Jim Wells was put forward to be a DUP peer more than 20 years ago but was rejected, declassified government files have revealed.

THE Armed Forces Covenant, which our city has just signed up to via the casting vote of Alliance Lord Mayor Micky Murray, is a short enough document, but for the TL/DR generation it holds that members ...

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

Downing Street chief of staff at the time, Jonathan Powell, said the robbery ‘had knocked up the price’ of peace negotiations.

The White House wanted to avoid a photo of Bill Clinton shaking Gerry Adams’ hand at a Belfast reception held as part of the US president’s historic visit in 1995.

John Antrobus, who has died aged 92, was a writer whose work ranged from avant-garde plays at the Royal Court to scripts for ...

Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and ...

A lorry driver who blocked a historic Northern Ireland bridge just hours after it reopened to the public has been handed a penalty notice, police have said. Kilrea Bridge in Co Londonderry had been ...

The Anchor Bar in Newcastle reopened its doors two months ago after the establishment was gutted in a blaze back in 2022. It was relaunched as a trendy spot for pub-goers of all ages in the Co Down ...

Police said they are investigating the incident which occurred on Saturday, December 13. In a statement, a police spokesperson said: “We are investigating the assault of a bus driver in Belfast city ...

A community group has raised questions about the monitoring of a sex offender hostel linked to the scandal-hit Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI). Thompson House on Belfast’s Antrim Road houses up ...

In the last of a three-part series, Allison Morris reveals how spy shielded identity of man whose actions led to his exposure, with only a small circle of republicans aware Denis Donaldson went to his ...