What is Haemochromatosis?

The gene that causes Haemochromatosis could be carried by one in eight Irish people, but what is it?

BBC News NI Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly explains.

2 March 2018

A tall rise building with a sign in front of it saying 'Home Office' and 'UK Visas & Immigration'

Government crackdown on illegal migrants to 'intensify'

The UK government says its going to crackdown on illegal migrants living in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland

Vivian Panka as Regina George in the Mean Girls musical.

Mean Girls run at Belfast's Grand Opera House cancelled due to unrest

Vivian Panka, who plays Regina George, says she has been scared to leave her room.

Northern Ireland

Police officers wearing riot gear stand beside vans as fires are lit in the distance.

Nurse chased by masked men as second night of disorder breaks out

A nurse was chased into the Ulster Hospital by four masked men as disorder continued for a second night.

Northern Ireland

A composite image of Michelle O'Neill and Jon Boutcher.

Leaders condemn 'appalling' violence and disorder on Belfast streets

Leaders in Northern Ireland react to disorder that broke out on Tuesday evening.

Northern Ireland

A bus on fire in Belfast, during a night of violence following a knife attack. There is blue and green BBC Verify branding in the top left corner.

How a knife attack sparked a night of violence in Belfast

BBC Verify mapped some of the violent disorder that took place in Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland

Dan Johnson split screen with burning house.

Torched homes and vehicles: Destruction after Belfast unrest

Houses, vehicles and a bus were set on fire during violent protests on Tuesday night after a knife attack in Belfast.

Northern Ireland

Jamie Corry stands outside of his burnt out home in east Belfast. He is looking at the camera with a neutral expression on his face. He is wearing a black puffed jacket.

Residents 'devastated' after homes and cars set on fire during disorder

East Belfast residents say violence which broke out on their street on Tuesday is 'devastating'.

Northern Ireland

People with their faces blurred being rushed into a van by police as fire burns near their home.

Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast

Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack.

Northern Ireland

A marked police car is parked behind a red and white police cordon on a small residential street in north Belfast.

Resident speaks of fear after Belfast knife attack

A woman, who called 999 after an attack in north Belfast, says she is scared to go outside by herself.

Northern Ireland

Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly stand at the bottom of a white marble staircase in Stormont.

First and deputy first ministers urge calm after 'appalling' Belfast attack

Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly speak in Stormont following an attack in north Belfast.

Northern Ireland

Patrick, a man with a shaved head and stubbled facial hair, smiles at the camera. He is sat on a wooden bench with a typewriter and a sign reading 'free typewriter poems' and is sitting in front of a patch of green.

'Writing with strangers has shown me poetry really is all around'

Belfast student Patrick Kruse is on a mission to write a poem with strangers every day for one year.

Northern Ireland

A picture of Sarah Montgomery. She has long, brown hair and she is smiling at the camera. She is wearing a red, floral dress.

Zak Hughes pleads guilty to murdering pregnant mum-of-two Sarah Montgomery

Zak Hughes pleads guilty to the murder of Sarah Montgomery and child destruction.

Northern Ireland

Noel McNally wearing black framed glasses a grey shirt and a black coat.

'Our family is living a life sentence after our daughter's murder'

Speaking outside the court, Natalie's father Noel described the family's "unimaginable" pain and grief.

Northern Ireland

McCullagh in a grey tshirt behind a glass screen looking at a TV screen.

Watch: McCullagh questioned over live stream alibi

The PSNI has released footage of Stephen McCullagh being questioned over his YouTube live stream alibi on the night that Natalie McNally was murdered.

Northern Ireland

A mobile phone with 999 typed in with flashing lights in the background.

Stephen McCullagh's 999 call to emergency services

The call that killer Stephen McCullagh made to the emergency services - he claimed to have found Natalie McNally's body.

Northern Ireland

An old, black and white picture of Sadie in her work uniform in the middle of the chemist.

Chemist worker retires after 75 years serving the Portrush public

Sadie Jefferson started her pharmacy job in Portrush, County Antrim at the age of 15 in 1951.

Northern Ireland

Girl with black hair and blonde highlights

Brexit at 10: What do young people think?

Almost 10 years on from the Brexit referendum, we ask young people how they feel.

Northern Ireland

Andrew and Molly Clifford. A man with grey hair, wearing a grey tshirt and sunglasses perched on his head. Molly has long ginger hair and is in a white top.; They are both carrying very large, colourful backpacks, and are pictured outside against greenery.

Maghera father and daughter's Race Across the World

Maghera father and daughter Andrew and Molly Clifford reflect on the highs and lows of their Race Across the World.

Northern Ireland

'I just wanted to find out what probation is all about'

Carl Frampton was speaking ahead of the release of a new documentary series which sees him go behind the scenes with the Probation Board.

Northern Ireland

A blonde haired woman on stage playing a violin

'Our objective is to change the image around women in trad'

BIIRD's rise has been rapid, driven almost entirely by the strength of their live performances and word of mouth.

Northern Ireland