DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson criticised over Stormont boycott threat Leader accused of holding region to ransom with vow not to revive power sharing until Brexit protocol is ditched The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022
Northern Ireland set to vote in election poised to make history Sinn Féin, a nationalist, pro-reunification party, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time. Al Jazeera · May 4, 2022
BBC NI election debate: Rating the Stormont leaders' performances in battle for votes How the party leaders fared in the second and final TV debate of the Assembly election campaign Belfast Live · May 3, 2022
NI election 2022 poll - Who should I vote for in the Northern Ireland Assembly ballot? Compare the priorities of the five major parties - Alliance, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Sinn Fein - at the NI election Belfast Live · May 3, 2022
Sinn Féin echoes Labour in 1997 with softly-softly Stormont campaign With ultra-guarded, disciplined election strategy, party is cautiously edging towards potentially momentous win The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022
Analysis: What to look out for as Stormont leaders go head-to-head in BBC NI election debate Leaders from the five main parties at Stormont are due to take part Belfast Live · May 3, 2022
Lyra McKee’s sister says Sinn Féin letter leak exploits her murder for politics Nichola McKee Corner brands leaking of exchange, allegedly between Sinn Féin and Saoradh, an exploitation of Lyra’s murder The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022
BBC NI election debate: How to watch the final Stormont leaders' debate Leaders from the five main parties at Stormont are due to take part Belfast Live · May 2, 2022
UTV election debate: Rating the Stormont leaders' performances in battle for votes Some of the Stormont leaders performed better than others under the glare of the studio lights Belfast Live · May 1, 2022
‘It’s a bit of a circus’: the Northern Irish voters tired of polarised politics Young voters in Enniskillen show dismay at Sinn Féin and the DUP in run-up to this week’s elections The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022
Labour can take some Tory citadels this week – but don’t expect a clear-cut UK result The party is fighting a tough local election map, but could still benefit from symbolic triumphs in high-profile Tory strongholds The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022
Letters: vulnerable children deserve better Twenty years after the Victoria Climbié report, our social services are still bedevilled by poor practice The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022
Brendan Hughes: Don't be surprised if election manifesto plans are quickly forgotten It's understandable that few voters actually read election manifestos Belfast Live · Apr 30, 2022
DUP not using scare tactics in election campaign over border poll, says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said people want the Stormont institutions to work - but they need to be reformed Belfast Live · Apr 28, 2022
The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022 Sinn Féin could become the biggest party in Northern Ireland on May 5 – here's what it means for power-sharing Party leaders on both sides of the political divide in Northern Ireland agree that the Stormont assembly election on May 5 could be the most important in a generation. Polls continue to suggest that Sinn Féin will become the largest party for the first time in Northern Ireland’s 101-year history…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022 In an era of electoral fragmentation, Labour must learn to embrace power-sharing The French election showed how electoral systems shape politics. In the UK, abandoning first past the post could be transformative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Belfast Live · Apr 26, 2022 No voters have raised Brexit Protocol or First Minister post during election campaign, says SDLP leader Colum Eastwood He said the SDLP was focused "within every fibre of our being" on lifting people out of poverty
Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2022 Sinn Fein Stormont Assembly election manifesto - key points Michelle O'Neill said Sinn Féin would provide a "progressive First Minister for all"
Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2022 Sinn Féin pledges £230 to every household as party launches Stormont Assembly election manifesto Sinn Féin would provide a "progressive First Minister for all" if they become the largest party in next week's poll, deputy leader Michelle O'Neill said
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022 Northern Ireland: what could historic election win for Sinn Féin mean? Questions over whether win would bring a united Ireland closer, or if it could lead to complete collapse of assembly
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022 The Guardian view on the Northern Ireland election: an avoidable crisis Editorial: Power sharing is worth preserving, whichever party finishes ahead. But Boris Johnson seems set on making things worse
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022 Surviving the split: Sinn Féin’s long road to independence from the IRA After a century of friction, the party of Irish republicanism has finally rid itself of the whiff of sulphur and cordite
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022 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
Belfast Live · Apr 23, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Boris Johnson partygate sees DUP and Sinn Fein find common ground The parties have the same aloofness over the PM being fined for breaking Covid laws - but for different reasons
Belfast Live · Apr 20, 2022 Fermanagh and South Tyrone NI election 2022 constituency candidates In the last election just a few hundred votes was the difference