Husker Du, Therapy?'s second album turned them into alt. metal stars
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 ‘No other place to go’: NI Sikhs eagerly await reopening of place of worship Gurdwara in Derry, one of two in Northern Ireland, to open its doors with celebration after closure due to 2021 fire
Louder · Feb 6, 2024 Career-spanning Andwella vinyl box set to be released Northern Ireland psych outfit Andwella's three-disc To Dream to be released in March
The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024 First among firsts: On the Sinn Fein and Irish politics After decades of the Troubles followed by political reconciliation, the nationalists in Ireland are on the ascendant
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 OPINION - Stormont is back up and running – and back to business as usual My first visit to Northern Ireland was a memorable one. A fairly junior (and totally useless) civil servant, I was dispatched to represent the Treasury at a seminar about something or other at Stormont. The other attendees were all permanent secretaries of Northern Ireland government departments.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024 British and Irish governments play down Sinn Féin’s calls for united Ireland Rishi Sunak urges Stormont executive to focus on bread-and-butter issues in Northern Ireland
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 How does Northern Ireland's power sharing system work? Rishi Sunak says Stormont’s focus should now be on 'delivering for families and businesses across Northern Ireland'
Top News · Feb 5, 2024 Northern Ireland Power-Sharing Government Seeks Increased Funding from UK The leaders of the UK and Ireland visit Belfast's newly revived government as ministers seek more funding to address Northern Ireland's public service needs.
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 Rishi Sunak and Michelle O'Neill in historic handshake as Sinn Fein's Northern Ireland First Minister meets PM Rishi Sunak meets Michelle O’Neill and the DUP deputy first minister, Emma Little-Pengelly, at Stormont castle
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024 Labour says Sunak’s £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan over Rwanda policy shows he’s ‘out of touch’ – as it happened SNP condemns Sunak’s £1,000 Rwanda bet as ‘grotesque, callous and downright cruel’