Justice Minister Naomi Long is set to bring legislation forward to allow the move.

The call came as police reported attacks on houses in separate incidents in Belfast and Donaghadee.

Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long described such images as “abhorrent behaviour which can have devastating consequences”.

‘I think it was an abhorrent attack on people who were at worship,’ the Justice Minister said.

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long said the Ombudsmans’ office received around eight such complaints a year.

Sinn Féin, Alliance and SDLP are not attending St Patrick’s events in Washington.

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said drafts have been exchanged between his department and the inquiry

The Thales plant in Belfast has received an order to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine.

The DUP leader described the heated Oval Office encounter between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘appalling’ and ‘destructive’

The Alliance Party leader delivered her keynote address at the party’s annual conference in Belfast.

An expert is to be appointed to examine whether a formal process of engagement with paramilitary groups is required for their disbandment.

The two leaders will hold a meeting at around lunchtime.

Micheal Martin was due to deliver a keynote address at the Dublin Belfast Economic Corridor Summit at the International Convention Centre in Belfast.

Unlike other parts of the UK, the PSNI does not issue mugshots of serious offenders after sentencing

Davy Beck, Ryan Henderson and Melanie Jones have all previously served as temporary ACCs in the force

Alliance leader Naomi Long described her as a ‘ground breaker’.

Police in Northern Ireland believe online predator Alexander McCartney may have targeted more than 3,000 victims.

Andrew Muir was answering an urgent question in the Assembly following the killing of four women in the region in six weeks.

The 26-year-old clinched the role over South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly called for a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to racism and destruction.

The First Minister said she spoke with PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher about ‘facing down racism’.

The North's Justice Minister Naomi Long hit out at the radicalisation of people online ‘through disinformation and outright lies’

Sinn Fein has emerged for the first time as the party in Northern Ireland with the largest representation at Westminster.

Naomi Long confirmed she has circulated the “rationale” for any potential appeal to her Stormont ministerial colleagues, and is seeking their views.

The party leader made her comments as she launched Alliance’s manifesto for the Westminster election.

The party’s manifesto will also press for fresh British government funding for climate change

The age at which criminal responsibility starts is currently 10 years old.

The Alliance Party leader was pictured on a ghost train ride on Saturday after pulling out of an Ireland’s Future event.

Naomi Long has been due to address the event in east Belfast next Saturday.

Naomi Long also said her party could be in contention to win seats in up to six constituencies in Northern Ireland

Ms Long will challenge DUP interim leader for the seat which she previously held from 2010 to 2015

An Investigatory Powers Tribunal heard claims the PSNI undertook six-monthly trawls of the phone data of ‘troublemaker’ journalists.

Stormont’s Justice Minister Naomi Long has expressed frustration that the region is not included in the Bill introduced by the UK government

The Stormont Justice Minister said families seeking answers over deaths deserve to be ‘treated with more respect and dignity’

Naomi Long said she will not delay in assessing and approving the pay remit once received from the PSNI

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long has criticised opposition to the development of the GAA stadium for the Euros as ‘sectarian in some cases’

The First Minister said it was the “right juncture” for Sinn Fein to attend its first attestation ceremony at the police college in Belfast.

The early proceedings focused on the process of nominating a speaker, with former DUP leader Edwin Poots elected to the role.

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said that she was not feeling positive after a meeting with Chris Heaton-Harris.

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said the UK's Northern Ireland secretary should make a decision on public sector pay