Carla Lockhart quits DUP ‘with immediate effect’ over party’s response to Drumcree dispute
Upper Bann MP had urged colleagues to force First Minister Michelle O’Neill from office over the Garvaghy Road protests in Portadown
Sinn Féin
Liberty Recycling: Fine Gael asks PAC chair to summon Charities Regulator and others
Charity is under Garda investigation for alleged money laundering
Hugh Orde: Risk-taking is a skill that is sadly disappearing in modern policing
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in November, its first chief constable reflects on his time in the nascent force
‘Lots of deep thought has to go into this’: Taoiseach steps up research on Irish unity
Micheál Martin to bring proposals to Cabinet to set up body to examine issues around reunification
Michelle O’Neill claims she has been ‘blocked’ from attending event by ‘DUP stunt’
First Minister accuses Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly of backing ‘reckless and irresponsible approach’
Loyalists banned from marching through nationalist area of south Belfast
Loyal-order parades have not been permitted on the lower Ormeau Road since disorder in the area in the 1990s
There is now serious talk about the end of the DUP
If next week’s poll shows a further fall or has the UUP still in the lead, there will be panic inside the party
Jaded rhetoric and trite stereotypes about neutrality are inflaming triple lock debate
Government only has itself to blame if triple lock is wrongly conflated with neutrality
Dublin charity may have been infiltrated by illegal organisation, watchdog fears
Liberty Recycling charity has bank accounts frozen as part of investigation
Sinn Féin proposes ‘advantages’ for citizenship applicants who learn Irish
Justice spokesman Matt Carthy says fewer naturalisations would likely occur under his party’s system
More than 50% of people in NI back move to ban Orange Order parade at Drumcree
Survey finds Sinn Féin the main political beneficiary of fallout while DUP ‘remains the main party of unionism’
DUP’s tough talk on Sinn Féin exposes the bind Gavin Robinson’s party finds itself in
Despite ratcheting up tensions over Drumcree, it is clear the party has neither a plan nor the appetite to act on it
Second DUP politician calls for collapse of Stormont to force Michelle O’Neill out
Diane Forsythe, an MLA, has joined MP Carla Lockhart in urging withdrawal of party’s deputy First Minister
‘Nail in the coffin of Irish neutrality’ or global reality check? The triple lock war rages on
War of words breaks out over legal measure that requires Government, Dáil and UN approval to deploy troops abroad
Carla Lockhart’s decision highlights the internal tensions within the DUP
MP’s resignation as a party officer not ideal for leader Gavin Robinson, but a defection, and with it the loss of an MP, would be a serious blow
Carla Lockhart resigns from DUP position amid row with party leadership
MP’s move stems from differing in opinion on withdrawal of Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from Stormont Executive
No link between healthcare staff recruitment and hospital performance, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill compares Cork to Beaumont, where fewer patients are on trolleys
Micheál Martin was unwise to call Sinn Féin Nazi sympathisers
Fianna Fáil founder Éamon de Valera infamously conveyed his condolences on the death of Hitler
Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill attend police interview over Drumcree protests
Sinn Féin leaders interviewed as part of investigation into demonstrations that blocked Orange Order march on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road
Triple lock Bill passes Dáil vote amid Opposition anger
Government narrowly wins vote on proposed legislation removing need for UN approval of Irish troop deployments
Family of IRA victim Brian Stack get State apology for flawed Garda inquiry but still seek ‘full truth’
‘It hurts every time you see Sinn Féin representatives at a memorial for IRA men,’ says prison officer’s son
Only way to combat ‘drugs intimidation’ is to inform gardaí, Jim O’Callaghan says
Matt Carthy calls for ‘immediate, determined crackdown’ on gangs ‘terrorising communities’
Government wants HSE to cap hospital parking fee at €10 a day
Minister tells Dáil committee that health service will carry out new national review of charges
Triple lock neutrality row fuels fractious Dáil exchanges
Opposition parties raise signs with Save Neutrality message after Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade political blows
Minister for Justice accused of ‘grossly unfair commentary’ over rape cases
O’Callaghan criticised for saying ‘only cases deliberately affected by withdrawal of services in Central Criminal Court yesterday were those involving allegations of rape’
Gardaí issue renewed appeal for information about murder of Paul Quinn
Family of 21-year-old victim believe members of IRA carried out fatal attack in Co Monaghan in 2007
Culture wars in the North
Sinn Féin and the DUP need to park their cultural identity issues and take responsibility for running the province
Dublin council denies St Edmundsbury housing rezoning but gives green light to two other sites
Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road locations approved after Minister instructed authorities to provide more land
Failure by Sinn Féin and DUP to agree Stormont budget ‘beyond alarming’, says NIO minister
Sarah Owen tells British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly that Northern Ireland receives £1.24 for every £1 that goes to her Luton constituency
No chaos in the courts, Jim O’Callaghan says, as legal aid dispute ramps up
Minister expresses concern that rape cases were impacted at Central Criminal Court
‘Damaging’ to claim White Paper and Citizens’ Assembly will deliver Irish unity, Taoiseach says
Fianna Fáil leader said recent events at Portadown had ‘damaged everyone’
Man and woman arrested over Waterford petrol bombing knew family that was targeted
Suspects detained as part of inquiry into attack at home that killed two adults and two children
Upgrades to Cork halting site at standstill ‘due to intimidation of contractors’
Armed gardaí called in after disagreement over right-of-way led to violence, Oireachtas committee hears
Addictive online features should be disabled by default, report on use by children finds
Blanket social media ban for under-16s would ‘unlikely provide’ comprehensive solution to harms
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