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‘It’s closer now than it’s ever been’: could there soon be a united Ireland?

With Catholics now outnumbering Protestants in Northern Ireland, advocates for unification are starting to believe their dream could become a reality. But is it inevitable – and would a referendum reignite old enmities?

The Guardian - UK

Long-delayed £40,000 portraits of Sinn Fein Belfast lord mayors to be unveiled

The DUP said a civic reception was "inappropriate at a time when we are trying to encourage others to show restraint"

Belfast Live

UK ends standoff with EU as hopes rise for Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Talks between Irish foreign minister and UK counterpart announced amid change in ‘mood music’

The Guardian - UK

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Liz Truss vows to 'face down separatists who threaten to break up United Kingdom'

The Prime Minister pledged to "realise on the promise of Brexit" but made no specific mention of the Northern Ireland Protocol

Belfast Live

Cost of living: Belfast residents facing 12.5% rates rise, councillors warned

Councils across Northern Ireland are facing "pressures of an estimated £85-90million for the 2022-23 financial year"

Belfast Live

Six-year backlog of watchdog complaints against Northern Ireland councillors

A spokesman for the standards commissioner apologised to councillors who have faced an "unacceptable delay" in the conclusion of investigations

Belfast Live

Fear of Sinn Fein obstacle to normalisation of NI politics – Baker

The NIO minister was speaking to Northern Ireland Conservatives at the party conference in Birmingham.

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Irish passport office needed in Northern Ireland, councillors told

"I know, dozens and dozens of Orangemen who are hardcore loyalists and they have an Irish passport."

Belfast Live

Heaton-Harris: Negotiated protocol solution can carry support of all communities

The NI Secretary again insisted he intends to call an election on October 28 if Stormont is not restored.

The Independent UK

Brexit NI Protocol deadlock could lead to 'funeral of Good Friday Agreement' says DUP's Edwin Poots

It comes as talks are due to resume between the UK and European Union in the latest attempt to resolve the impasse

Belfast Live

Prime Minister Lis Truss says 'no reason' why Stormont should not be re-established

Northern Ireland's powersharing institutions have been dormant for months due to a DUP protest against the protocol

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland supporter 'hit by suspected drink driver' after seeing her first match in Athens

At full time the couple had left the ground and were crossing the road when Maria was hit

Belfast Live

Cost of Living Coalition Belfast calls for regulation of home heating oil

The group says the energy crisis is having a "massive impact" and has written a charter to help working families

Belfast Live

Restoring Stormont is priority for British and Irish governments – Heaton-Harris

Simon Coveney said it would be failure of politics if powersharing institutions could not be restored.

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Belfast Live

SDLP axing deputy leader role in party shake-up

The aim is to "streamline" the party and "reflect modern campaigning methods", party sources said

Belfast Live

Call a snap election if Stormont is not restored by October, shadow Northern Ireland secretary says

Peter Kyle told Belfast Live the legislation "has to be followed" but it would be a "sign of real failure"

Belfast Live

Stormont Covid-19 powers to be extended by further six months in Northern Ireland

DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said his party's ministers will be writing to Mr Swann to oppose the planned extension

Belfast Live

Mini-budget 2022: Plans a "Thatcherite-on-steroids" budget, says Conor Murphy

"The announcements today do not provide the levels of support for working families, for people who are facing real challenges in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis."

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Belfast Live

Relationships in Northern Ireland 'more important than unity poll at this time'

Mr Coveney's comments come after census figures showed Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time since the partition of the island

Belfast Live

Analysis: Census 2021 shows 'Protestant state for a Protestant people' is gone

It would be wrong to jump to conclusions over what a religious headcount means for any future border poll on a united Ireland

The Independent UK

Census shows ‘historic and irreversible change’ is under way – Sinn Fein

The DUP cautioned against using the figures as a ‘mini-referendum’ on Irish reunification.

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland power sharing slips to 2023 as few relish a winter election

Delay to protocol resolution likely to pause Stormont elections that were expected this year

The Guardian - UK

To survive, unionism now has to be inclusive of Northern Ireland’s Catholics

Defending the union will mean becoming secular and liberal, says the Belfast writer Malachi O’Doherty

Belfast Live

Cost-of-living crisis: SDLP seek recall of Assembly to address growing energy costs

The move also follows UK government plans to help with spiralling energy costs for homes and businesses

The Independent UK

Window of opportunity to resolve Stormont stand-off – O’Neill

The Assembly has been in a state of flux since February with the DUP taking protest action against the NI Protocol.

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