The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

My first visit to Northern Ireland was a memorable one. A fairly junior (and totally useless) civil servant, I was dispatched to represent the Treasury at a seminar about something or other at Stormont. The other attendees were all permanent secretaries of Northern Ireland government departments.

PM hails ‘fantastic cause for optimism’ as he seeks to put his stamp on success of Stormont reconvening

Party prepares to claim Northern Ireland first minister post for first time with power sharing set to resume

Thanks to the party’s boycott, public services are collapsing and there has been no government at Stormont for nearly two years, says political commentator Sarah Creighton

Ministerial posts could be filled within days after DUP’s decision to end boycott of power sharing

The Northern Ireland Secretary was attending a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf discussed “the importance of restoring devolved institutions in Northern Ireland” when he met with Sinn Fein depute…

Ireland’s Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe said the restoration of Stormont would be of benefit to the whole island.

The Sinn Fein party president claims the public’s patience with the DUP blockade of Stormont has ‘worn out’.