Archive: Northern Ireland

Comment: It's time to confront Northern Ireland's legacy of the past

Naomi Long is deputy leader of the Alliance party

We cannot move forward unless we deal comprehensively with the past and its legacy.

Car bomb in Northern Ireland

Funeral for murdered Northern Ireland officer

MI5 'no role' in Northern Ireland policing

David Cameron NI speech in full

David Cameron delivered his speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Prime minister's speech to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Queen pushes ahead with Irish visit despite bomb scare

The Queen will spend much of the visit in Dublin, where extensive security checks have been made.

The Queen's has continued with her historic visit to Ireland despite the discovery of bomb on a bus bound for Dublin.

Tragedy returns to Omagh: Political fallout

The political fallout over the murder of a police recruit in Omagh is continuing, with David Cameron warning of a return to "a dark and bloody past".

Clegg concedes NI cuts vulnerability

Northern Ireland's public sector reliance makes it especially vulnerable to cuts

Nick Clegg acknowledged Northern Ireland's reliance on public sector jobs makes it especially vulnerable to spending cuts in a speech in the province last night.

UUP seeks unity after leadership election

Tom Elliott has appealed for unity within the Ulster Unionist party (UUP) after a sometimes acrimonious leadership election came to an end with his overwhelming victory.

Wright inquiry: No state collusion

Billy Wright was heavily involved in sectarian violence in Northern Ireland

The UK government did not collude in the murder of the notorious loyalist paramilitary Billy Wright, the inquiry into his death has found.

Govt 'profoundly sorry' for Claudy 'collusion'

Justice denied? Father James Cheney was transported across the border.

The UK government and Catholic Church colluded to allow a terrorist to escape justice, a report has concluded.

Paras hit back at Bloody Sunday report

Many observers believe the Seville Report, published yesterdsay, was of major importance in the peace process

The Saville Report into Bloody Sunday has been criticised by some of the paratroopers who served that day.

Bloody Sunday: The British government apologises

A scene from Bloody Sunday, on January 30th, 1972.

David Cameron has apologied on behalf of the British government for the events of Bloody Sunday, after the long awaited report into the killings was finally published.

Comment: Bloody Sunday truth is as good as it gets

One word has been used continuously by the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday: innocent.

Bloody Sunday killings 'unlawful'

Final judgement: Bloody Sunday report due on Tuesday

Media reports indicate that an upcoming report will rule the Bloody Sunday killings were unlawful, but the government has branded them "speculation".

Bloody Sunday report to finally be published

The Commons will debate the report in the autumn

The report of the Bloody Sunday inquiry will finally be published, 38 years after the event.

Cameron reassures N. Ireland about devolution

Stormont, where cameron reiterated his support for devolution today

David Cameron has tried to reassure Northern Ireland voters about his commitment to devolution while on his first trip there as prime minister.

Car bomb in Northern Ireland

Three injured in Northern ireland car bomb

Three people including an elderly woman were taken to hospital after a car bomb exploded outside a police station in Northern Ireland last night.

Newry and Armagh: Dissident campaign is growing

Activity by diddident republicans growing in Armagh

Politicians from all sides in Newry and Armagh are worried by growing activity by dissident republicans.

Newry and Armagh: Candidates unite to condemn car bombers

Candidates unite to condemn car bombers in Newtownhamilton

Candidates from the Newry and Armagh constituency have united to roundly condemn those who placed a car bomb suspicious device outside Newtownhamilton police station.

N. Ireland bomb marks devolution

The bombing marked the devolution of policing and justice powers

A bomb has gone off in Holyrood, County Down, in an attack thought to correspond to the devolution of policing and justice powers.

Policing devolution clears NI Assembly

Road ahead not as straightforward as it seems from Stormont

The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted to accept a motion devolving policing and justice powers, in a historic moment for Stormont.

Gerry Adams' brother gives himself up to police

Gerry Adams' brother hands himself in over sex abuse claims

The brother of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been arrested in Ireland after handing himself in.

Ian Paisley ends Westminster career

Ian Paisley's Westminster career has lasted 40 years

DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley will end a 40 year stint in Westminster when he steps down at the general election.

Republicans blamed for huge NI bomb

Northern Ireland bomb exploded outside Newry courthouse

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the massive car bomb which exploded outside a Newry courthouse on Monday night.

Breakthrough saves powersharing in N. Ireland

Powersharing at Stormont will survive after the deal

Agreement over the devolution of policing and justice powers has finally been reached in Northern Ireland, after weeks of strenuous talks.

Robinson resumes first minister role

Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Peter Robinson is back as Northern Ireland's first minister, after claiming his wife's scandal did not pose a legal threat to him.