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Rebecca Black
UK
‘No one political parties owns conversation on Irish unity’ – Harris
Fine Gael leader Simon Harris was speaking after announcing at the weekend that his party will develop a blueprint for a unified island.
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Rebecca Black
15 Jun 2026
UK
Five men killed in Co Tyrone rail tragedy remembered 75 years on
Family members and friends were among those who gathered for the service in Omagh on Monday.
By
Rebecca Black
24 Nov 2025
UK
Stormont Education Minister vows to maintain Christian ethos in NI schools
Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.
By
Rebecca Black
24 Nov 2025
UK
Scrutiny of social media post is matter for NI Civil Service head, Assembly told
Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.
By
Rebecca Black
4 Nov 2025
UK
Signatures secured for no-confidence motion in Stormont Education Minister
Paul Givan has come under fire over a visit to Israel last week, during which he told officials to publicise a visit to a school in Jerusalem.
By
Rebecca Black
4 Nov 2025
UK
Muir urges MLAs to back bid for independent environmental protection agency
Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said Northern Ireland should have its own environmental protection agency.
By
Rebecca Black
4 Nov 2025
Politics
Department’s social media post on Israel trip ‘strictly non-political’ – Givan
The Stormont Education Minister defended asking his department to publicise his visit to a school in Israel amid calls for him to resign.
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Rebecca Black
3 Nov 2025
UK
Lough Neagh algae blight is significant crisis for all Ireland, says McDonald
Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald said there should be a national focus on the issue, including from the Irish Government.
By
Rebecca Black
3 Nov 2025
Politics
Paul Givan insists he is an Education Minister for all
The Stormont Education Minister has been criticised for a trip to Israel during which he asked his department to highlight his visit to a school.
By
Rebecca Black
3 Nov 2025
Politics
Stormont Finance Minister presses Chancellor to focus on help for working families
John O’Dowd said more had to be done to help with the cost of childcare.
By
Rebecca Black
3 Nov 2025
UK
First test cases against PSNI over data breach to get under way
It follows a major data breach in August 2023 when a spreadsheet was released as part of a Freedom of Information Act response.
By
Rebecca Black
3 Nov 2025
Film
Lucy Liu hopes new film Rosemead will prompt conversations about mental health
She was honoured at Belfast Film Festival for her role as an ailing woman who takes drastic measures to protect her troubled son.
By
Rebecca Black
2 Nov 2025
UK
UUP will not back no-confidence motion in Education Minister over Israel trip
Sinn Fein and the SDLP have said they will support the motion against Paul Givan.
By
Rebecca Black
2 Nov 2025
UK
Prayers said for Troubles Disappeared who remain missing
Families of those secretly killed and buried by paramilitaries during the Troubles took part in their annual silent walk at Stormont.
By
Rebecca Black
2 Nov 2025
Celebrity News
Gamble to become a full-time artist pays off with debut exhibition
Conor Turner only took up painting during lockdown in 2020 and has now made it his career.
By
Rebecca Black
2 Nov 2025
UK
Sinn Fein confirms it will back no-confidence motion in Education Minister
DUP leader Gavin Robinson said Paul Givan is ‘going nowhere’.
By
Rebecca Black
1 Nov 2025
UK
Surveillance at Stormont increases after ‘deliberate’ flooding of toilets
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said there have been a number of incidents at Parliament Buildings when sinks have been blocked and taps left running.
By
Rebecca Black
31 Oct 2025
UK
Fresh appeal for information 24 years after ‘savage’ murder of Arthur Berryman
Mr Berryman was attacked at his home in the Woodstock area of east Belfast on October 31 2001.
By
Rebecca Black
31 Oct 2025
UK
Government footing Soldier F defence bill ‘flies in face of Cameron’s apology’
Mickey McKinney said hearing that more than £4 million was spent to defend the former paratrooper was very hurtful for the Bloody Sunday families.
By
Rebecca Black
30 Oct 2025
UK
Spooky house transformation in Co Down dedicated to boy with rare cancer
The Halloween house in Bangor is raising money for the Children’s Cancer Unit on behalf of Tommy Graham, six.
By
Rebecca Black
30 Oct 2025
UK
Government spends £4.3m on legal defence of Soldier F
The former paratrooper was accused of the murder of two men during the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972.
By
Rebecca Black
29 Oct 2025
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