DUP Antrim and Newtownabbey councillors endorsed council scheme on NI Protocol It is the latest example to emerge of the DUP at council level having previously backed the protocol-related initiative Belfast Live · Oct 10, 2022
O’Neill cautions against winter election and calls for Stormont return Sinn Fein’s Stormont leader was preparing to meet senior US official Derek Chollet. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022
DUP councillor John Carson suspended for three months over 'misogynistic' Michelle O'Neill remark The councillor faced widespread criticism for the "misogynistic" comment, which was posted under an image backing Edwin Poots for the DUP leadership Belfast Live · Oct 10, 2022
DUP issues statement on barring journalist Amanda Ferguson from party conference Amanda Ferguson was temporarily denied access before the decision was overturned Belfast Live · Oct 10, 2022
DUP conference analysis: Low-key outing sets aside past leadership turmoil The half-hour speech had a slightly delayed start, which critics may unkindly joke was because it was still being written by Jamie Bryson Belfast Live · Oct 8, 2022
Resolve Northern Ireland protocol or face more political chaos, warns DUP head Party will continue to boycott power sharing until action taken to ‘restore our place fully in UK’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022
Jeffrey Donaldson: No powersharing for DUP while Irish Sea border remains Political opponents have heavily criticised the DUP boycott, insisting it is hampering efforts to support families struggling amid the cost-of-living crisis Belfast Live · Oct 8, 2022
Creeslough tragedy – cross-border search and rescue effort praised Emergency services from Northern Ireland rushed to Donegal to help rescue efforts following the devastating service station explosion on Friday. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
Donaldson: No powersharing for DUP while Irish Sea border remains The party leader told his annual conference changes must be secured to the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol. The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022
Northern Ireland's unionist DUP sceptical as post-Brexit talks resume The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) warned the British government on Saturday that there is no way they will restore power sharing government in Northern Ireland unless post-Brexit trade checks to the region are removed. Reuters · Oct 8, 2022
Brendan Hughes: DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson must find a way of saving face It appears AWOL Sir Jeffrey has spoken more times this week to loyalist activist Jamie Bryson than addressing the public Belfast Live · Oct 8, 2022
Lisburn and Castlereagh strike: Union rep says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has intervened "He (Sir Jeffrey Donaldson) said that he had been in contact with our chief executive (David Burns of LCCC) in an effort to try and break the current impasse" Belfast Live · Oct 7, 2022
DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson to 'take steps' to oppose council deal on Brexit NI Protocol Jamie Bryson said he has spoken to the DUP leader "numerous times" in recent days and received assurances Belfast Live · Oct 6, 2022
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 The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Belfast Live · Sep 20, 2022 Christmas Assembly election idea not an "idle threat", Secretary of State says Doug Beattie slated idea of "knocking on doors to tell people to vote for us in the cost-of-living crisis, when people are sitting in their homes hungry and cold and we are asking them for a vote when we have already failed them"
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Pre-Christmas Assembly election is not an idle threat – Heaton-Harris The new Northern Ireland Secretary said people should judge him on his actions and words.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Pre-Christmas Assembly election would be ‘absolutely diabolical’ – Beattie The UUP leader has met new NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.
Belfast Live · Sep 17, 2022 Queen's funeral guests: The Stormont party leaders and other key figures due to attend Heads of state, prime ministers and presidents, European royals and key figures from public life are being invited to the service
Belfast Live · Sep 17, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Political unionism only has itself to blame for optics While it is easy to demonise the press, it is a consequence of the DUP blocking Stormont over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol which made Sinn Féin's role much more pronounced
Belfast Live · Sep 14, 2022 DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson insists Union has not been weakened by Queen's death Sir Jeffrey said he was confident the new King will continue to "build the unity of our United Kingdom"
Irish Mirror · Sep 13, 2022 King Charles makes interesting comment to Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill at historic meeting During their brief conversation, the new King thanked Ms O'Neill for the "incredibly kind things" she had said about his mother.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 King and President signal intent on future Anglo Irish relations The heads of state shared a warm handshake at the close of a service of reflection for the late Queen in Belfast.
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 King Charles questions DUP leader over Brexit deal stance Monarch also meets Sinn Fein chief, who paid tribute to Queen
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 King questions DUP leader over controversial Northern Ireland Protocol The King spoke to Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill about the Northern Ireland Assembly and its current impasse.
Belfast Live · Sep 13, 2022 Michelle O’Neill tells King Charles she hopes British-Irish relationship 'strengthens and evolves' Ms O'Neill expressed her sympathies over the death of Queen Elizabeth II as Stormont party representatives met the new monarch at Hillsborough Castle