2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Terror “still knocks at the door of democracy”, Andy Burnham has warned as he expressed the nation’s unity with the US on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that shocked the world. With ceremonies being held either side of the Atlantic…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1054+ words) On December 4, 1971, a bomb planted by the UVF exploded at McGurk’s Bar on North Queen Street in Belfast. The blast brought the family-run pub and home crashing down, killing 15 people, including two children, and injuring many others. The tragedy was…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (653+ words) Michael Sheen has said he was snubbed by the Welsh First Minister after asking for a meeting to discuss claims of chemical contamination in Wales. The actor appeared before the Welsh Affairs Committee on Thursday to talk to MPs about…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business Reporter. He is a past winner of the CIPR's Business…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (803+ words) Stephanie Chase is a Belfast-based freelance journalist I have to commend Andy Burnham for his comment last week that a border poll was “off the table”. The prime minister’s poor choice of words have resulted in a wealth of conversation…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (823+ words) A former senior adviser to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says the party was concerned that a “lurch to the right” on immigration policy in the south would leave it “exposed” in the north. Writing in her book Ourselves…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (436+ words) The decision by 12 countries to back new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is overdue, but welcome nonetheless. The UK, France and Canada are among major nations that have felt compelled to take action over…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (320+ words) The Scottish Government’s planned food price cap “won’t work”, the head of a leading business body has said. John Swinney announced the move during the campaign for May’s election, with a consultation having been launched on capping the cost of…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (601+ words) Northern Ireland’s councils have been urged to address sickness absence rates which are higher than those in the region’s Civil Service. There were an average of 16.8 days lost to sickness across the 11 councils in 2024/25, higher than the 13.4 average in the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (438+ words) THE comprehensive analysis of the state of our health service set out in The Irish News this week leaves little room for doubt about the escalating scale of a crisis which has implications for all sections of society. It will…...