Voters in the Republic of Ireland will go to the polls in just three weeks time on Friday 29 November.

With the Irish general election coming up, BBC News NI explains how votes will be made and counted.

Nikita Hand claims she was raped by MMA fighter Conor McGregor at a Dublin hotel.

John Deery survived a cardiac arrest while running the Belfast Marathon in May.

John Deery, who is alive due to a series of events and some strangers, is backing a defibrillator campaign.

Several business organisations in Northern Ireland have written to Stormont ministers calling for support with their rates bill.

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he would not be able to match pay deals for healthcare staff in other parts of UK.

For several months, Katie Simpson’s death in 2020 was treated by detectives as a suicide.

A man in his 30s is being questioned after a man in his 60s was found dead in a County Laois hotel.

Players were subjected to online abuse after their shock cup final defeat on Sunday.

Kirsty Young asks the author Irvine Welsh what advice he would give his younger self.

Get in touch with journalists in Edinburgh, Fife and the east of Scotland with your story ideas.

As people across the UK roll their clocks back to GMT on Sunday morning, there's one clock that will always show the wrong time.

Teena Thomas and Sebastian Paul have not spent a single night at home since their son was born in June 2023.

Several vehicles on an Edinburgh forecourt had windows smashed and body work scratched during widespread disorder.

A 34-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident and has been released pending further inquiries.

The annual Salvation Army collection aims to help Manx families that are struggling financially.

The exhibition showcasing 200 pieces by the renowned designer will go on display in Douglas in 2025.

Manx Care is set to outline the opportunities to start a nursing career by studying on the island.

The Manx government scheme offering funding of up to 80% of costs aims to boost footfall for firms.

The Manx missile ended his record-breaking career with a victory in Singapore on Sunday.

The GrowLab Organics complex in Ballasalla will cultivate medicinal cannabis for exportation.

Alfred Cannan says reducing Manx Care's overspend for the current financial year will be difficult.

Nominations open for four seats in the revising chamber of the Isle of Man's parliament.

The latest drone survey finds a further 297 of the animals outside of the Ballaugh Curraghs area.

The BBC's longest-serving gardening presenter was a favourite with audiences for 41 years before retiring in 2019.

Marty Hay says the geese can go through an acre of crops overnight, which can cost up to £700 to grow.

What stories would you like BBC News to cover in NE Scotland, Orkney and Shetland?

There had been concerns that a ban on wood and peat burners would have a negative impact on people living in rural areas.

The cottage, located on Mar Lodge Estate near Braemar, was visited by the queen on her trips to Balmoral.

Aberdeen student Hannah Chowdhry is calling for better support for families in a petition to Holyrood.

What stories would you like BBC News to cover in Tayside and Central Scotland?

Dr Reith came up with the idea for insulin pens, which soon replaced syringes as the way to take the drug.

A woman attacked by a convicted murderer on home release feels "gagged" by a confidentiality agreement to attend his parole hearing.

Father-of-four David McGuinness, 30, died in hospital after an incident last year.

Police investigating the rape of a 16-year-old student in Dundee believe they have footage of the suspect.

The arrival of a "fanatical" group in the late 18th Century was a key moment in Crocketford's history.

Two Scots who own the biggest brick collection in the UK are looking for a museum to house all 6,000 of them.

Get in touch with BBC News journalists in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

A community ownership project in Dumfries is being watched to see if it could be repeated elsewhere.

Rita Purves was just 13 when she first took a seat at the organ in Morebattle in the Borders.

Offers have been made for a site which inspired JM Barrie but a timeline for any sale is uncertain.

A car, a van and a lorry were involved in the accident on the A7 north of Langholm.

A fundraising drive for a Terry Jones memorial statue in Colwyn Bay nears its £100,000 target.

Labour claims that public services require a £40bn increase in taxation and spending

People in Nuneaton, Warwickshire react to Labour's first budget in 15 years.

Treasury secretary speaks out to reassure the markets after a rise in the cost of government borrowing.

The chancellor defends the rise in employer contributions telling BBC public finances had to be strengthened.

The initiative is named after Clare Wood who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in 2009 in England.

A seven-year sentence is handed out to a man whose four-wheel drive car ploughed into a group of friends.