Northern Ireland's population will start dipping before it ever reaches the two million mark - and could fall below 1.5 million by this time next century.

Net migration is projected to cause a population increase of 53,800 while natural change is projected to cause a population decrease of 32,400 people between mid-2022 and mid-2047. There are 463,500 ...

Following successful lobbying to mitigate the impact of the new lighting, thousands of starlings are once again soaring above east Belfast and the River Lagan. Wild Belfast founde ...

Despite the high levels of recorded offences in Belfast, the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area had the highest rate ...

The population grew rapidly with nearly 400,000 people living in Belfast in 1910. At the start of the 20th century, 35,000 people worked in the textile industry and around 15,000 people worked in ...

Data from Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) also indicates that the north’s population is expected to be 1.93 million people by mid-2047. This is an increase of 1.1 per cent over ...

Just five new major buildings broke ground in the last year – marking an almost decade low. Some five scheme began work last ...

Belfast aparthotel room2 has been put on the market at a guide price of £21.2m, it was announced on Thursday. Commercial property agency CBRE NI revealed it had been instructed to sell the property ...

Any population increase after 2031 would solely ... The family of the boxer who died a week after a title fight in Belfast say they are "very touched" by condolences. Patrick James McDonald ...