A judge cautioned the trial may not be able to go ahead next month as planned if industrial action by barristers takes place.

The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains said they searched 26 acres of Bragan Bog in Co Monaghan for Mr McVeigh.

Bluetongue was first confirmed in a herd at a separate farm near Bangor last month.

Legislation to allow for oral testimony of gardaí and other officials to be provided to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has been given priority.

Connor Currie, 16, and 17-year-olds Lauren Bullock and Morgan Barnard died in a fatal crush outside the Greenvale Hotel in Co Tyrone

The next public hearings, due to start on March 9th 2026, have been delayed around issues of disclosure of evidence.

Quagga mussels originate from Eastern Europe and can threaten native animals and plants.

It comes after ‘serious and significant failings’ were found in central safeguarding functions from 2009 to 2022.

The body was found with ‘no personal items’ on Sunday morning.

The National Lottery has revealed the winning €17 million EuroMillions ticket was sold in the Ulster region

The man, aged in his 70s, was badly beaten with bats during the incident in Keady on Thursday evening.

Unite union members began an eight-day walk out at the Diageo packaging plant in east Belfast on Friday.

National Crime Agency chief executive Graeme Biggar revealed the extent of criminal activity as he briefed the Policing Board in Belfast.

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

Connor Pollock, 38, from Ballynahinch, Co Down, appeared in court on Thursday facing three terror charges.

The 38-year-old was arrested in Ballynahinch on Tuesday for offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.

A 63-year-old has been charged with a range of offences.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident in the Crossowen area on Tuesday.

Pressure is growing on the Government to name Stakeknife after the publication of the final report from Operation Kenova.

Bluetongue was confirmed at a herd close to Bangor, Co Down, last week and there has been another suspected case on a farm close to Greyabbey.

Two men were detained in Co Down and a woman was arrested in Co Armagh.

The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be ‘any realistic opportunities’ for a fresh investigation into the atrocities.

At one stage, Michael Main’s weight dropped to four stone after he became addicted to drugs he started taking for migraines.

The 25-year-old from Bangor vanished on February 27th, 2005 after attending a party at Ballyhalbert Caravan Park

The decision was described as having been taken because of the ongoing risk and uncertainty regarding bluetongue in Northern Ireland.

The 68-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder, assisting offenders, withholding information and preventing a lawful and decent burial.

Police said the consequences could have been ‘devastating’ if the device had exploded.

Caitlin Mannis lives with the genetic condition Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) said being underestimated made her determined to succeed.

No-one was inside the property at the time of the incident on Saturday.

The men were arrested on suspicion of a number of drugs offences.

Caoimhe Archibald is embarking on a trip to promote economic and business ties between Northern Ireland and China.

A second temporary control zone has been established around the farm near Greyabbey.

The unionist party is set to table a petition of concern against the motion in the Stormont Assembly on Monday.

Sinn Féin MP Daire Hughes said an ‘energetic debate’ was under way about a new Ireland.

Ireland is among a number of countries that pulled out of the contest over Israel’s participation in 2026.

Northern Ireland’s department of agriculture said testing of livestock on nearby farms is continuing.

Research carried out in Northern Ireland examined the views of children ages 10 and 11, and 16-year-olds.

The Stormont leader said the UK budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes

Testing for bluetongue is to be ramped up after the identification of a further 44 suspected cases of the virus in a Co Down cattle herd.

Residents in the Castletown Road area were described by police as ‘shaken’ by the experience.

The certificates will offer a form of recognition for parents who lose babies in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.

The council passed a Sinn Féin motion on Monday night to raise the flag.

Naomi Long said she was ’embarrassed’ at the impact on her neighbours after a crowd gathered outside her house earlier this year.