70% of people in UK believe gay couples should be able to marry in NI
Almost three quarters of people in the UK believe gay couples should be able to marry in Northern Ireland, a survey showed. It is the only part of the country
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Category: News Northern Ireland
Praise for NI Men’s Sheds projects in improving health and tackling isolation
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has highlighted the many health benefits experienced by men who have joined Men’s Sheds projects across Northern Ireland. Men’s Sheds provide a place to pursue
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More than 1,000 NI women travelled to England and Wales for abortions last year
More than 1,000 women from Northern Ireland travelled to England or Wales for abortions last year. The NHS does not charge patients from the region for the procedure because it
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Grieving Northern Irish families assured over timeframe for legacy inquests
Grieving families awaiting fresh inquests into incidents from Northern Ireland’s troubled past have been assured efforts are under way to ensure their cases are heard in the next five years.
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Department of Justice announce review of hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s hate crime legislation is set to be reviewed. The region’s Department of Justice has commissioned an independent review of the legislation, to be led by Judge Desmond Marrinan.
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Officers assigned to sex abuse investigations linked to notorious bus driver
Specialist police officers have been assigned to 19 historic sex abuse investigations in Co Fermanagh, seven linked to a notorious school bus driver. Detectives have revealed that five of David
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Government accused of creating regional hierarchy among contaminated blood victims
The Government has been accused of creating a hierarchy among contaminated blood victims by allowing varying support payments across the UK. A haemophiliac, who along with his twin brother contracted
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Duchess of Cornwall visits homelessness charity on Belfast peace wall
A charity based on Belfast’s longest peace wall welcomed its first royal visitor as the Duchess of Cornwall called in to speak with some of the city’s homeless. The Belfast
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Londonderry man tells of ‘major decision’ to speak about contaminated blood infection
A haemophiliac infected with hepatitis from contaminated blood products has spoken publicly about his ordeal for the first time. Paul Kirkpatrick, from Londonderry, gave evidence to the first Northern Ireland
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Abuse protesters gather at venue where Karen Bradley hosted at Royal garden party
A small group of protesters attempted to peacefully enter the National Trust stately home where Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley hosted the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for
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