Northern Ireland

Chinese organised crime gang behind huge Co Down cannabis farm: police

Clive Weir, from near Hillsborough, was jailed after pleading guilty to allowing property to be used by criminal gang, believed to have its origins in Fujian province

Justice group calls for reform of legacy act body

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery was established under the Conservative Party’s contentious legacy act and became operational in May

A Moribund League - On This Day in 1924

“The League of Nations is the sort of dustbin into which we are always willing to shoot the property of our neighbours, but never our own”

Digital habits of north identified in new Ofcom report

Annual report shows adults here spend over four hours daily on sites including social media platforms

Inspection report highlights need for ‘cohesion and shared priorities’ within north’s criminal justice system

Criminal Justice Inspection NI report found limited improvement in system

Loneliness in ‘Ireland’ council motion prompts unionist concerns over wording

Armagh City Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council loneliness mental health army veterans v.1

Community rallies to send off a gentle soul, whose family could not be found

A service was held on Wednesday for Daniel Martin Quinn, for many years homeless and a fixture around north Belfast close to the city centre

Flights cancelled amid weather warning for fog

The disruption is expected to continue until Thursday morning

Remains to be examined after exhumation in search for Joe Lynskey

Mr Lynskey, a former monk from Belfast who later joined the IRA, was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA in 1972.

Absense of reflection and lessons learned over pandemic in north is ‘stark’, Covid Inquiry told

Barrister representing north’s bereaved families spoke at hearing in London