Northern Ireland

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on 'massive responsibility of telling Belfast's stories'
Martin McCann as Stevie Neil, Siân Brooke as Grace Ellis, Katherine Devlin as Annie Conlon, Nathan Braniff as Tommy Foster
TV

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on 'massive responsibility of telling Belfast's stories'

The creators of Blue Lights knew they'd poured their heart into it, but couldn't face watching the opening episode. The pub provided salvation
In Northern Ireland's government, anything could happen
Paul McNamee

In Northern Ireland's government, anything could happen

Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'
Mural on the Shankill Road
David Ireland

Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'

How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead
Venue Watch

How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Lazy City by Rachel Connolly book cover
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
David Trimble John Hume and singer Bono May 1998 and Tim Wheeler
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Charles Fort, Kinsale Co. Cork
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here's why it matters
Joe Biden makes a speech
Paul McNamee

Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here's why it matters

Good Friday Agreement 25 years on: What is there to celebrate?
U2’s Bono backs the GFA with David Trimble and John Hume at the ‘Yes’ concert at Belfast Waterfront Hall, May 18, 1998. Image: Gerry Penny / Shutterstock
Northern Ireland

Good Friday Agreement 25 years on: What is there to celebrate?

The man who never gave up on peace
John Hume
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Sian Brooke as Grace in Blue Lights.
Northern Ireland

Sian Brooke 'fell in love with Belfast' making gritty police drama Blue Lights

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK's future
Bill Clinton and Gerry Adams shake hands in Belfast, November 1995
Paul McNamee

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK's future

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
Rishi Sunak stands in front of a lectern and looks at Ursula von der Leyen, who is speaking at her lectern
Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Julieann Campbell

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland's future
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement
Jarlath Kearney

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland's future

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers
Belfast
recommended

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers

Ardal O'Hanlon: 'As a writer, you want to look into the abyss'
Ardal O'Hanlon
Culture

Ardal O'Hanlon: 'As a writer, you want to look into the abyss'

Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me
Books

Author Jan Carson: Britpop, bible camp, Ian Paisley and me

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
A polling station sign hangs on a wire fence outside a building
Local elections

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5

Derry Girls: ‘What Lisa McGee has done is change the path for all Derry girls going forward’
TV

Derry Girls: ‘What Lisa McGee has done is change the path for all Derry girls going forward’

Lisa McGee: 'Writing Derry Girls, I've realised I really like teenagers'
TV

Lisa McGee: 'Writing Derry Girls, I've realised I really like teenagers'

'A lot of Disney soundtrack vibe': Neil Hannon reveals the music that made The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy Neil Hannon looks back at the music that made him. Photo: Kevin Westenberg
The Music That Made Me

'A lot of Disney soundtrack vibe': Neil Hannon reveals the music that made The Divine Comedy

Lord Frost is playing chicken with the EU over the NI Protocol. What happens next?
Patricia Devlin

Lord Frost is playing chicken with the EU over the NI Protocol. What happens next?

As it reaches its centenary, Northern Ireland is not ok
Northern Ireland centenary: Loyalist Protest Against The Northern Ireland Protocol
Claire Mitchell

As it reaches its centenary, Northern Ireland is not ok