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Call to halt golf resort plans

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:17:29 +0100

Unesco has called for a halt to the development of a controversial £100 million golf resort on Northern Ireland's North Coast.

Freedom accolade for TA soldiers

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:17:27 +0100

Territorial Army soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be granted the Freedom of Castlereagh.

Mayor looks back over year in role

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:38 +0100

The crisis created by the Union flags dispute gave Belfast's outgoing Lord Mayor a chance to do more than simply pose for the cameras, Gavin Robinson has revealed.

Plan urging shared education scheme

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:37 +0100

A new strategy to heal sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland has stressed the crucial need to create a fully shared education system in the region.

G8 summit police costs 'about £50m'

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:36 +0100

Policing and security costs for the G8 conference in Co Fermanagh next month are running at an estimated £50 million, it has been revealed.

Chicken feet on menu at China talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:01:38 +0100

Chicken feet will be on the business menu at meetings between Northern Ireland and Chinese government ministers next week as Stormont leaders strive to secure an unusual trade link.

New website promotes mediation

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:02 +0100

A new website to promote mediation as an alternative to going to court has been launched in Northern Ireland.

Flag row hurts community relations

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:57 +0100

Community relations among teenagers in Northern Ireland were badly damaged by the Union flag crisis, sociologists have said.

Man arrested over double murder

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:56 +0100

A man has been arrested in connection with a double murder and arson attack in Northern Ireland six years ago.

Flybe axes Belfast-Gatwick flights

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:37 +0100

Budget airline Flybe is dropping direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.

Tensions 'whipped up by dissidents'

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:11 +0100

Dissident republicans are attempting to whip up tensions around the marching season in a bid to attract a new generation of recruits, a senior Orange Order figure has claimed.

Five charged after cannabis seized

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:16 +0100

Five men have been charged with a range of drugs offences in connection with the seizure of cannabis worth more than £350,000 in south Down.

Parades 'provide financial benefit'

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:05 +0100

Loyal Orders and Protestant marching bands generate almost £55 million in economic and social benefits for Northern Ireland each year, new research has found.

Anger at 18% electricity price rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:42 +0100

Householders, business leaders and consumer watchdogs have reacted with fury to an 18% price hike by Northern Ireland's biggest electricity supplier.

Gun victim is shot in both legs

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:04 +0100

A 36-year-old man has been shot in a paramilitary punishment-style attack on the outskirts of west Belfast.

Payday lenders charging 1,700%

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:21:36 +0100

Some lenders in Northern Ireland are charging around 1,700% interest on payday loans, it has been revealed.

No performance data for Invest NI

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:21:34 +0100

It could be years before meaningful data on whether jobs are created or retained by Invest NI is available, it has been revealed.

Electricity firm reveals 18% rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:21:32 +0100

Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1.

Heart problem link to trip tragedy

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:42 +0100

An 11-year-old girl who died on a school trip to the Scottish Highlands is thought to have suffered from a heart abnormality, it has emerged.

Murder probe police arrest man

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:37:07 +0100

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in East Belfast have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.