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Brendan Hughes: David Trimble did the heavy lifting but others reaped the benefits

While Stormont has faltered, relative peace envisioned by the Good Friday Agreement has endured

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright: Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for funeral cortege

Chief executive Buta Atwal said the guard of honour was a "fitting tribute" to a man who had put Wrightbus on the map

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’

Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to the company’s founder.

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Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for William Wright’s funeral cortege

Tributes poured in after the death of the 94-year-old industrialist at the weekend.

The Independent UK

David Trimble’s journey from Drumcree hardliner to peace prize winner and leader

He famously declared: “We’ve done our bit. Mr Adams, it’s over to you. We’ve jumped, you follow.”

Belfast Live

David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77

Few Nobel laureates can have endured as much vitriol during their careers as David Trimble, the one-time hardliner who led Northern Ireland's Protestant majority into a historic peace pact with their Catholic rivals and who died on Monday aged 77.

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David Trimble’s journey from hardliner to first minister

The former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party has died at the age of 77.

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DUP's Ian Paisley says Liz Truss 'has the edge' in Conservative Party leadership contest

The MP said his "heart probably says" he would support one candidate over the other

Belfast Live

Tributes paid to Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright who has died aged 94

Stormont Economy Minister Gordon Lyons led the tributes to the business man on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Doubts over future progress of plan to rip up Northern Ireland Brexit deal

Commons Leader Mark Spencer confirmed that three days of committee stage for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill will begin on July 13.

The Independent UK

NI’s former top judge criticises Stormont parties for ‘doing nothing’ on legacy

Sir Declan Morgan was involved in heated exchanges with politicians from the region during an appearance before a Westminster Committee.

The Independent UK

DUP claims about NI Protocol impact on cost of living inaccurate, fact-check group says

The group accused the DUP of a "brazen" example of "cherry picking facts to suit a narrative"

Belfast Live

DUP 'holding out' until Northern Ireland Protocol Bill advances through Westminster, says Ian Paisley

It follows reports that Downing Street fears the legislation could be defeated if the DUP does not commit to restoring the Assembly

Belfast Live

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

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What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

Belfast Live

DUP Ballymoney councillor John Finlay: 'I have only three months to live'

The Ballymoney representative said he hopes to continue fulfilling his elected duties for as long as possible

The Guardian - UK

Van Morrison takes legal action against Northern Ireland health department and minister over Covid article

The musician’s action comes in response to a Rolling Stone article by minister Robin Swann defending his department’s response to the pandemic

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: DUP approach to its cherished Union a web of contradictions

"The Irish Sea border must go," the DUP says - but it would be happy to maintain a sea border in other ways

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The Guardian - UK

‘He’s like Farage’: how Jim Allister fired up opposition to NI protocol

Traditional Unionist Voice leader’s pressuring of DUP emulates Ukip strategy of pushing militant agenda

The Independent UK

What is the Good Friday Agreement? Peace deal that ended Northern Ireland Troubles explained

The agreement brought republicans and unionists together after decades of political conflict in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Michelle O’Neill: centre stage for Sinn Féin’s prospective first minister

After leading party to victory in Stormont, former Dungannon mayor is set to make history

The Guardian - UK

Lord Plumb obituary

Farmer and politician who was the only Briton to be elected president of the European parliament

The Guardian - UK

The march of time: unionism braced for an election that could put Sinn Féin in power

Protest parades ahead of the May elections have a less triumphalist feel as voters appear more concerned with cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Truss faces demands to give EU an ‘absolute deadline’ over protocol issues

The Northern Ireland Protocol was agreed by the UK and EU as a way to maintain a free-flowing land border on the island of Ireland after Brexit.

The Independent UK

NI unionists warned Boris Johnson is leading an ‘English nationalist party’

The DUP’s Ian Paisley criticised the Prime Minister for failing to speak up about the powersharing crisis at Stormont.

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