Belfast singer Peter Corry has slammed "arrogant, selfish and petulant" politicians amid the stalemate at Stormont and the chaos surrounding the Brexit negotiations.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concerns about the Republic's hard-line position on Brexit during a phone call with the Taoiseach last month, it has emerged.
Former Stormont minister Jim Wells has blocked two DUP party colleagues from viewing his Twitter and Facebook posts — because of their support for LGBT issues on North Down and Ards Council.
The head of Ulster Bank has said he expects the local economy to grow by just 1% in 2019, even in the best case scenario for a Brexit deal.
The former deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police John Stalker, who lead an investigation into the RUC's shooting of suspected IRA members, has died aged 79.
A Northern Ireland council which paid £1,500 for a table at a DUP dinner hosted by Ian Paisley breached its own policy by attending the event.
Irish Premier Leo Varadkar has said anyone hoping that EU solidarity with Ireland will falter on the Brexit border backstop is “in for a nasty surprise”.
People from Northern Ireland will be able to travel anywhere within the European Union after Brexit, Leo Varadkar has said.
I wrote this in November 2014, 19 months before the EU referendum: "When you scratch the surface of even the most laid-back and agnostic, when it comes to identity, they do have an opinion on the constitution. It's what I call the 'border poll moment': how will you vote when that poll comes (and I still think it will be sooner than most people imagine)?"
The head of Invest NI has said agreement on a Brexit withdrawal deal is the best outcome for Northern Ireland businesses.
The failure to disclose information to the Police Ombudsman relating to the Sean Graham killings is "one of the most disturbing developments in policing since the formation of the PSNI", the SDLP has said.
Families of the Omagh bomb victims have said they fear the PSNI may not have given the Police Ombudsman all information in their cases.
An MP told Sammy Wilson he would rather take the interpretation of the Good Friday Agreement from someone who helped write it as opposed to someone who "fought tooth and nail for it to be rejected".
Belfast artist Colin Davidson has revealed his portraits of the late Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness and how he insisted they be displayed side-by-side.
A day and a year after the last failed attempt to restore devolution, the five main Northern Ireland parties are to meet with the British and Irish Governments at Stormont in a bid to restore power sharing.
A former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter is getting ready for a battle of a different kind as he prepares to step into the Irish political arena.
The DUP backed Theresa May's Government in the Commons on the defeated motion supporting her approach to Brexit.
An Alliance MLA has spoken of her concern after leaflets promoting the far-right group Britain First were circulated in south Belfast.
The European Union is in no mood to sacrifice Ireland’s interests to get a Brexit deal, Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has claimed.
Significant cross-border funding will be needed to be mitigate against the negative effects of a no-deal Brexit, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
A group of students have come together on Valentine's Day to call for equal marriage to be introduced in Northern Ireland.
Theresa May has suffered another humiliating Commons defeat after MPs again voted down her latest Brexit plans.
A solicitor representing the families of five people killed at a shooting in a Belfast bookmakers in 1992, has said that the families believe that "dark forces" were working to keep information about the killings from the Police Ombudsman.
Stormont politicians have been paid £12m since the suspension of the Assembly, it has been revealed.
The former Stormont Finance Minister Mairtin O Muilleoir described the Northern Ireland economy as a "backwater" and said over half of those coming through the doors of his south Belfast constituency centre were from a unionist working class background.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he believes Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland - and other countries - should be able to vote for the next Irish president.
DUP MP Gavin Robinson played down a suggestion of any split in the party over its Brexit stance.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of “playing a game of chicken” with Irish interests over Brexit.
A speech in Belfast by the leader of far-right group Britain First was aimed at stirring up fear and hatred towards Muslims in Northern Ireland, a court has heard.
A DUP MP has called on the Secretary of State to open a public inquiry into the allegations of abuse against patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Co Antrim.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has refused to rule out implementing direct rule amid the current political stalemate.
The head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has warned that the lack of an Executive at Stormont is at risk of becoming the "new normal" for citizens.
Public consultation on proposed laws helping victims of abuse in children’s homes in Northern Ireland is to be extended by four weeks.
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that Northern Ireland is not the same as the rest of the UK and should not be treated as such in Brexit negotiations.
A DUP member has said that MP Sammy Wilson should not be allowed to dictate the party's position on Brexit.
The sister of murdered unionist barrister Edgar Graham has condemned the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane - and said Sinn Fein should do the same in relation to her brother.
Belfast drivers spent over a week sitting in traffic last year in congestion that cost motorists more than £140m, a report has revealed.
The DUP is calling for an investigation into the failure of two Sinn Fein MPs to declare trips to Venezuela.
Concerns have been raised about the ability of Irish universities to deal with a potential influx of thousands of students post-Brexit.
The Irish Government has pulled a promised 27million euro (£23.7m) for a major Northern Ireland roads project this year blaming the lack of a Stormont Executive.
The SDLP has appointed West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan as party spokesman on Brexit following the resignation of Claire Hanna.
The Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has called for greater powers to be given to councillors in the absence of a power-sharing Executive at Stormont.
One of the SDLP's most high-profile MLAs has resigned as the party's Brexit spokesperson in protest at its new partnership with Fianna Fail.
Ahead of another crucial week in politics and a the UK edges closer to leaving the EU in March, the DUP's Westminster leader Nigel Dodds has urged for a focus on finding solutions and for a toning down of the language and rhetoric used.
Cross-border policing in Northern Ireland will become slower and more bureaucratic in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the PSNI has warned.
Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has said that Westminster will be forced to step in to prevent Theresa May from running down the clock before the Brexit date.
South Belfast MLA Claire Hanna has resigned the SDLP whip following the party's link up with Fianna Fáil.
Former Irish presidential hopeful Peter Casey has claimed US immigration officials questioned him over comments he made about America during the campaign for the Aras.
Former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to "stand up to the Brits" on the issue of Irish unity.
Prime Minister Theresa May is set to ask MPs for more time to negotiate changes to the Irish border backstop with EU leaders.
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