1 January – Provisional figures released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland indicate that 57 people were killed on Northern Ireland's roads during 2025.[1]
2 January –
Two yellow weather warnings for snow and ice are issued for Northern Ireland, one for 2 January, and a second effective from 3 January to 5 January.[2]
An easyJet flight from Belfast to Egypt is cancelled due to a "group of customers behaving disruptively onboard".[4]
Winter snow: Belfast Zoo is closed for the weekend, while some sports fixtures are affected by the adverse weather.[5]
4 January –
With a yellow weather warning for snow set to remain in place until midday on Monday 5 January, a number of schools that are due to return following the Christmas holiday announce they will remain closed for the day.[6]
5 January – More that 150 schools announce closures for Tuesday 6 January following fresh warning for ice.[8]
6 January –
Minister for Finance John O'Dowd publishes a draft multi-year budget covering 2026 to 2026–30 which, if approved by the Executive, would allow departments to plan longer term finances.[9]
Teachers in Northern Ireland are offered a 4% pay rise for 2025–26, backdated to 1 September 2025.[10]
7 January – Two people are taken to hospital following a suspected gas explosion at a house in east Belfast.[11]
A spokesman for the CCEA examination board says that unlike England, where school students taking GCSE exams will be able to receive their results online for the first time in 2026, there are no plans for this to happen in Northern Ireland.[15]
The Met Office issues a new yellow weather alert for snow in force from 5pm on Friday 9 January until 11am on Saturday 10 January.[16] The Northern Ireland Fire Service subsequently says that it believes the fire was accidental.[17]
10 January – With the recent cold snap at an end, a yellow warning for rain comes into effect, lasting from 9pm on Saturday 10 January until 9pm on Sunday 11 January.[18] The alert is subsequently cancelled on the morning of 11 January.[19]
Jon Burrows is the only candidate for the Ulster Unionist Party leadership election after deputy leader Robbie Butler announces he will not seek election to the post.[23]
20 January – Following a trial at Derry Crown Court, John Garrett O'Sullivan, who stored his father's body in a refrigerator following his death in July 2024, is sentenced to three years in prison for the unlawfully preventing the burial of a body, with half of the sentence to be served in custody and half on licence.[24]
21 January – MPs at Westminster vote to remove from the Troubles Legacy Act that a measure providing conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes.[25]
Belfast City Council's strategic and resources committee votes to suspend its use of X over concerns about the Grok AI tool, with the proposal to be put to the full council on 2 February.[27]
Following a trial at Belfast Crown Court, former teacher William Lloyd-Lavery is found guilty of indecently assaulting five girls at a South Belfast school during the 1970s.[28]
24 January –
Three people are taken to hospital after getting into difficulty in the water at Helen's Bay beach.[29]
A Sinn Féin billboard near Newry that bears a pro-Palestine slogan is under investigation by council planners after being erected without permission.[30]
25 January – A woman in her 60s dies in hospital after getting into difficulty in water at Helen's Bay beach the previous day.[31]
26 January – It is announced that Northern Ireland will become the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driving licences in an attempt to reduce the number of fatal road crashes involving young people.[32]
27 January – Thousands of people are left without power, and 350 schools are closed for the day, following disruption caused by Storm Chandra.[33]
The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for ice overnight for 1–2 February with temperatures forecast to fall to near freezing.[37]
Speaking to Sky's Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill says there should be a referendum for the people of Northern Ireland to decide whether they want to be part of a United Ireland by 2030.[38]
Education minister Paul Givan says that Christianity will "remain central" to religious education in schools in Northern Ireland.[42]
4 February – The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirms that some officers whose names were published during a data breach in 2023 have now had their names published on Northern Ireland court websites.[43]
6 February – It is announced that Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast, which has hosted gigs by artists and groups such as Brice Springsteen and Snow Patrol, is to return to use as sports fields and the community, it is announced.[44]
10 February – A review of Northern Ireland's gender identity services has indicated that Northern Ireland is to be part of a clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender.[45]
13 February –
Pádraig Delargy, the Sinn Féin MLA for Foyle, confirms he will not be seeking re-election at the next Stormont Assembly election.[46]
Belfast City Council has decided to install sports pitches at Boucher Road Playing Fields.[47]
14 February – The Met Office issues weather warning for snow and ice in parts of Northern Ireland.[48]
17 February – Forty children are involved in a bus crash at Belleeks in County Armagh, but it is confirmed all walked away from the crash without injuries.[49]
18 February –
Police confirm the death of the bus driver involved in the previous day's crash at Belleeks, County Armagh.[50]
Police Service of Northern Ireland applications from members of the Catholic community have fallen to their lowest for a decade, with 27% of applicants from the Catholic community.[52]
19 February –
MLA's at Stormont are to receive a £14,200 pay increase from April, taking their annual salaries to £67,200.[53]
The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it has received more than 100 referrals to its safeguarding investigation into the Presbyterian Church of Ireland.[54]
21 February – Three people are killed in a collision between three vehicles in County Armagh.[55]
24 February – The Department of Education issues new legally-binding guidelines following recent changes in the law regarding the wearing of school uniforms at schools.[56]
27 February –
SSE Airtricity announces an 8.1% cut in gas and electricity prices from 1 April.[57]
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