Loughs Agency’s head of science, Dr Sarah McLean, said an incident at the mine waste facility could “an unmitigated loss” for local salmon Objectors to a proposed gold mine in the Sperrin mountains ...

More than a third of those arrested during the violent disorder in Ballymena and surrounding towns had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse. The figures were released to The Detail ...

The PSNI will stop sharing data on migrant victims of crime with UK immigration enforcement in all but “very specific and exceptional circumstances”, after admitting that its previous approach “could ...

Almost half those arrested for race hate disorder in Belfast last August had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse, The Detail can reveal. The police data, obtained through a freedom ...

The Good Friday Agreement was signed 24 years ago this week, relationships north-south and east-west are evolving and changing. In this context, what are the issues that are relevant and to be ...

Families in Northern Ireland have had their Child Benefit payments stopped simply because they flew through Dublin Airport. Under a new UK government crackdown, comparing HMRC child benefit records ...

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) strip searched under-18s on 34 occasions last year with the overwhelming majority of these actions resulting in the force finding nothing. Most of the ...

SAND has been extracted from Lough Neagh for more than a century. Workers initially used shovels to remove sand for use in building projects. But over the decades, extraction has become a major ...

THE Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) employs close to 400 officers who are members of fraternal organisations such as the Orange Order and the Freemasons. Of the 7,000 officers in the PSNI, ...

NEARLY two-thirds of PSNI officers accused of domestic violence – such as sexual abuse or physical assault – faced no professional discipline whatsoever, new figures show. For those who did face any ...

ENDING the Troubles in Northern Ireland stopped large scale violence, but lower level activity has lingered. Earlier this month, loyalists renewed their opposition to criminality. Now Paul Nolan ...

FOR a year, The Detail has been investigating serious concerns about the management of one of Northern Ireland’s most precious resources - Lough Neagh. The 392 km2 lough is the largest freshwater lake ...