The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Powersharing essential for building Union case, Donaldson tells DUP conference

The leader delivered his keynote speech at his party’s annual conference in Belfast.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2023

DUP talking to Labour but pressing for deal for return with current Government

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he does not want to wait another year for a deal that will allow his party to return to Stormont.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar

Northern Ireland’s main unionist party is boycotting the powersharing institutions at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Environmentalists hold ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh over toxic algae bloom

Campaigners dressed in black and carried a makeshift coffin.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

DUP leader blasts Taoiseach’s ‘megaphone diplomacy’ over Northern Ireland

NI political representatives are attending the NI Investment Summit.

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Senior Irish and British ministers remain at odds over Taoiseach comments

NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris termed comments by Leo Varadkar around Irish unity and Stormont as ‘unhelpful’.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

DUP pressurised by small number of hardliners to stay out of Stormont – Baker

The Northern Ireland minister urged those hardliners to consider what sort of future they want for the region.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Dublin comments ‘unhelpful’ amid efforts to restore Stormont – Heaton-Harris

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Stormont stalemate cannot be allowed indefinitely.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Government bailout will not solve NI’s financial problems – Chris Heaton-Harris

The Northern Ireland Secretary was speaking at the British-Irish Association Conference.

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023

Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland

Advice was part of briefing for Peter Mandelson when he became Labour’s Northern Ireland secretary in 1999

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023