http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Northern Ireland section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 25 May 2012 23:55:31 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Anger erupts at the Michaela McAreavey murder trial after lawyers clash over a sex guide found in the couple's room. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18202919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18202919 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:20:35 GMT A guitar manufacturer which has made customised instruments for some of the world's biggest stars, including Bruce Springsteen and Van Morrison, is going into liquidation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207130#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207130 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:19:49 GMT The Northern Ireland Fire Service is attending a blaze at Moneyscalp Forest near Bryansford in County Down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212616#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212616 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:06:39 GMT Hotter than Athens, steamier than Ibiza ... Northern Ireland basks in a heat wave that is set to continue for the weekend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18209620#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18209620 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:03:14 GMT The Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says republicans have been talking privately to what he calls a "very significant group of Protestants and unionists". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18216438#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18216438 Fri, 25 May 2012 22:04:54 GMT One of the final opinion polls ahead of Ireland's referendum next week on whether to ratify the EU Fiscal Treaty suggests it is likely to be a 'yes' vote. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18212618#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18212618 Fri, 25 May 2012 21:11:06 GMT A County Down couple whose daughter has anorexia say health authorities should feel ashamed at the lack of services available not only for adult sufferers but also their parents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203147#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203147 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:45:45 GMT A former policeman risked scores of serving PSNI officers' lives by passing their personal details to inmates while he was in jail, the High Court is told. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207129#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207129 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:22:04 GMT A rioter caught on CCTV throwing bricks and bottles at police in east Belfast has a 12 month detention term suspended for two years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212615 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:33:09 GMT A 32-year-old man accused of the rape and murder of a 15-month-old girl may be freed on bail if an order of nuns agrees to him wearing a tagging device while living in their hostel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18210119#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18210119 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:59:44 GMT Plans for a new scheme to prevent landlords from keeping hold of tenants' deposits without good reason will be laid before Stormont shortly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207128#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18207128 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:34:01 GMT A priest who has admitted the sexual abuse of two children has had sentencing postponed over concerns about his mental health. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18210117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18210117 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:54:14 GMT A police officer is injured as petrol bombs are thrown during a security alert in Newry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196818 Fri, 25 May 2012 06:44:11 GMT A flat and house in the Antrim Road area of north Belfast are damaged by gunfire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203142#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203142 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:03:41 GMT A man's body has been recovered from the sea off the County Antrim coast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196820#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196820 Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:50 GMT The Department of Culture has said there are no plans to bid for the only known copy of an historic document dating back to 1913. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18192055#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18192055 Fri, 25 May 2012 05:09:23 GMT The Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin spent more than 15m euros in settling child abuse claims, according to its annual child protection report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203140#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203140 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:47:46 GMT NI's largest public sector union calls for an end to the PSNI's policy of rehiring retired officers for jobs that are not publicly advertised. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196816#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196816 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:54:59 GMT A 30-year-old man is remanded in custody over the discovery of a number of bombs in a flat in Londonderry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18188925#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18188925 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:42:19 GMT A suspicious object which led to homes being evacuated in Londonderry is declared a hoax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18182644#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18182644 Thu, 24 May 2012 06:51:39 GMT A Limavady man has pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange or facilitate child prostitution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18171531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18171531 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:18:40 GMT A Londonderry man has been jailed after he admitted throwing petrol bombs and attempting to hijack a car during rioting in the Bogside after last year's Apprentice Boys parade. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18171532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-18171532 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:14 GMT A plaque erected by the family of a garda officer killed in Donegal has been vandalised. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18210118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18210118 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:05:06 GMT Irish police are to launch a scheme to allow the public to help in the investigation of child abduction cases. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203143#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18203143 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:54 GMT A former bus driver is given a three year prison sentence following a crash in County Meath which a man died. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18179818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18179818 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:32:46 GMT A 23-year-old woman dies in hospital in Newry following a two-car collision in Dundalk, County Louth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18156630#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18156630 Tue, 22 May 2012 07:30:17 GMT A finance company apologises to a County Antrim businessman after sending him a letter offering condolences on his death. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203139#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18203139 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:12:35 GMT A host of stars helped BBC Radio Ulster celebrate 150 years of the Ulster Hall http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18169121#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18169121 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:09:05 GMT The Alliance Party pulls out of talks at Stormont aimed at promoting better community relations and greater integration in Northern Ireland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18186505#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18186505 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:31:06 GMT Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly defends his party's role in agreeing a controversial plan to redevelop a former army barracks in north Belfast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18186508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18186508 Thu, 24 May 2012 10:30:28 GMT The Ulster Unionist Party expels Strangford assembly member David McNarry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18159115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18159115 Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:52 GMT The state-owned Irish bank, IBRC, will soon start selling off a large property portfolio it repossessed from the businessman Barney Eastwood. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212613#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212613 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:42 GMT Dublin-based IT consultancy firm Version 1 is creating 26 jobs in Belfast with the opening of an Oracle competency centre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18188381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18188381 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:02:56 GMT New jobs, shops and housing will be created as part of a "very significant" development in Newry, according to the Environment Minister Alex Attwood. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18179819#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18179819 Wed, 23 May 2012 17:34:25 GMT The owners of a Belfast hotel that closed suddenly this week have said they will personally refund all customers who paid deposits to book functions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18175061#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18175061 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:24:48 GMT Rory McIlroy misses the cut as James Morrison surges clear after day two of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/18211913 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/18211913 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:28:28 GMT Sunderland's James McClean will make his first start for the Republic of Ireland in Saturday's friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18153701 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18153701 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:51:54 GMT Derry City ease into the last 16 of the FAI Cup by beating neighbours Finn Harps 4-0 at the Brandywell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18187696 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18187696 Fri, 25 May 2012 20:37:38 GMT Justice Minister David Ford made a statement on a UK audit of retained human tissue samples, on 21 May 2012. http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/northern_ireland/newsid_9722000/9722421.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/northern_ireland/newsid_9722000/9722421.stm Mon, 21 May 2012 12:09:33 GMT Can you tell a mound of muck from a medieval moat? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18215117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18215117 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:13:53 GMT The Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius descends into uproar when a defence barrister repeatedly attempts to delve into the newlyweds' private life. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18215116#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18215116 Fri, 25 May 2012 17:55:31 GMT BBC Newsline's rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy spends the day in the Bramley orchards of Armagh. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18208700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18208700 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:09 GMT BBC reporter Natasha Sayee asks the defence lawyer in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial if his approach to the case is appropriate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18208701#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18208701 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:49:01 GMT The Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius hears more about a claim from one of the accused that he was tortured by the police. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18199956#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18199956 Thu, 24 May 2012 18:01:44 GMT Francis Gorman explores a village dubbed "one of the best kept secrets in Northern Ireland". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18169120#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18169120 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:25:24 GMT BBC Newsline's Natasha Sayee reports on the opening of the trial of two hotel workers for the murder of Michaela McAreavey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18162092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18162092 Tue, 22 May 2012 18:11:16 GMT The SDLP's Dominic Bradley interrupts NI Culture Minister Caral Ni Chuilin's address to the assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18162090#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18162090 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:36:52 GMT Excavations on a Strangford Lough island reveal a medieval shopping mall trading in luxury goods http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18199623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18199623 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:09:57 GMT Ireland's debate on ratifying the EU Fiscal Treaty fails to ignite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18216439#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18216439 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:22:50 GMT One in 10 residential mortgages in the Republic of Ireland is in arrears http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196819#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196819 Fri, 25 May 2012 05:59:22 GMT Will businesses be able to cash in on the Irish Open? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196817#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18196817 Thu, 24 May 2012 20:41:50 GMT Martina Purdy looks at some of the challenges facing Sinn Fein. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18192053#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18192053 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:25:50 GMT