Mid Ulster District Council: All the candidates running in the 2023 NI local elections 66 candidates will compete across seven district electoral areas to elect 40 councillors Belfast Live · May 5, 2023
The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means The United Kingdom is about to embark on an orgy of flag-waving pomp and pageantry in celebration of King Charles III’s coronation. The Conversation · May 4, 2023
Sinn Féin on course to become largest party in councils, poll suggests The survey suggested that more than half of DUP voters will give their second preference to the UUP, while 21% will give a second preference to the TUV Belfast Live · May 2, 2023
Brendan Hughes: Sinn Fein attending King Charles coronation a no-brainer for party With local government elections less than three weeks away, Sinn Fein's gesture will play well with middle-ground voters Belfast Live · Apr 29, 2023
Gerry Adams wrongly denied compensation after convictions overturned, judge rules Victory for former Sinn Féin leader in long-running case linked to attempted prison escapes in 1970s The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023
Sinn Féin at the coronation: how to understand Michelle O'Neill's decision to attend King Charles's big day Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill’s acceptance of the offer to attend the coronation of King Charles III may come a surprise to some. It is standard protocol for such an invitation to be made to all significant political parties in the UK, including those in the devolved regions, and… The Conversation · Apr 28, 2023
Big changes needed to power sharing in Northern Ireland, says 70% of population Two-thirds of people also think 1998 Good Friday agreement has failed to deliver stable governance, survey finds The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023
Michelle O'Neill will attend King Charles coronation in the hope of 'advancing peace' The Sinn Féin Vice President will join President Michael D Higgins in attendance at the coronation in London in May Irish Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
King Charles coronation: Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to attend Ms O'Neill said she is an Irish republican but is committed to "representing the whole community" Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2023
Fermanagh and Omagh: All of the candidates running in NI Council Elections 2023 The vote is to take place on May 18 Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2023
Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll A total of 807 candidates are contesting the 462 seats across Northern Ireland's 11 councils Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2023
Fine Gael TDs quiz Mary Lou McDonald on her relationship with Jonathan Dowdall Dowdall, a former Sinn Féin councillor and a convicted criminal, acted as a State witness in the trial of Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch. Irish Mirror · Apr 20, 2023
Sinn Fein confirms 12 candidates in Derry for council election as it seeks to become biggest party The party won seven seats in the city in 2019, and 11 across the Derry and Strabane council Belfast Live · Apr 20, 2023
Eoin O Broin insists Jonathan Dowdall wouldn't have been near Sinn Féin if they knew his background Sinn Féin has continuously distanced itself from its former councillor, arguing that if they knew Dowdall’s links to crime, he would "never have been a member of Sinn Féin" Irish Mirror · Apr 18, 2023
Irish Mirror · Apr 17, 2023 Mary Lou McDonald blasts 'false and deeply offensive' Regency comments: 'I have never met Gerard Hutch' The Sinn Féin leader released a detailed statement following the sensational finish to the Regency trial
Belfast Live · Apr 10, 2023 Analysis: Good Friday Agreement not perfect but peace deal is the only show in town The Northern Ireland peace deal has been far from perfect, but 25 years on it has endured
Irish Mirror · Apr 10, 2023 'Significant challenges' in refugee accommodation as 1,300 beds to revert to tourism In response to a parliamentary question from Sinn Féin's Imelda Munster, Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman acknowledged that there were issues sourcing accommodation for arriving refugees and those already here.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023 ‘It’s like 45 years of torture’: searching for the bodies of the Troubles’ victims Without the remains of loved ones to grieve over, families feel the Northern Ireland conflict has not ended
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023 Nostalgia, rap tributes and violent tropes: has Northern Ireland really turned its back on the Troubles? Celebrations are being planned to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement but, with many romanticising the Troubles, the past can seem very present
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023 Thatcher was the accidental midwife of peace in Northern Ireland – today’s partisan leaders, take note 25 years on from the Good Friday agreement, the Iron Lady’s implacability and its unintended consequences are a lesson in humility, says Guardian Ireland correspondent Rory Carroll
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023 Belfast’s peace walls: potent symbols of division are dwindling – but slowly Dismantling of the barriers between Catholic and Protestant areas reflects undeniable progress in the 25 years since the Good Friday agreement, but the city remains deeply divided
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023 How did the Good Friday agreement come about and why is it so significant? Held up as a model for peace, the historic agreement ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland over 58 tense hours
Irish Mirror · Apr 6, 2023 Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin refuses to clarify if he apologised to garda reps over eviction tweet Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin was criticised in recent days over a picture he tweeting showing modern day gardaí at a famine era eviction.
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Good Friday Agreement: how the US came to be a key broker in Northern Ireland's peace deal Between 1820 and 1920, four million people emigrated from Ireland to the US. Many were fleeing hunger and destitution and so brought with them an “exile” nationalism – a conviction that they were forced to leave by British misgovernment and exploitation of Ireland. Little wonder, then, that the Irish diaspora…
The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023 Good Friday Agreement: the early 1990s back-channel between the IRA and British government that made peace possible In February 1990, in the midst of the Troubles, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness publicly invited the British government to reopen a back-channel used during previous phases of contact with the IRA in the 1970s and during the 1981 hunger strike.