Cost of living: What money NI will receive from UK funding and problems that remain The main issue surrounds a promised £400 discount on energy bills for every household in the UK Belfast Live · May 27, 2022
'No guarantee' over £400 energy bills discount without Stormont Executive, says Finance Minister There have been questions over whether the absence of a functioning Stormont Executive will stall spending in Northern Ireland Belfast Live · May 26, 2022
Lack of clarity over £400 energy discount without Stormont Executive – Murphy The Stormont Finance Minister said that the lack of an Executive in Northern Ireland will pose challenges for introducing the discount. The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Row erupts as US accused of trying to ‘bully’ UK over Northern Ireland Nancy Pelosi said the US congress will not support a free trade deal if planned changes to Northern Ireland protocol go ahead Evening Standard · May 20, 2022
Taoiseach to hold talks with Stormont leaders amid NI protocol deadlock Micheal Martin will also meet business representatives to discuss the latest dispute over the Irish Sea trade border. The Independent UK · May 19, 2022
Form Executive and Assembly while NI Protocol issues are being resolved: Murphy Stormont Finance Minister also said he currently has £421m which he cannot spend because the devolved power-sharing institutions are not functioning. The Independent UK · May 19, 2022
DUP minister Edwin Poots' plan to rename department HQ for Queen's jubilee 'still under consideration' The Agriculture Minister is consulting with colleagues Belfast Live · May 18, 2022
Johnson meets NI parties amid warning against unilateral action on protocol Sinn Fein was the first party to meet the Prime Minister at Hillsborough Castle. The Independent UK · May 16, 2022
Newry and Armagh NI election results as Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy tops the poll Immediately taking the second seat was Cathal Boylan Belfast Live · May 7, 2022
Take the ideology out of NI Protocol negotiations – Murphy Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister also urged the restoration of the Stormont Executive. The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
DUP minister Edwin Poots 'considers renaming department HQ to mark Queen's Jubilee' The department declined to comment due to the current Assembly election campaign Belfast Live · Apr 14, 2022
£34m from spring statement cannot be allocated due to lack of Executive – Murphy The Stormont Finance Minister said the legal advice is clear that he cannot allocate new money without an Executive in place. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022
Collapse of Executive to influence protocol negotiations ‘futile’ – Conor Murphy The Stormont Finance Minister criticised the situation as ‘frustrating’. The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022
Meet the Cork man who won Cheltenham Festival's biggest bet Murphy was a whopping £1m 10 years ago and is now living the American dream. Irish Mirror · Mar 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022 Provide relief to households by cutting rates bills – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson The DUP leader said relief on rates had been brought in before and can be done again now.
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022 DUP leader vows he ‘won’t take no’ from Sinn Fein over Stormont Budget Sinn Fein contends that Finance Minister Conor Murphy has ‘exhausted legal options’ to advance the Budget in the absence of an Executive.
Belfast Live · Mar 2, 2022 Rates relief scheme for small NI businesses extended for further year The extension is the latest financial decision taken by Conor Murphy in the absence of a properly functioning executive
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 Rates relief scheme for small businesses extended The annoucement is the latest move by Conor Murphy to reduce the rates burden for business owners in the coming financial year.
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Budget ‘cannot proceed’ in the absence of a First and a deputy First Minister Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy told the Assembly he had sought legal advice on the Budget following the resignation of the First Minister.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 Sinn Fein ministers accused of ‘sectarian decisions’ over stadium funding DUP MLA Paul Frew questioned why a plan to redevelop football stadia had been halted while the Casement Park redevelopment continued.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 Stormont cannot strike three-year budget amid current crisis, minister says The draft budget had proposed a 10% cash increase to health spending.
Irish Mirror · Feb 10, 2022 Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald congratulates Queen on 'lifetime of service' on Platinum Jubilee Mrs McDonald was reacting to the news that a tree is to be planted in the grounds of Parliament Buildings at Stormont to mark the jubilee.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 Sinn Fein leader congratulates Queen on ‘lifetime of service’ Mary Lou McDonald was reacting after a decision to plant a tree at Stormont to mark the Jubilee.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 Murphy seeking to bring budget directly to Assembly, says O’Neill Michelle O’Neill said Conor Murphy was trying to find a ‘way around the DUP mess’.
The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022 Tree to be planted at Stormont to mark Platinum Jubilee Permission to plant the tree was granted by the Assembly Commission on Wednesday.