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Democratic Unionist Party
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Religious education syllabus in North to be reformed after supreme court ruling
DUP Minister for Education Paul Givan confirms rework after exclusively Christian teaching found unlawful
Unionists outdoing each other on questions about nativity plays and witchcraft in schools
Ruling on religion in schools has handed unionists a whole new culture war playground
Irish legislation on Northern Ireland legacy issues to follow UK ‘swiftly’
Recent joint Dublin-London framework will replace controversial Legacy Act introduced in 2020
First class honours for Catherine Connolly for her ‘astounding’ Irish grammar
Plus: Calendar clash between the President and Remembrance, the worst job in Ireland and a non-cancelled Limerick Christmas market
Northern Ireland’s long argument over Irish language is either going to end or get worse
An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been appointed, a classic three legged stool
DUP’s Paul Givan facing no-confidence motion in Stormont after trip to Israel
Minister among unionist MLAs who took part in fact-finding visit at invitation of Israeli government
‘Is Orange a proxy for Prod?’ - what the presidential election says about a united Ireland
Abuse of Heather Humphreys will feed into unity debate in Northern Ireland
Why are the parties of Northern Ireland’s centre at each other’s throats?
If Alliance, SDLP and UUP cannot offer alternative to Sinn Féin-DUP, it is hard to see what they are for
DUP leader rounds on Republic’s ‘intolerance of Protestant culture’, dismisses Irish unity
Members of Burke family protest outside party’s annual conference in Belfast
Belfast Agreement referendum vote ‘saved’ by U2’s concert, new book says
UUP leader David Trimble initially refused to take off his jacket, saying: ‘I don’t do that’
Scotland shows how an apparently unstoppable national cause can stall when mishandled by one party
Northern unionists might dare to dream of a similar outcome but SNP's legacy offers a mixed lesson
Don’t expect votes for 16-year-olds to change the world. It’s the 25-35s who are the rebels
As the Scottish independence referendum showed, young first-time voters can be surprisingly conservative
UK move to lower voting age to 16 unlikely to be in place for Northern Irish elections
First Minister Michelle O’Neill says UK law change is a ‘step forward for democracy’ but DUP opposes lowering voting age
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