Emma Little-Pengelly

Police investigating Northern Ireland First Minister over Orange Order protest

On one side of the Drumcree/Garvaghy Road standoff, there is a monstrous mismatch between the supposed grand purpose of the Orange parade and its mean little reality

There is a stalemate between loyalist marchers and republican protesters over an Orange Order parade in Northern Ireland

If there are to be any chats over cups of tea between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and British prime minister Andy Burnham this week, they might not be as carefree as those recently seen on social media

When it comes to geopolitics, there are mountains of things Donald Trump regards as natural

SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein sign pact to break up United Kingdom

He will hold further talks with Swinney in the afternoon with both men expected to sign an agreement on "future collaboration in areas of shared interest"

One bandsman called it "new territory" for the bands and for the broader unionist community as a whole

Fans soon flocked to social media to share their heartache at the tragic news, with fellow Northern Irish journalist Anne Hailes leading the way with an emotional post

In June, he was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one count of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children

Belfast riots: plastic bullets rained down and tyre bonfires raged

Masked men set several homes they believed to house immigrants on fire, burned trash bins and a Belfast bus and pelted police with objects on Tuesday night

Video circulating online appeared to show members of the public confronting the attacker, including one person wielding a hurling stick

Irish dancers went over their steps with the Ards Comhaltas musicians in a collaboration they have rehearsed since October

A breakup of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is by no means imminent, ​and polling showed voters were motivated by factors other than independence, but the outcome is likely to make Britain harder to govern

A €700m (£605m) contract for new cross-border trains is expected to be rubber stamped by Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin during a visit to Belfast today

Some 70 miles away, the family of Amy Doherty, a mother-of-two, is in mourning after she too was murdered, with a man later being arrested on suspicion of the crime

The US president was speaking at an event at the US Capitol on Monday when he referenced a "merger" due to the cordial relationship between Emma Little Pengelly and Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin

Secretary of State Hillary Benn and PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher have also travelled to Washington

THOUSANDS of Irish citizens have registered their presence in the Middle East with the Government as those ‘stranded’ in the region will be prioritised for future evacuations

British and Irish citizens living in the Middle East are being encouraged to sign up to registration schemes

GAA Congress is disrupted by protesters against Allianz sponsorship of GAA

The accusations drew a strong rebuke from the EU