Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín voted against it and now faces suspension from his party.

A woman from the Traveller community who was verbally abused at a Dublin university has blamed presidential candidate Peter Casey for emboldening those with racist views in society.

Diana Johnson wants to bring in a modernised Act of Parliament in England and Wales in the hope Northern Ireland will follow suit.

The lack of a devolved government at Stormont has had an impact on efforts to combat the terror gangs, the IRC said.

Ex-economy minister Simon Hamilton admitted it was ‘not his proudest moment’.

A transatlantic jet has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon after a passenger fell ill.

The father of missing Limerick man Aengus ‘Gussie’ Shanahan has described “being struck by a thunderbolt” after receiving confirmation from gardaí that skeletal remains found 17 years ago are that of his son.

The Supreme Court must decide whether Catherine Nevin’s conviction for the murder of her husband can be relied on by his family in their bid to ensure her estate does not benefit from his.

Criminality linked to terror groups should be prioritised by the PSNI, the Independent Reporting Commission said.

Simon Hamilton conceded an October 2016 report drafted by officials was “flawed” and “shoddy”.