It would be comically naive to assume that in the absence of devolution, and the thwarting of a democratic mandate, everyone else will wait politely for the DUP to come to its senses
Northern Ireland Assembly
In the shadow of a Border poll, it looks impossible to put in place a stable, co-operative powersharing government
Reform of Stormont is opposed by Sinn Féin and the DUP, yet neither has a leg to stand on
Northern Secretary says there will be no ‘sticking-plaster funding’, adding new Executive must address ‘structural problems that have been building for years’
Secretary of state Mo Mowlam’s evidence to Northern Irish Affairs Committee in Westminster in May 1999 necessitated 12 clarifications and corrections, files show
Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said ‘progress’ was being made with UK government addressing its concerns with post-Brexit trading arrangements
To succeed he must win the debate that devolution, albeit imperfect, is preferable to the alternatives
Relationships have improved under prime minister Rishi Sunak, it appears, but clearly this falls short of what the Government was hoping for
A quarter of a century on from the first sitting of the Assembly, the former Women’s Coalition politician finds a tree she planted at Stormont back then
Sinn Féin needs to ask itself ‘some hard questions in respect of legacy’, says Micheál Martin
First Minister designate accuses British government of showing ‘no sense of urgency’ in dealing with the DUP’s ongoing boycott of devolved government
A Sinn Féin government in Dublin might settle for an enhanced consultative role while cranking up the optics
Putting more money in voters’ pockets is one of the reasons for Fine Gael being in government, Taoiseach tells The Irish Times
Heaton-Harris says Executive must be up and running before scale of financial package will be discussed
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