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Attack on Lyra McKee mural in Florida condemned

An attack on a mural of murdered journalist Lyra McKee in Florida in the US has been condemned. Ms McKee died after being hit by a bullet during rioting in the Creggan area of Londonderry on April 18 2019, with dissident republican group the New IRA ...

29 Aug 2023 at 18:42

Northern Ireland

Education Minister urged to reveal legal advice on removing transgender guidance

Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has been pressed to reveal the legal advice he received which led to him ordering the removal of transgender guidance for schools. Earlier this week Paul Givan said the Education Authority guidance was ...

10 Sept 2025 at 15:21

Northern Ireland

Michelle O’Neill calls Mike Nesbitt’s puberty blocker trial pause ‘disgraceful’

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has criticised the health minister’s pausing of a puberty blocker trial in Northern Ireland as “disgraceful” and “unfortunate”. She also said Mike Nesbitt’s approach served as evidence that he viewed the ...

16 Feb 2026 at 16:45

National News

'Have the choice' - Airline scraps gendered uniforms

Virgin Atlantic is giving its crew the choice of what uniform to wear in an update to its gender identity policy. The airline announced that its pilots, cabin crew and ground staff now have the option of wearing its red or burgundy ...

28 Sept 2022 at 11:01

Northern Ireland

Thousands pack the streets as Belfast hosts its largest Pride parade

Belfast has hosted its largest Pride parade as more than 60,000 people packed the city’s streets for the event’s post-pandemic return. The parade was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 emergency. In 2019, an estimated ...

30 Jul 2022 at 19:13

Northern Ireland

Belfast Pride returns to city streets for first time in three years

Belfast’s Pride parade returns to the city on Saturday, with organisers promising the largest one the city has ever witnessed. The usually annual event, which was cancelled during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, is back on ...

30 Jul 2022 at 03:45

Northern Ireland

Belfast Pride organisers ‘to discuss alleged hate crime’ with police

Organisers of Belfast Pride are to meet senior police officers later this week. It comes as officers investigate an alleged incident of hate crime at the annual event in the Northern Ireland capital on Saturday. Reports were ...

31 Jul 2023 at 09:23

Northern Ireland

Nesbitt confirms agreement to extend puberty blockers ban to Northern Ireland

Stormont’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said Executive agreement had been reached on the progression of legislation to include Northern Ireland in a UK ban on puberty blockers for children with gender dysphoria. Mr Nesbitt ...

11 Dec 2024 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

Crowds gather in Belfast for Pride parade

Young and old have thronged the streets of Belfast to watch this year’s Pride parade march through the city. The 2024 parade was led by Micky Murray, the city’s first gay mayor, and a post-parade party in the Square is ...

27 Jul 2024 at 16:50

Northern Ireland

Same-sex marriages in UK: What the numbers show

Around 167,000 people in England and Wales are likely to be in same-sex marriages, according to the latest available figures. The number has been on a broad upwards path since ceremonies became legal in both nations ...

28 Mar 2024 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Police chief ‘concerned’ at numbers failing vetting over social media activity

Northern Ireland’s chief constable has expressed concern at the number of applicants failing vetting because of social media usage. Jon Boutcher was speaking amid a significant Police Service of Northern Ireland ...

06 Feb 2025 at 15:55

Northern Ireland

PSNI urged to reconsider ban on officers in uniform taking part in Pride parade

The PSNI should reconsider in future a decision not to allow police officers in uniform to participate in the Belfast Pride parade, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has said. Tens of thousands of ...

27 Jul 2023 at 14:49

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