Sources: BBC
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce the United Kingdom and European Union had reached an agreement on post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland after a protracted row over the Northern Ireland Protocol. 2023-02-27
The United Kingdom reports a record 218,724 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which includes backlog data from Northern Ireland for the past four days and from Wales for the past two days. 2022-01-4
Northern Ireland reports a record 3,231 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-12-22
First Minister Arlene Foster announces a "circuit breaker" lockdown in Northern Ireland effective October 16. Pubs and restaurants will have to shut down for four weeks unless they offer a takeaway service, and schools will close for two weeks until November 2. Meanwhile, places of worship, shops, and gyms can stay open. 2020-10-14
The Supreme Court of the UK dismisses a legal challenge by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission of the restrictive Northern Ireland abortion laws, as the court has no jurisdiction in this specific case. Four of seven judges note that these laws are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights "in prohibiting abortion in cases of rape and incest and fatal foetal abnormality", a matter of right to respect for private and family life guaranteed by the Convention. 2018-06-7
A wild storm hits Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland leaving up to 14,000 people without power in western Scotland. 2014-12-10
The 39th G8 summit gets underway in Northern Ireland with the Syrian civil war high on the agenda. 2013-06-17
A controlled explosion is carried out on a device discovered beneath the car of a serving soldier, believed to be an army major, in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland. 2010-08-4
Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland wins the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. 2010-06-20
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie defeats Alasdair McDonnell in an election to become leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) following Mark Durkan's resignation yesterday. She is the first woman to take charge of the party in its history and the first female leader of a major party in Northern Ireland. 2010-02-7