Green Party Northern Ireland leader loses seat on Belfast City Council Mal O’Hara remained in contention until the final stage of the count in the Castle District Electoral Area. The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
NI election analysis: Big wins for Sinn Fein while Alliance surge stalls While votes are still being counted and many seats have yet to be filled, the broad picture is largely mirroring last year's Stormont poll Belfast Live · May 19, 2023
Council election results send message that Stormont must return – Sinn Fein The DUP has said its vote is holding up as counting continues across 11 council areas in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
Sinn Fein makes strong start as local government election votes counted The party led the way with the most number of representatives elected on the first day of the count on Friday. The Independent UK · May 19, 2023
DUP candidate 'threatened' at polling station as counting in NI local elections gets underway Dawn Higgins was 'verbally threatened and had leaflets torn from her hand' during the Northern Ireland local elections, DUP party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has claimed. Irish Mirror · May 19, 2023
Polls close in Northern Ireland local elections Ballots cast on Thursday will elect 462 councillors across the 11 councils in Northern Ireland. Belfast Live · May 18, 2023
Polls close in local elections Polls have now closed in the Northern Ireland local elections. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Political leaders cast their ballots in local government elections Voters will be electing 462 councillors across the 11 local councils in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · May 18, 2023
Pensioner had to spend money saved for husband's gravestone on 'colossal' energy bill The woman was reportedly refused financial support and therefore had no choice but to spend the cash she had saved Wales Online · May 17, 2023
Peter Robinson says Government will be watching DUP council vote share On Friday, Sir Jeffrey told the PA News Agency that the reason Sinn Fein won the last assembly election is “because of unionist splits and divisions” Belfast Live · May 16, 2023
Full list of candidates for council election in Causeway Coast and Glens 74 candidates will contest 40 seats in the Causeway Coast and Glens council election on May 18 Belfast Live · May 16, 2023
Election a test for new-look Derry Sinn Fein as it seeks to take top spot in SDLP stronghold Rivalry between SDLP and Sinn Fein the key battle in Derry City and Strabane council election Belfast Live · May 16, 2023
Newry, Mourne and Down council NI election candidates in full A total of 807 candidates are contesting the 462 seats across Northern Ireland's 11 councils Belfast Live · May 16, 2023
Full list of candidates for NI council elections in Derry City and Strabane 70 candidates will contest 40 seats in the Derry and Strabane council election on May 18 Belfast Live · May 15, 2023
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 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.
Belfast Live · May 11, 2023 Sinn Féin has ‘track record of working for all’, council candidate says West Tyrone councillor Stevie McCann will seek re-election for the third time in next week’s local council elections
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 DUP ‘not weakening its stance on Stormont’, vows Sir Jeffrey Donaldson He was addressing his party’s manifesto launch in Belfast ahead of next week’s council elections.
Belfast Live · May 9, 2023 Education Authority “reluctantly” agrees £14 million in cuts NASUWT teachers' union says EA statement "makes it clear that Education is now in a horrendous position"
Belfast Live · May 9, 2023 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"
Dublin Live · May 9, 2023 Cost of living: Calls grow for supermarkets to slash prices amid inflation Representatives from major supermarkets are set to meet with the Dail tomorrow to discuss alleviating financial pressures on shoppers
Belfast Live · May 9, 2023 "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"
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 Attending coronation was ‘right thing to do’, says Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill’s presence at the ceremony was seen as a demonstration of improved relations between the republican movement and the royal family.
The Independent UK · May 8, 2023 Gerry Adams makes incendiary claim that IRA murder of Thatcher would have caused ‘very few tears’ The 1984 IRA bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party conference killed five and injured 31
Daily Mirror · May 8, 2023 'Very few tears' would've been shed if IRA killed Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams claims The former Sinn Fein leader made the incendiary remark about the infamous Brighton hotel bombing at the 1984 Tory party conference, which claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured
The Independent UK · May 7, 2023 James Nesbitt: All NI political parties attending coronation is sign of progress Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill and DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson were among the world leaders who were on the guest list.