4 February – The High Court orders ports to resume checks related to the Northern Ireland Protocol that had been halted by Edwin Poots days prior.[14]
6 February – Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II marking 70 years since the Queen succeeded to the throne of the U.K. on the death of her father George VI on the 6 February 1952. Public celebrations will be held in June.[15]
14 February – Health Minister Robin Swann announces that all remaining COVID regulations in Northern Ireland will be lifted from the following day and replaced with guidelines.[17]
24 March – Health Minister, Robin Swann, confirms that most people in Northern Ireland will no longer be eligible for free COVID testing from 22 April, although lateral flow tests will continue to be free for people displaying symptoms. Swann also confirms that routine contract tracing is to be phased out in Northern Ireland between mid-April and June.[28]
26 April – A Northern Ireland man is reportedly killed in a knife attack whilst on holiday in Algarve, Portugal, another Northern Irish man appears in court in connection to the murder.[34]
12 May – The Police Service of Northern Ireland issue a public apology to Bridie Brown, the widow of murdered GAA official Sean Brown. Brown was murdered by the LVF in 1992 following an abduction.[40]
3 August – Work on a disused soccer field that was due to be redeveloped for use as a GAA field for the East Belfast GAA team is stopped due to concerning social media posts.[47]
15 August – Larne F.C. suspends John Herron due to an image circulating on social media showing the player wearing a Pro-IRA shirt.[49]
21 August – A LucidTalk poll by the Belfast Telegraph reveals 48% of voters support Northern Ireland remaining with the Union, 41% support a United Ireland, and 11% are undecided.[50]
22 August – Following yesterday's poll results, Sinn Féin MP John Finucane announced that the party will begin discussions for the planning of Irish Unity in October.[51]
2 September – William Patterson, a self proclaimed 'born again Christian' from County Londonderry is sentenced to 22 years imprisonment over 84 charges of sexually abusing children.[53]
9 September – Northern Ireland follows the rest of the United Kingdom in entering into a period of National mourning following the death of Elizabeth II. The period will last until 7 days following her funeral.[56]
26 September – A man from Fivemiletown, County Tyrone appears in court after being charged with attempted murder after ramming police vehicles with a tractor.[60]
2 October – Sean Fox (49) is shot dead in a social club in Belfast.[62] On 5 October the police describe the murder as a 'professional hit'. They are also investigating the victim's links to Jim Donegan, a man killed in 2018.[63]
12 October – A man travelling from Scotland to Bangor is rescued by the RNLI after his yacht suffers engine failure near Larne.[64]
20 October – Liz Truss resigns as Conservative party leader and Prime Minister of the U.K. after only 45 days in office.[66]
24 October – Gordon Lyons, the Economy Minister launches a consultation which hopes to create legislation for Miscarriage Leave and Pay in Northern Ireland.[67]
1 December – Two bodies are found near the Irish border in County Monaghan, one in a house in Broomfield, near Castleblayney, and the other in a car crash. PSNI believe the deaths are linked.[76]
5 December – PSNI discover the body of a 15-year-old boy in Fintona, later identified as Matthew McAllan. The death is classified as being 'unexplained'.[77][78]
18 December – Natalie McNally, a 32-year-old, 15 weeks pregnant woman is stabbed to death at her home in Silverwood Green in Lurgan.[79]
