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 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:41:10 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 A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s are killed and several others injured in an accident at a motor rally in County Cavan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18226290#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18226290 Sun, 27 May 2012 15:01:41 GMT Riot police patrol a north Down beach party advertised on social media sites following reports of fighting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225410#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225410 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:52:28 GMT A booklet relating to sexual matters found in Michaela McAreavey's hotel room was an insert from a women's magazine, a family friend has told the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18229590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18229590 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:48:16 GMT The SDLP could withdraw its support for a controversial plan to redevelop a former army barracks in north Belfast, its deputy leader says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18226294#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18226294 Sun, 27 May 2012 12:55:44 GMT Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams says his party's offer to hold talks with dissident republicans is genuine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225884 Sun, 27 May 2012 10:10:19 GMT Two men arrested after a man is stabbed in Cookstown are released. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218142#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218142 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:38:04 GMT A senior Protestant clergyman says talks with Sinn Fein about reconciliation have been "open and frank". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218143#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218143 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:55:34 GMT A large fire that spread across 12 acres of the Mourne Mountains may have been started deliberately, the fire service says. 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 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:14:23 GMT Police say a suspicious object in north Belfast was a hoax. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218141#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18218141 Sat, 26 May 2012 11:23:37 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 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 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 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 man drowns when swimming in a disused quarry in County Kildare. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18225405#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18225405 Sun, 27 May 2012 10:07:28 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 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 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 Fisherman catches giant trout in County Galway http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18225407#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18225407 Sun, 27 May 2012 15:13:32 GMT A restored steam engine, built in 1922, travels from Whitehead to Bangor on Saturday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212617#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18212617 Sat, 26 May 2012 14:45:06 GMT Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness offers to hold talks with dissident republicans, saying their violence is "a pathetic and futile attempt to turn back the clock". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18219210#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18219210 Sat, 26 May 2012 18:41:16 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 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 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 Monaghan produce a late rally to edge out Antrim in the Ulster Football Championship clash at a sweltering Clones. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/18150013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/18150013 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:21:43 GMT Sycerika McMahon wins her first major senior medal as she takes silver in the 50m breaststroke final at the European Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/18222761 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/18222761 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:53:58 GMT Toomebridge rider Michael Laverty secures a win and a second place at the British Superbike championship round at Snetterton. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/18227527 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/18227527 Sun, 27 May 2012 16:42:46 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 Riot police patrol a beach in north Down following reports of fighting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18229592#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18229592 Sun, 27 May 2012 17:31:25 GMT The headlines from the political week are reviewed in 60 seconds by BBC NI Sunday Politics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18227240#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18227240 Sun, 27 May 2012 13:12:00 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 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 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 Mauritius gripped by Michaela McAreavey murder trial http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225404#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18225404 Sun, 27 May 2012 09:52:08 GMT Mark Devenport reflects on the Sinn Fein party conference http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18223828#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18223828 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:53:35 GMT Excavations reveal medieval luxury shopping mall 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 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 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 Ireland's EU Fiscal Treaty debate 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