The Latest Breaking News from Stormont Assembly

N Ireland Chamber chief calls for fully-functioning Stormont to help businesses

Cathal Geoghegan was speaking at the Stormont Assembly remains in a state of collapse.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

Labour veteran Hilary Benn spent two days in Northern Ireland on his first official visit since his appointment by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Northern Ireland council election 2023: Dates, candidates, where to vote, results, rules and more

Your one-stop guide to the NI local election on May 18 and how to vote

Belfast Live · Apr 27, 2023

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stresses hard border must be avoided as UK-EU talks continue

The DUP has refused to enter the Stormont Assembly until unionist concerns are dealt with

Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023

Parents of Stormont MLA Alex Easton killed in house fire

Alec and Ann Easton died after the fire at their home in Co Down.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

DUP will not be bullied or cajoled into restoring Stormont, minister told

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK Government should stop ‘expending energy’ targeting unionists.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

Stormont Assembly members' pay to be cut by 27.5% from January

Chris Heaton-Harris also triggered an option to extend a deadline to form a new devolved Executive in Belfast by a further six weeks

Belfast Live · Dec 8, 2022

Stormont Assembly set to be recalled amid powersharing impasse

The DUP is boycotting devolution as part of its protest against Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Heaton-Harris reaffirms intention to cut MLA pay

The Stormont Assembly is due to reconvene tomorrow to put pressure on the DUP to reengage with the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Stormont Assembly recalled "to provide urgent help" amid cost-of-living crisis

The Assembly will now be recalled on Wednesday at 12pm but, unless the DUP drops its stance, the bid will end in failure

Belfast Live · Dec 5, 2022