4 hours ago Blair wanted to 'race through' meetings with unionists but would have to 'listen to their whinges'

British and Irish officials were also concerned about ‘daft’ plans to name members of the IRA Army Council in 2004, State Papers reveal.

Politics

4 hours ago Plans to name IRA Army Council ‘daft’, agreed Irish and British officials

New Blair-era commission may not have understood Sinn Féin-IRA relationship, noted Department of Justice figure

Politics

15 hours ago One in 14 who report sexual assaults were assaulted while travelling abroad, study shows

The annual number of cases of sexual assault reported happening outside Ireland has grown steadily from 55 in 2017 to 126 last year – an increase of 129 per cent.

Events

17 hours ago Syria: 14 security personnel killed in attempted arrest of Sednaya prison officer

Clash broke out in Tartous province, a stronghold of the ousted president Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority

Events

18 hours ago Two officers assaulted during response to alleged scrambler bike offences in Belfast

The incident happened in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast on Christmas Day morning.

Events

18 hours ago Experts suggest Russian air defence may have been responsible for Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Officials condemned “speculation” about what happened.

Events

22 hours ago Parents struggling to meet rising cost of student accommodation among complaints to Minister

Minister for Higher Education hears of burden of high cost of rental homes for students in letters of complaint at the start of the academic year

Society

22 hours ago ‘I was a corporate lawyer working in a Dublin office for 30 years – now I spend my days farming olive oil in Tuscany’

‘I was a corporate lawyer working in a Dublin office for 30 years – now I spend my days farming olive oil in Tuscany’  Irish Independent

Society

22 hours ago Gardaí must have capacity to stage child sex abuse sting operations, says expert

Measure would enable trained officers to pose as children online to ensnare potential abusers seeking to exploit minors sexually

Events