Northern Ireland

Some concerns have been raised, however, that these proposals may negatively impact low income families. Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, a law lecturer and anti-poverty campaigner, told BBC Radio Ulster’s Evening Extra programme that there needed to be a “wider conversation” had about the “impact of the cost of living crisis and …

Kate O’Connor has won Northern Ireland’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the heptathlon at Scotstoun Stadium. O’Connor, a World indoor and outdoor silver medal, finished top of the standings with 6569points and is the first new heptathlon champion at the Games in eight years. England’s Jade O’Dowda …

Donna Harper, whose daughter was among those killed, met Taoiseach Micheál Martin at government Buildings. She said the taoiseach was “worried about jeopardising” the Garda investigation and added that families were told that if they did not get the answers that they are looking, the government would consider coming in. …

Stormont’s economy minister says the UK government should reconsider a decision to apply air passenger duty (APD) to flights between Londonderry and Dublin. The service is being funded by the Dublin government who said it would it will launch as soon as is “operationally feasible”. Minister Caoimhe Archibald said she …

The application states that “the proposal is for a car free development, given the city centre location of the site”. “The development site is in a highly accessible location well served by all active/ sustainable modes of transport.” The application also describes the current configuration of the business park as …

Féile an Phobail, also known as the West Belfast Festival, is Ireland’s biggest community arts festival and has been running for nearly 40 years. It is due to run until 9 August and the WRN NI event was due to be held in St Mary’s University College 4 August. A …

A woman has been charged with breaching an anonymity order in relation to the victims of former DUP leader and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson. Police said the 55-year-old was arrested in the Ballynahinch area on Tuesday by detectives “investigating a breach of anonymity concerning a recent high-profile court case”. She …

Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle’s North West Today programme on Wednesday, Norris said the graffiti has reappeared, despite local residents trying to remove it. He said the latest vandalism had also targeted newly painted community artwork, describing it as “completely unacceptable”. “We have to call this out because this is …

Health officials have urged young people to take up a free vaccine which could protect them against meningitis (MenB) before they go to university or college. On Tuesday, the Public Health Agency (PHA) confirmed an urgent rollout of the two-dose vaccination will begin in GP practices and some community pharmacies …

Almost nine-in-ten adults (88%) in Northern Ireland listen to radio every week. Radio Ulster was the “clear leader” on weekday mornings for people living outside Belfast, with peak listening for the start of The Nolan Show and other peaks later in the day for Talkback and Evening Extra. Within the …

A 10-year-old girl has died in hospital days after a road crash in the Republic of Ireland in which her mother was killed. The collision between a car and a flatbed van happened after 16:30 local time on the R162 at Corclare, Shercock in County Cavan on Friday. The driver …

The duo are best friends and Wilson, tears filling her eyes, described what the moment meant. “A lot. Words can’t even describe how much it means. Just to be standing up there with Shauna, it’s something really special,” she said. “Bronze medal games are tough, but we knew we had …

Australian Wilson started well but Kelly reeled him in and a single shot on the final end of the first set led to a 4-4 tie, essentially meaning a one-set shootout for the bronze. A full house for Kelly of four shots on the second end was the turning point. …

Gardaí (Irish police) have seized drugs worth an estimated €1.95m (£1.67m) and almost €144,000 in cash at Dublin Port. Approximately 80.5kg of cannabis and 5kg of cocaine was recovered during an operation on Sunday. A man and a woman, both aged in their 30s, were arrested and have since been …

The scale of fatalities on roads in Northern Ireland has been described by a senior police officer as “carnage”. The number of people who have died in crashes so far this year has reached 42. Ch Supt Norman Haslett said that would mean around one person has died every five …

A law student charged in connection with the discovery of a bomb in a car in County Monaghan is to be released on bail. Isobella Perrie Sullivan of Abbeylands Park, Clane, County Kildare, had previously faced a delay in her bail application while checks were carried out on a €15,000 …

A 42-year-old man has been arrested after a reported assault and two hour stand-off in north Belfast, during which seven cars were damaged and an officer was injured. Police received a report shortly after 00:00 BST on Tuesday that a woman had been assaulted at a house on Lepper Street. …

It’s a busy fifth day of action for Team Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Kate O’Connor and Anna Macauley get under way on day one of the heptathlon at Scotstoun Stadium from 10:00 with the hurdles and high jump. They will then take part in the shot …

Speaking to BBC’s Nolan Show on Tuesday, Burrows described the details of the case as “disgusting” and said he had sent a letter to the DPP to explore the unduly lenient sentence mechanism that allows for a case to be sent to the Court of Appeal for review of a …

The young people are campaigning for a new role to be established, similar to the Minister for Women and Equalities at Westminster, or the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health in Wales. The Ballycastle-based group were drawn to the idea because, Pearse said: “A minister has …