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Enniskillen: Remembering the 1987 Poppy Day bomb

It is 30 years since an IRA bomb exploded in Enniskillen, killing 12 people and injuring more than 60....

RHI scheme 'struck at democracy's heart'

Opening remarks are being made at an inquiry into a botched energy scheme that helped collapse Stormont....

Irish PM wears 'shamrock poppy' in parliament

Leo Varadka appears with an Irish-themed red poppy to remember Irish soldiers in World War One....

Glenanne gang: Judge to compel PSNI to finish investigation

Judge says he will compel PSNI Chief Constable to finish an investigation into gang linked to 120 murders....

Antrim Road, north Belfast, device was pipe bomb

Police say those responsible for north Belfast alert showed "a blatant disregard for the community"....

NI principals demand meeting with Brokenshire over cuts

More than 370 NI principals say "children are suffering" and write open letter to James Brokenshire....

FGM 'not being taken seriously' in Northern Ireland

There is no departmental body taking responsibility for the issue in Northern Ireland, says a new report....

NI firm announces Red Bull F1 partnership

Newry firm First Derivatives will use its software to analyse Red Bull Racing's wind tunnel data....

NI Paper Review: £1.8m 'spent on criminal intelligence'

Tuesday's papers reveal NI police have paid £1.8m to informers in the past five years....

NI women 'waiting longer' to have babies

The average age of a first-time mother has risen from 24 to 28, new statistics suggest....

Man, 22, arrested over Liverpool hit-and-run death

Matthew Bradley, from Glenavy in County Antrim, had been visiting Liverpool with friends...

Portstewart primary schools work together to win award

Portstewart Primary and St Colum's Primary win the 2017 Rolls Royce Eden award....

Brexit: Ministers publish post-EU trade legislation

The Trade Bill is aimed at helping UK continue to access EU agreements and seek remedies in disputes....

Irish dominate Melbourne Cup

Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien's horse dramatically beats his father Aidan's Johannes Vermeer into second....

What happened on the day of the 1987 Enniskillen bombing?

A look at the IRA bombing in Enniskillen in November 1987, which claimed the lives of 12 people....

The victims of the Enniskillen bomb

Who were the men and women who died in the 1987 IRA bombing of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh?...

Roy Keane says Liverpool comment 'tongue-in-cheek'

Roy Keane says people need to "lighten up" after he received criticism for saying he would not watch Liverpool even if they played in his back garden....

Paradise Papers: Mrs Brown's Boys stars 'diverted £2m in offshore tax dodge'

Three actors from the hit BBC comedy were paid via tax-free loans through a Mauritian company....

Hit-and-run victim 'a very fun-loving young fella'

GAA club official pays tribute to Matthew Bradley, who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Liverpool....

'Lost' Z Cars footage on show at Queens Film Theatre

Archive footage that was thought to have been lost, is to be shown at the Queens Film Theatre in Belfast....

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Whale carcass washes up on Donegal beach

The rare fin whale was found dead on a beach on Arranmore Island, County Donegal....

Irish rail strike hits cross-border services

Enterprise trains are operating between Belfast and Newry, but not crossing the border....

Paradise Papers: Bono linked to tax probe in Lithuania

A Lithuanian shopping mall partly owned by U2 singer Bono is being investigated for tax irregularities....

Sebastian Adamowicz's death treated as murder

Sebastian Adamowicz, 36, was attacked in Letterkenny on 1 November and died the next day....

Ireland considers 'coffee tax' to cut back on disposable cups

Irish coffee lovers may have to pay a 15c levy for their latte in a disposable cup....

Paradise Papers: Apple's secret tax bolthole revealed

The US multinational has used a Channel Island to protect its low tax regime, the Paradise Papers show....

'Difficult to imagine' NI in single market post-Brexit

NI secretary says it is "difficult to imagine" NI remaining in the EU's single market and customs union after Brexit....

Bombardier: US trade allies 'have to play by the rules'

Wilbur Ross says even the US' "best friends have to play by the rules" in the Bombardier-Boeing row....

Nearly 1m tourists visit NI in first half of 2017

Ten NI tourism businesses are now hoping to capitalise at the World Travel Market in London....

World Cup play-off: NI skipper Steven Davis bullish for Swiss showdown

Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis says there is belief in the squad that they can overcome Switzerland in the World Cup play-off....

World Cup play-off: 'This is what you're born to do', says Roy Keane

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane tells his players to grasp the opportunity to make history in the World Cup play-off....

Challenge Cup: Joy Neville to be first female referee for men's European game

Ex-Ireland captain Joy Neville is to become the first woman to referee a European professional club fixture in the Challenge Cup next month....

Mark Allen to start Northern Ireland Open bid against Sanderson Lam

Mark Allen will begin his Northern Ireland Open challenge against Englishman Sanderson Lam in Belfast on 20 November....

'Cash-for-ash' inquiry

As the public inquiry into the botched Renewable Heat Incentive scheme begins, BBC News NI outlines what you need to know....

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Mrs Brown's tax probe

Three actors from the hit BBC comedy were paid via tax-free loans through a Mauritian company....

Elephant dies

The 54-year-old Asian elephant, which collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, arrived at the zoo in 1966....

Bionic sportsmen

Mark Pollock and Jonjo Bright, who both suffer from paralysis, are using robotic legs and pushing boundaries....

Ghosts and ghouls

As tens of thousands flock to NI's second city, we ask how it became such a ghoulish favourite....

Londonderry fire service cuts 'put public at risk'

Budget cuts to Londonderry's Fire Service could endanger the public, says the Fire Brigades Union....

Shots fired at Derry house

No-one was injured in the attack but two women have been left shaken....

Wizard of Oz themed Halloween hay sculptures set alight

Wizard of Oz inspired sculptures created in Strabane, Co Tyrone, have been set alight....

Holocaust survivor: 'I was arrested when I was five'

Dr Martin Stern tells children in NI about the horrors of his own childhood in a Nazi concentration camp....

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