Sinn Fein MP Daire Hughes said an ‘energetic debate’ was under way about a new Ireland.

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister raised concerns voiced by vets among others with Sir Keir at the British-Irish Council in Cardiff.

Northern Ireland’s department of agriculture said testing of livestock on nearby farms is continuing.

Research carried out in Northern Ireland examined the views of children ages 10 and 11, and 16-year-olds.

The Stormont leader said the Budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes.

Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the farm where Northern Ireland’s first cases were detected has excellent biosecurity.

A replica of the city’s most famous elephant Sheila debuted a Christmas makeover while blowing bubbles along the cobbles of Commercial Court.

The former Stormont economy minister made the comments to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

A number of granite milestones on the old Enniskillen to Dublin coach road in Co Fermanagh were also protected as listed buildings.

The Education Authority confirmed Nazareth House Primary School has been temporarily closed.

Naomi Long said she was ’embarrassed’ at the impact on her neighbours after a crowd gathered outside her house earlier this year.

It comes ahead of an inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe in 2020.

Two cows have been culled in a herd in Bangor, Co Down.

The headless body of the stag, which was part of the deer herd at Newbridge Demesne, Donabate, was found on Thursday morning.

The grace period for the post-Brexit distribution of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland has been running since 2021.

The figures relate to the 12 months from October 1 2024 to September 30 2025 and cover anti-immigration riots.

The Souls of Our Shoes exhibition was organised by the Mothers’ Union with a message to end domestic abuse.

The street in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, was named following Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s wedding in 1986.

Family members and friends were among those who gathered for the service in Omagh on Monday.

Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.