Four men plead guilty at Belfast Crown Court to the murder of loyalist feud victim Colin Horner as the trial was due to get underway

A 14 year-old boy is remanded into custody accused of having a sword outside Lismore Comprehensive School in Craigavon

Police and the fire service attended the scene at the Craigavon Area Hospital site on Wednesday morning

A campaigning Catholic priest has raised concerns about plans to develop a gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains.

ARLENE Foster's Brexit adviser told Stormont press officers not to respond to Irish News queries about his role in vetting Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, internal emails show.

The Irish News is producing its first school edition for a creative literacy project.

A CO Down woman is appealing for support for a charity that provided her with a lifeline after she was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

A man who told police that he would keep stalking a female police officer has had a complaint against the officer dismissed by the Police Ombudsman.

A BROTHER and sister are to stand trial accused of fraud offences in relation to their mother's will.

The principal of a Co Armagh secondary school has told how one of her teachers bravely stood with his arms raised in the air between pupils and a teenager armed with a large knife, who threatened one of his students.

RESEARCHERS at Queen’s University Belfast have been awarded €6.

A former MacRory Cup-winning captain was buried in his final resting place alongside in wife in Co Down yesterday after the couple made the journey home from the US.

A victims campaigner suffering from ill health has been given new hope in his legal fight to secure an inquest into the loyalist killing of his son more than 21 years ago.

RESIDENTS of a Co Monaghan parish which lost its community centre and GAA pitch after a sinkhole appeared in September were due to meet with officials last night to get "more answers".

Northern Ireland Water has moved to reassure customers about the safety of drinking water after traces of a parasite - which can cause respiratory and gastrointestinal illness - was found in the supply.

THE remaining members of The Cranberries have opened up about the pain of losing bandmate Dolores O'Riordan as they released a new single yesterday on the first anniversary of her death.

THE funerals will take place today for two men who died in falls in the Mourne Mountains.

IRISH burger chain Supermac's has won its long running case against fast food giant McDonald's to have the use of the Big Mac trademark cancelled.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has defended her claim Ireland "never had a hard border" during the Troubles, insisting even 20,000 British soldiers "couldn’t hermetically seal" off the north.

GAA players will face harsher penalties for taking part in mass on-pitch brawls - "even in a 'peace keeping' capacity" - as part of "draconian action" to tackle escalating violence at matches, Ulster Secretary Brian McAvoy said.