Sources: BBC
Northern Ireland reports their first three cases of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa. 2021-02-23
The village of Derrylin, close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, is sealed off after a suspicious object is found. The object is later determined to be “nothing untoward”. 2019-03-16
Police investigate the discovery of human excrement in cans of Coca-Cola in a Northern Ireland bottling facility. None of the contaminated product left the facility. 2017-03-28
A shooting at a wedding in Newtownbutler, Northern Ireland kills one and injuries one while another victim was injured by a knife. 2015-02-11
DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson dismisses calls from Sinn Féin for a Scotland-style referendum on independence for Northern Ireland, telling his party's annual conference that a majority of Catholics want Northern Ireland to stay part of the United Kingdom. 2012-11-24
A bomb explodes in a bank in the city centre of Derry, Northern Ireland; no damage is done. 2011-05-21
Thousands of homes and businesses in Northern Ireland are without water as melting snow and ice from the recent freezing weather conditions reveals burst pipes. Northern Ireland Water says it is alternating supplies from reservoirs in order to help alleviate the crisis in which some have been without supplies since before Christmas. 2010-12-28
Bishop of Down and Connor Noel Treanor says at St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast in Northern Ireland that the "crimes and sins of abuse of children and minors by clergy and religious" are "faith-shaking". 2010-04-2
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
Taoiseach Brian Cowen meets Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London for talks on the devolution process in Northern Ireland. 2010-01-14