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Moviemaker Christopher Nolan has broken his silence following the midnight massacre at the screening of his new film The Dark Knight Rises.

A fresh inquiry into the death of Michaela McAreavey is to begin in Mauritius, the country's prime minister has confirmed.

Northern Ireland's shoppers are venturing into the Republic once again, as the decline of the Euro means some purchases just over the border are significantly cheaper.

A Co Londonderry teenager's dream of becoming an airline pilot is in doubt, after he lost more than €90,000 when an aviation school in Waterford collapsed.

Northern Ireland's Attorney General is to examine the legal papers from the Michaela McAreavey murder trial, Martin McGuinness has revealed.

The editor of the Mauritian paper that published photographs of the Michaela McAreavey murder scene has been arrested, following a scuffle with two members of the media.

The Prime Minister of Mauritius has told UTV that help would be accepted from both the Gardaí and the PSNI, in a bid to solve the murder of Co Tyrone newlywed Michaela McAreavey.

Mauritian police have searched the offices of a newspaper that published photographs of murdered Co Tyrone teacher Michaela McAreavey.

The Director of Public Prosecutions in Mauritius has said he is bitterly disappointed by the verdict in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial.

The Harte and McAreavey families say they have been left devastated by the not guilty verdicts handed down to two men accused of murdering newlywed Michaela McAreavey during her honeymoon in Mauritius.

When news of Michaela McAreavey's death filtered home from the tranquil paradise of Mauritius, it broke the hearts of those who loved her most and moved thousands of people around the world to share in their grief.

The family of IRA murder victim Jean McConville has welcomed a ruling by an American appeals court that an interview allegedly discussing her death should be handed over to the PSNI.

The number of illegal immigrants detained at sea ports linking Northern Ireland and Scotland has increased by nearly 75%.

The judge in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial has thanked jurors for their patience, after proceedings were hit by another delay.

Avinash Treebhoowoon, one of the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius in January 2011, has broken down in the witness box for a second time while detailing alleged police brutality.

The family of Michaela McAreavey has responded to events in court on Monday, after her widower accused a defence lawyer of lying.

A Turkish man accused of murdering two Co Down women is due to appear in court on Wednesday for an important pre-trial hearing.

U2 star Bono heaped praise on freedom fighter Aung San Suu Kyi as he presented her with a distinguished human rights award in Ireland on Monday.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has described her visit to Dublin as one of the one of the most of the most unforgettable days of her life.

The identity of a couple seen apparently arguing in the hotel in Mauritius where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey died is no longer an issue in the trial of two men accused of her murder, the judge has told jurors.

Emotions were running high at a packed out Mauritius Supreme Court on Friday morning at the murder trial of Co Tyrone newlywed Michaela McAreavey.

CCTV footage from the Mauritius hotel where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was found dead is to be played at the trial of two men accused of her murder.

Management at the hotel where Michaela McAreavey was murdered failed to co-operate properly with police and were more concerned with damage to its reputation than catching the killer, a court in Mauritius has heard.

Police in Mauritius have denied beating and using water torture on one of the men accused of murdering newlywed Michaela McAreavey, in order to get a confession out of him.

A waiter accused of murdering two Co Down women in Turkey last year is set to face trial at an adult court.

John McAreavey will not be recalled to the witness box to give evidence in the trial of two men accused of murdering his wife Michaela in Mauritius.

John McAreavey has moved to correct part of the evidence he gave to the trial of two men accused of murdering his wife Michaela on their honeymoon in Mauritius.

John McAreavey has broken down in court in Mauritius, during his emotional testimony about the moment he found his new bride Michaela dead in their honeymoon suite - also revealing how he was handcuffed and left alone in the hours that followed the heartbreaking discovery.

A hotel worker who claims he saw the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey leave the crime scene was drinking tea and joking with one of the defendants an hour later, a court in Mauritius has heard.

A hotel worker, who claims to have seen the two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey, has told their trial in Mauritius about the moment he heard the young newlywed cry out in pain from her honeymoon suite.

The family of a Belfast born aid worker who has been rescued after she was kidnapped in Afghanistan said they are "deeply grateful" to her rescuers.

A senior police officer giving evidence at the Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius has strenuously defended his officers against allegations of brutality.

A humanitarian worker from Northern Ireland has been freed by the kidnappers who held him hostage for three months in Sudan.

Tremors have been felt in the Italian spa town where the Republic of Ireland team have based themselves ahead of Euro 2012, after an earthquake 50 miles away killed 15 people.

Liverpool and Juventus are marking the 27th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 football fans - including one man from Northern Ireland - were killed ahead of the 1985 European Cup final in Belgium.