Stormont Assembly

Relationships have improved under prime minister Rishi Sunak, it appears, but clearly this falls short of what the Government was hoping for

Taoiseach to push ‘pressing need’ to get Stormont institutions in place again during meetings with party leaders

Closer partnership ‘crucial’ to resolving political crisis in North ahead of upcoming UK election

Northern Secretary visited Belfast as powersharing boycott over post-Brexit trade drags on

With public services buckling, poor educational outcomes, and no functioning executive, the Union is a hard sell

Troubles legacy Bill is opposed by North’s five main political parties, victims and human rights groups and the Irish Government

Leo Varadkar says Northern Ireland works best when there is a ‘common strategy’ between both jurisdictions

Unelected people are prominent and important in the leadership and decision-making processes of Sinn Féin

Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he was confident controversial legislation would receive royal assent in early autumn

Northern Ireland Secretary believes legislation can be brought forward to assuage DUP’s concerns on post-Brexit trading

‘No solid basis’ to restore the devolved assembly, which cannot sit without North’s largest unionist party, says leader Jeffrey Donaldson

The North is learning to manage its sectarian demons. But getting Stormont back will be more difficult

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

Spending creates perception of Dublin stepping in where unionism has failed, but may be double-edged sword for Sinn Féin

Catholic bishop says anyone who needs information on abortion should Google it. The DUP is taking a harder line. It all points to one thing: a row is brewing

Stormont’s Department of Health had cut 300 student nursing places for coming academic year as part of cost-cutting measures

Jeffrey Donaldson has said DUP will not return to powersharing until UK government legislates to address concerns around sovereignty and trade

Sinn Féin needs to ask itself ‘some hard questions in respect of legacy’, says Micheál Martin

John Alderdice, leader of Alliance Party at time of signing of Belfast Agreement, made comments while giving evidence to committee in Westminster

DUP’s Ian Paisley says re-establishment of Stormont ‘could be an ice age away’

Former British PM says Belfast Agreement should be ‘tweaked’ in speech at Irish embassy in London

Mary Lou McDonald calls for forum to discuss ‘how we transition’ towards unity in wake of NI election success

Party vice-president and first minister designate Michelle O’Neill repeats call for Stormont Assembly and Executive to be restored in wake of victory

A total of 462 councillors are due to be elected in 11 council areas.

Some opinion polls put the DUP and Sinn Féin tantalisingly close in Northern Ireland local elections

Those who believe that deeper change is required will need to demonstrate that we are capable of building it

‘Game-changing’ amendments planned for NI legacy Bill, House of Commons told

Police force facing funding gap of £141m which could result in total recruitment freeze, cuts to overtime or closing stations

Sinn Féin support is at 29%, the DUP at 25%, Alliance at 13%, UUP at 11% and SDLP at 7%

The latest budget for Northern Ireland shows that spending will fall in real terms: a functioning Executive and Assembly is needed to deal with this

DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson expresses concern about ‘playing politics with public services’

Two schools are part of a project to aid understanding of a past in which their uniforms made them targets

Heaton-Harris says ‘surest way’ to secure place of North in UK is to restore devolved institutions

US president not expected to use visit to ‘twist arms’ over Stormont re-opening

US president Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland comes at a time when bilateral relations ‘never better’, says Varadkar

DUP the only party which did not speak at event in Great Hall, though several of that party’s MLAs in attendance

Former Sinn Féin president rejects suggestions by Tánaiste that party have ‘over-glorified’ paramilitary violence during The Troubles

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak to visit Northern Ireland during US President’s visit next week

A quarter of a century on, daily violence is gone but education is 93% segregated, Stormont is not functioning and paramilitaries remain a scourge on some of the most marginalised communities

UK rate will will jump from 19% to 25% next week, its highest since 2011