Northern Ireland Protocol ‘not sustainable’ in current format – Brandon Lewis The Secretary of State said 200 GB businesses are not trading with Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
Travel pass scheme for Irish border will not damage NI tourism, vows Donaldson DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK and Irish Governments could find a ‘sensible’ way to ensure the scheme did not cause friction. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
Ulster Unionist leader vows not to be intimidated after office attack Doug Beattie’s constituency office was targeted hours after he criticised loyalist rallies against Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
Beattie’s office vandalised after UUP leader condemns anti-protocol rallies A window was smashed at the property in Portadown, Co Armagh. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
Doug Beattie's constituency office targeted overnight The damage was discovered this morning Belfast Live · Mar 28, 2022
Pat McArt: St Patrick's Day being less Irish or green just won't happen "Let’s get it clear - what the former DUP leader is really saying is she wants St Patrick’s Day to be less Irish. Less green. And that’s never going to happen." Belfast Live · Mar 28, 2022
Anti-protocol rallies raising tension and harnessing anger, says UUP leader Doug Beattie said his party will not be involved in rallies that he said were ‘raising tensions’ in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022
Brendan Hughes: Don't expect the Stormont Executive to be restored anytime soon Pressing issues such as securing a multi-year budget will have to be parked once more Belfast Live · Mar 26, 2022
DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson must be clear on Lagan Valley intentions says TUV's Jim Allister "Surely if you're standing in an election you're standing to serve - not to desert" Belfast Live · Mar 26, 2022
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says Stormont election 'most important in a generation' He was speaking alongside TUV leader Jim Allister, Baroness Hoey, Ben Habib and Jamie Bryson in Ballymoney Belfast Live · Mar 26, 2022
Stormont Assembly election ‘most important in a generation’ – Jeffrey Donaldson The DUP leader was speaking ahead of the latest rally against the Northern Ireland Protocol, which took place in Ballymoney. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022
SDLP's Colum Eastwood: All political leaders should feel ashamed over cost of living crisis He said the financial pressures facing households have become an "emergency" but politics "has failed people again" Belfast Live · Mar 25, 2022
Minister confident obstacles to NI involvement in Euro 2028 bid can be overcome Gordon Lyons said a new Executive following the Assembly elections must formally agree Northern Ireland’s participation. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022
Security alert that forced Simon Coveney from stage at peace event condemned DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill said people want to move on from violence. The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022
Belfast Live · Mar 25, 2022 Euro 2028: Stormont Minister says Northern Ireland cannot currently support bid to host tournament "I’m astounded to hear Minister Lyons openly state that his party’s refusal to get back into the Executive is costing us jobs and investment and holding us back from hosting this prestigious football tournament"
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022 Northern Ireland unable to back Euro 2028 bid currently, says Stormont minister Gordon Lyons said a lack of a functioning powersharing Executive in Belfast means ministers cannot give ‘in principle’ support to the joint bid.
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022 Sinn Fein ready to form Executive after NI Assembly election – Michelle O’Neill DUP MLA Peter Weir said the forthcoming election would be the most important he had ever fought.
Irish Mirror · Mar 24, 2022 Arlene Foster slams 'Irishness' of St Patrick's Day as she hits out at the colour green, Joe Biden and Bono The former DUP leader was not happy with last week's festivities
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022 Collapse of Executive to influence protocol negotiations ‘futile’ – Conor Murphy The Stormont Finance Minister criticised the situation as ‘frustrating’.
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022 Stormont election ‘will decide direction for Northern Ireland’, says Donaldson The DUP leader said he wants parties to work together rather than focus on the possibility of a ‘divisive’ border poll.
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022 ‘Prime Minister threw Northern Ireland under the bus’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson The DUP leader said it is up to Boris Johnson whether his legacy as Prime Minister will be Brexit or the break-up of the Union.
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022 Stormont votes to extend powers for Covid restrictions to September Health Minister Robin Swann said the extension allows action in the event of a worsening of the pandemic.
Belfast Live · Mar 19, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Assembly candidate selections show DUP electoral problems Opting for only two candidates in Lagan Valley demonstrates a nervousness as the election draws nearer
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2022 DUP leader accuses Sinn Fein of pushing ‘radical all-Ireland agenda’ Sir Jeffrey Donaldson made the comments as his party ratified their Assembly candidates for the election in May.
Belfast Live · Mar 18, 2022 DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley will not seek re-election for family reasons She will remain with the party