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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Taoiseach condemns effigy of refugees on loyalist bonfire and expresses concern about health risks
Kneecap posters placed on bonfires; burning of asbestos could cause lung cancer, Micheál Martin warns
Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Eastwood faces big hurdles for Áras but observers of the MP in Westminster say he has an edge
Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill declines to rule out presidential run
Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy
Belfast remembers Pope Francis: ‘Thanks for being voice for the poor, vulnerable and hurt’
Belfast book of condolences opens for pope at City Hall
Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books
Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average
At home the DUP spurns Irishness, but when abroad it embraces it
The party’s code-switching in the US recently plays to negative stereotypes of unionism as a shallow identity. But could it be a response to a deeper shift?
‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cuts
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons
North, South and across party lines, voters are open to remaking Ireland’s institutions after reunification
Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing
Stormont publishes first programme for government in over a decade
Hundred-page document outlines plans to tackle North’s spiralling waiting lists
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
SDLP will not attend St Patrick’s Day events in Washington DC
Claire Hanna said her party will not take part due to the US stance on Gaza
Support for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unity
Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to
The SDLP, Politics and Peace: The Mark Durkan Interviews by Graham Spencer – a sharp mind in full flow
The book is at its most interesting when Durkan is quizzed about John Hume and what his predecessor had been trying to achieve
DUP’s first attempt to use the Stormont brake ends in humiliation
Compounding the unionist party’s agony, it requested the brake over a matter so apparently trivial - font sizes on labels for chemical products - that it sounds like a satirical joke
Conor Murphy’s puzzling move to the Seanad crystallises sense of an unsettled Stormont
Sinn Féin says Murphy will use his new position to advance ‘Irish unity debate in the Oireachtas’, yet he has vastly more scope to do so as a Stormont Minister
Daft Brexit rules have brought havoc for the Alliance Party as well as Northern shoppers
Alliance doesn’t sit on the fence, it walks a tightrope - but it has fallen off over EU regulations
John Bruton believed nationalists were not properly represented by Sinn Féin or SDLP
New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show
John Hume faced party pressure over focus on IRA distracting from SDLP interests
Deputy leader Seamus Mallon warned against ‘hand-holding’ of Sinn Féin in 1995
‘No criminal offences’ detected by PSNI in messages sent by Sinn Féin’s JJ Magee
Police service confirms review conducted after force received report regarding inappropriate messages
The Provisional IRA’s campaign was never about civil rights
Former campaigner Anthony Coughlan: Modern-day Sinn Féin trying invent a respectable ‘myth of origin’ for itself
Sinn Féin under growing pressure over references for former colleague later convicted of child-sex offences
Taoiseach Simon Harris calls on Mary Lou McDonald to answer questions about press officer controversy
New united Ireland will ‘create a fairer more prosperous society’ Claire Hanna tells SDLP conference
In her first speech as leader, the MP for South Belfast pledges her commitment to growing the party
Varadkar and Eastwood speak to Derry students - but only the Catholics show up
The word ‘safe’ comes up a lot from the students, as does the desire for a peaceful future, more university places in their home city and the chance of a job locally
New Stormont programme for government focuses on ‘lifting everybody up’, says O’Neill
First Minister acknowledges aims are ambitious but executive ministers are in ‘listening mode’ ahead of eight-week public consultation
SDLP endorses Claire Hanna to succeed Colum Eastwood as party leader
Connemara-born South Belfast MP (44) was sole candidate for role and will be ratified at party’s annual conference in October
Claire Hanna: SDLP’s likely new leader is party’s ‘only hope’ against Sinn Féin dominance
Galway-born MP for South Belfast is in pole position to take over as leader of the nationalist party
SDLP: O’Toole backs Hanna to replace Eastwood as leader
Colum Eastwood to stand down after nine years at top of party
Eastwood departs with the SDLP’s future in question. Is there room in nationalism for the ‘critical friend’?
Sinn Féin strategists are already eyeing up his Foyle seat, and if Eastwood decides not to run, it will be a hammer blow for the party
Colum Eastwood steps down as SDLP leader saying it is time for ‘change’
Claire Hanna, MP for South Belfast and Mid Down, considered to be among the front runners to be the party’s new leader
Decision on future construction at Casement Park must be made quickly, says Hilary Benn
Northern Secretary tells House of Commons ‘nothing has happened’ at stadium since announcement it would host European Championship fixtures
NI election: Sinn Féin now biggest party in Westminster, Stormont and council after DUP losses
Alliance makes history with first non-DUP MP in Lagan Valley, while TUV unseats Ian Paisley
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