BBC Health
Four Northern Irish teens launch 'The Athrú Project' to demand a dedicated Minister for Women's Safety and Health at Stormont, because apparently watching the news and being outraged isn't moving the needle fast enough.
BBC Business
Home heating oil prices in Northern Ireland jump £100 in three weeks because US-Iran tensions and Houthi attacks make winter heating a luxury again.
The Guardian Europe
Garda intercept a 'highly sophisticated' bomb near the border, proving that some people still haven't gotten the memo about the Good Friday Agreement.
The Guardian
Jeffrey Donaldson, former DUP leader, appeals his conviction for child sexual offences, adding a new chapter to a case that shocked Northern Ireland and engulfed the DUP in crisis.
BBC Business
Summer holidays mean more than fun - for struggling families, it's a £4.50 box of strawberries vs a 35p donut. A new bill aims to bring back Covid-era food payments, because apparently children's nutrition shouldn't be a luxury.
BBC Business
SSE Airtricity customers in Northern Ireland get a £71.57 annual bill increase because 'volatility' - the corporate equivalent of 'it's not me, it's you.'
BBC Health
Northern Ireland's consultants and specialist doctors go on strike for the first time, because 18 years of pay erosion and broken promises finally pushed them over the edge - and also because they're paid less than doctors in England.
BBC Business
Northern Ireland's post-Brexit economy: roses get hammered with charges, sandwiches thrive, and services carry the real weight - proving that dual market access is nice, but law firms and banks are nicer.
The Guardian
Inquiry into Muckamore Abbey hospital finds abuse was normalized, patients suffered broken bones, and the system failed everyone - except the perpetrators, who apparently got plenty of support.
The Guardian Europe
UK Supreme Court scraps disability rights safeguards, leaving vulnerable people to fend for themselves while local authorities celebrate the savings.
BBC Business
Power NI and Firmus customers will pay more for energy starting July 1, because geopolitics has a way of making your heating bills feel like a hostage negotiation.
BBC Health
After decades of campaigning and seven supportive health ministers who couldn't find the cash, Northern Ireland is finally getting a mother and baby mental health unit - by 2028 or 2029, because what's another few years?
The Guardian Europe
A car bomb outside a Belfast police station confirms that the New IRA is still playing its greatest hits, complete with hijacked delivery driver and miraculously no casualties.
The Good Times
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