Less than two hours after PM walked into Downing Street, 17 ministers had quit or been sacked

Election of new Tory leader raises prospect of Michael Gove becoming Northern Secretary

Tánaiste says British government will focus on getting Stormont back up and running

Without Stormont, civil servants will be unable to manage complexities of Brexit

Retired High Court judge found abuse in some Northern Ireland children’s homes

Building a non-sectarian society in the North requires a focus on the big picture

Tory opponents of no-deal say there are enough of them – ‘30-plus’ – to block it

Members were last allowed to complete the controversial Sunday morning parade in 1998

Parties continue efforts as minister says Westminster may reform North’s abortion law

Susan McKay: Mother faces jail over her raped daughter’s abortion in bizarrely governed region

Northern Secretary: Negotiations to be accelerated next week at leadership level

The first condition for success in any negotiation is a will on both sides to strike a deal – and the DUP and Sinn Féin want a deal

Tánaiste and Northern Secretary joining five main parties in negotiations

UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary says ‘real and substantive’ disagreements remain

Taoiseach and UK prime minister urge parties to take advantage of ‘narrow window’

Simon Coveney wants an agreement to reinstate Northern Executive in ‘next few weeks’

Inside Politics: Angela Kerins wins her case in the Supreme Court against the PAC

Simon Coveney and Karen Bradley hold talks with five parties at Stormont

Former chief constable of Cheshire Police takes up job when George Hamilton retires

Northern Secretary’s claim a new Executive could resolve the issue is seen as ‘blackmail’

‘We were clear in our call for urgency in the progressing of this matter,’ says Government

Northern Secretary claims parties must answer questions about redress board first

Interviews for top Northern Ireland policing post to succeed George Hamilton next week

European elections offer opportunity to boost case for people’s vote on Brexit

Irish citizens ‘will still be able to work, study and, above all, will be welcome’, says British minister

Talks structure raises prospect that DUP and Sinn Féin red lines could be blurred

Sara Canning also reveals what she told Theresa May, Leo Varadkar and Karen Bradley at 29-year-old’s funeral

Agreement will guarantee the free movement of people between the two countries

Sinn Féin claims British government will legislate for same-sex marriage if Assembly fails to pass legislation

Parties again enter talks in latest bid to restore Northern Executive and Assembly

Irish history appears to be a mystery to much of Britain’s intellectual elite

Marie Anderson due to take over PSNI watchdog role in July

Talks designed to restore devolution set to begin next Tuesday after Thursday’s poll

Varadkar, May announce negotiations to restart Stormont will begin on May 7th

Any breakthrough would be a testament to he memory of Lyra McKee

Coveney and Bradley set to announce fresh talks to end stalemate

Priest sparks applause with comment on political action

Following Lyra McKee funeral leaders say they want to restore powersharing

Dodds says murder brought ‘palpable sense of real grief, shock and anger’

Tánaiste holds Belfast talks with leaders ahead of funeral of murdered journalist