Sources: BBC
A petrol bomb is thrown towards an Islamic centre in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. 2024-08-10
Rioting takes place in Plymouth and Birmingham, England, while police are attacked with molotov cocktails in Belfast, Northern Ireland, as the number of people arrested rises to 400. 2024-08-5
The European Court of Human Rights announces that the Republic of Ireland has launched legal action against the United Kingdom over a law that gives amnesty to soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland. 2024-01-19
The Evide data breach is made public. Ransomware results in data being stolen from a company in Northern Ireland which provides computer services to charities, including a charity that supports adult survivors of child abuse. 2023-04-17
Northern Ireland reports a record 1,566 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 68,762. 2020-12-29
Northern Ireland enters a six-week lockdown in an effort to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections. All "non-essential" shops and businesses will be closed, while "essential" shops must close each day by 20:00 GMT during the first week of the lockdown. No gatherings will be allowed between 20:00 and 6:00 each day, and anyone travelling to Northern Ireland must self-isolate for at least 10 days. 2020-12-26
MI5 raises the threat level for dissident Northern Ireland militants from "moderate" to "substantial", meaning there is a strong possibility of an attack on the British mainland. 2016-05-11
The Marie Stopes organisation is to open the first private clinic to offer abortions to women in Northern Ireland from 18 October. 2012-10-11
A car bomb explodes beside a shopping centre in Derry, Northern Ireland. 2010-10-5
A car bomb explodes outside a police station in Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. 2010-04-23