Dissident republicans opposed to the peace process are the enemies of Ireland and are engaged in pointless violence, Martin McGuinness has said. More »McGuinness in attack on dissidents
Gay comic Julian Clary has likened the arguments over same-sex marriages to the suffragette … More »Clary: Gay wedlock suffragette link
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VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Former England youth cricketer James Morrison hit his rivals for six with a stunning exhibition of golf in the PGA Championship second round on Friday while world number one Rory McIlroy missed the cut. More »Morrison bursts four shots clear as McIlroy flops
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy acknowledged he had not practised hard enough recently after missing the cut with an error-strewn, seven-over-par 79 in the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday. Fans and officials expecting a … More »"There's always tomorrow" says dad after McIlroy misses cut
A long-awaited Amber Alert system for abducted children has been rolled out across Ireland more than three years after being given the go-ahead. More »Abducted child alert system begins
A major research project to assess the accuracy and completeness of the electoral register in Northern Ireland is being undertaken by the Electoral Commission. More »Electoral register to be checked
Political talks aimed at tackling sectarianism in Northern Ireland have been rocked after government ministers publicly clashed on the issue. More »Split on how to tackle sectarianism
A 14-year jail term handed to a member of a gang that killed a policeman in Northern Ireland has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the region's director of public prosecutions. More »Appeal move over policeman killer
More than 20 schools will suffer from increased noise levels because of proposed changes at George Best Belfast City Airport, a residents' campaign group has claimed. More »Teachers' concern at airport plans
Half of pubs in Northern Ireland have lost sales over the last two years, a survey has revealed. More »Half of pubs suffer sales loss
Downing Street has bowed to ministerial opposition to its plans to legalise gay marriage by giving all MPs a free vote. More »No 10 unleashes Tory gay marriage opposition with free vote move
School pupils from across Northern Ireland have been praised for their role in lobbying Stormont on legislation aimed at protecting marine life. More »Pupils help shape marine life laws
A man has been charged with the murder of a Belfast man found dead near the border in 1998. More »Man, 51, faces 1998 murder charge
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has adored Wentworth since he was a youth and wants to prolong his love affair with the course and prove he is the best player in the world by landing his maiden PGA Championship win on Sunday. "I have … More »McIlroy plans to prove he is best in the world
A Government minister has accused opposition TDs of bullying and harassing the Taoiseach in the run-up to the referendum on the fiscal treaty. More »Kenny 'bullied' on campaign trail
The Taoiseach has been hit from all sides of the opposition with increased calls to take part in a televised debate on the fiscal treaty. More »Kenny urged to debate fiscal treaty
A woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius cried out as she was strangled by her attackers in her hotel room, a court has heard. More »Honeymooner 'Cried Out As She Was Strangled'
Two men have been arrested in Belfast in connection with a murder in Ireland in 1998. More »Two people held over 1998 murder
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has called on Ireland's banks to show a greater urgency in dealing with the mortgage crisis. More »'More urgency' demanded over crisis
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to address the nation live on TV about the European fiscal treaty. More »Kenny to give EU treaty TV speech
Campaigners have renewed calls for state intervention to stop the "disrespectful" demolition of the area surrounding the historic 1916 Rising battlefield site. More »Calls to restore Moore Street site
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment has been urged to call in police to investigate the scandal of a failed bid involving senior Northern Ireland civil servants to set up a bioscience and technology institute, a report has revealed. More »Call for police to probe failed bid
LONDON (Reuters) - Gay and lesbian athletes from dozens of countries that outlaw homosexuality should seek asylum in Britain during the Olympic Games in London to escape persecution or even death at home, a prominent human rights activist said on Tue … More »Gay athletes should seek asylum during Games - activist
Two men have been arrested in Belfast about a murder in the Irish Republic in 1998. More »Two people held over 1998 murder
House prices have slumped more than 10% in Northern Ireland over the last year and "lack any movement" in the rest of the UK, official figures have shown. More »N Ireland house prices slump by 10%
The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang. More »'Disgust' at police killer sentence
Two dissident republicans have been jailed for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, who was shot by the Continuity IRA in 2009. More »Police Murder: Dissident Republicans Jailed
Two men convicted of murdering a Northern Irish policeman in 2009 -- a killing which sparked fears of a return to sectarian bloodshed -- were handed their jail terms Monday. More »N. Ireland policeman Stephen Carroll's killers jailed
The body parts of nearly 500 people who died under suspicious circumstances were kept by police in Britain even after investigations into the deaths were closed, an audit showed on Monday. More »Police kept nearly 500 body parts unnecessarily
Some body parts retained by police in Northern Ireland were disposed of without the consent or knowledge of their families, according to Northern Ireland's Justice Minister. More »Some body parts 'were disposed of'
A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted bomb attack on a car owned by the parents of a Northern Ireland police officer. More »Man held over officer family attack
A 26-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of a teenage girl in Northern Ireland and the attempted murder of her sister. More »NI Teenager's Shooting Death: Man In Court
Two brothers and a cousin of prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy have appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder. More »Trio remanded on terror charges
A 26-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of an 18-year-old girl in Northern Ireland and the attempted murder of her sister. More »Man in court over teenager's murder
Young offenders have restored a prized part of Northern Ireland's railway history in a project organisers say can help set them on the right tracks. More »Inmates restore historic carriage
Two brothers and a cousin have appeared in court in Northern Ireland charged with serious terrorist offences following an intelligence operation by the police and security service MI5. More »Family Members In Court On Terror Charges
Police are questioning a man over the murder of a teenage girl and the serious wounding of her sister in a shooting in a small village in Northern Ireland. More »Man Held After NI Teenager Shot Dead
The Olympic flame was greeted by thousands of cheering spectators as it began its 70-day relay journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the 2012 London Games. More »Huge crowds greet start of London 2012 torch relay
A rider has been killed at Northern Ireland's top motorcycle race, the North West 200. More »Rider killed in NW200 race crash
LISBURN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Seven Irish nationalists were remanded in custody in Northern Ireland on Saturday on terrorism charges, in one of the highest profile security roundups in the province in recent years. Four of the suspects, including … More »Seven charged in major roundup of Irish militant suspects
Three relatives of prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy appeared in court in Northern Ireland on Saturday charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder. More »Duffy relatives in court on terror charges
A teenage girl has been shot dead and her sister seriously injured in a gun attack in a small village in Northern Ireland. More »Teenager Killed In Northern Ireland Shooting