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Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count

The final of 462 council seats across Northern Ireland was filled shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Campaign to save Howden Park Centre backed by SNP councillors

The Hands Off Howden Park Centre campaign is fighting to save the venue

Daily Record

Fight to save West Lothian arts centre backed by SNP councillors

The party, in opposition on West Lothian Council, has called on the Labour-led minority administration to keep Howden Park Centre running after West Lothian Leisure trust earmarked the arts centre for closure

Edinburgh Live

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Student nursing cuts will impact Derry 'worse than elsewhere' with Magee set to lose out

Student numbers are set to be reduced by 300 in nursing and allied health professions

Belfast Live

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Members of Congress Have Article III Standing to Sue Federal Agencies

The Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in Carnahan v. Maloney to consider whether members of Congress can sue to force disclosure of information from the General Services Administration.

Reason

Michelle O’Neill reiterates plea to DUP to return to Stormont Assembly

The Sinn Fein vice president was speaking after Sir Jeffrey Donaldson insisted his party’s position is not weakening.

The Independent UK

Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

Three former senior civil servants gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the functioning of Stormont.

The Independent UK

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Protests over plans to shut down 'beating heart' of community

Howden Park Centre is at risk, along with three swimming pools

Daily Record

Protests at West Lothian plans to close down 'beating heart' of local community

Protestors are calling for the planned closure of the Howden Centre in Livingston, and three local leisure centres, to be stopped - and councillors have voted to call for extra funding from the Scottish Government.

Edinburgh Live

UUP's Doug Beattie: NI council election a choice between delivery or dysfunction

He said concerns over Brexit's NI Protocol cannot be ignored, but argued a restored Stormont can "deal with the challenges"

Belfast Live

"For goodness sake let's work together", Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald tells DUP at NI election manifesto launch

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said that "God knows there's plenty of work to be done"

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland budget will stymie economic growth, say business bodies

Reduced Westminister funding reignites calls for restoration of the Stormont Executive

Birmingham Post

West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

Daily Record

DUP seeking ‘further movement’ from Government on post-Brexit trade

The party collapsed the executive in Belfast in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland secretary denies budget is 'punishment' for Stormont power-sharing impasse

"The purpose of this budget is to make sure public services can continue in the absence of an Executive"

Belfast Live

Lisburn Castlereagh councillor calls for Stormont to be scrapped

"But what I think perhaps should happen now is that the NI assembly should be closed down and the 11 councils should be given their Executive and functioning powers."

Edinburgh Live

Safety concerns at Susan Boyle and Lewis Capaldi's old West Lothian school

St Kentigern's in Blackburn faces a £1.2m bill to relocate an entire department to keep the school open and enable repairs as engineers complete survey. The repair bill will be known by the summer holidays

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

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The Independent UK

SDLP proposes Stormont ‘triple lock’ to protect NI budget and deliver reform

The official opposition party will present the proposals to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Council throws lifeline to villages cut off from bus network

Greenrigg and Blackridge were set to lose all buses. A limited service has been saved but elsewhere across the county dozens of buses especially those many rely on to get to work will disappear next month

The Independent UK

Micheal Martin says Irish government will work with UK on Good Friday Agreement

He was speaking at Queen’s University Belfast alongside Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.

Belfast Live

Stormont doesn't know Casement Park cost despite Euro 2028 bid

There is speculation the British and Irish governments could be willing to step in to bridge a funding gap

Evening Standard

OPINION - Expectations vs reality: Joe Biden in Northern Ireland

Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland may go down in history as a case study in ‘expectations versus reality’, and one nearly as cinematic as this classic scene from the film (500) Days of Summer.

The Independent UK

President Biden ‘sent a clear message to the DUP’ over Stormont – O’Neill

Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill said she is focused on trying to make politics work.

Belfast Live

Casement Park included in EURO 2028 bid dossier but Croke Park omitted from final list of stadia

Casement’s inclusion in the bid comes amid continued uncertainty about funding and the lack of a functioning Executive at Stormont

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