The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Lawfulness of immunity proposal will be tested in the courts, Morgan says

Sir Declan Morgan said the amnesty provision of the Government’s proposed amnesty legislation was controversial.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Lack of will hindered attempts to deal with legacy issues – Sir Declan Morgan

The former lord chief justice for Northern Ireland is the incoming chief commissioner of the ICRIR.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Northern Ireland by ferry: Swerve the airport and set sail for an affordable, relaxed journey

It’s a blissful eight hours of decompression – and at £64 for a Liverpool-Belfast return crossing, including all your luggage, it’s a great-value way to visit the Northern Irish capital, writes Helen Coffey

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Pressure builds on government as ‘seventh circle of hell’ at Stormont continues

Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over Brexit arrangements.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football - Roll Call

Several lawmakers visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland said they will be attending the Navy-Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dublin.

Roll Call · Aug 24, 2023

NI students celebrate GCSE results despite uncertainty around grade levels

Of the 30,800 GCSE students in the region who received their results, 86.8% received grade C/4 and above, while 34.5% received grade A/7 and above.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 30,800 students are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

GCSE results day 2023: higher fall in proportion of top grades in England than in other UK nations – as it happened

Pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland find out their results for GCSEs and level 2 vocational technical qualifications

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland

Advice was part of briefing for Peter Mandelson when he became Labour’s Northern Ireland secretary in 1999

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023

Officials told not to ’embarrass’ schools with McGuinness visits, records reveal

There were around 50 demonstrations in schools across Northern Ireland in response to Martin McGuinness’s appointment as education minister in 1999.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023