The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Northern Ireland £600 energy support payment to be rolled out 'from January', UK government says

The government said it will fund Northern Ireland electricity companies for these payments

Belfast Live · Dec 19, 2022

Stalled energy payments will be made in Northern Ireland this winter, Sunak vows

The lack of clarity on when householders will receive £600 in energy support has created a political furore in the region.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Rishi Sunak holds talks with NI political leaders on first visit to Belfast as PM

The Prime Minister met all the parties in the same room and spoke to them separately for around 10 to 15 minutes each

Belfast Live · Dec 15, 2022

Agreement on NI Protocol needed to halt ‘momentum’ for paramilitaries, MPs told

The comment came as the Independent Reporting Commission addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster.

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022

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

Brendan Hughes: Three small changes to buses Stormont parties are afraid to support

Without a step-change, staff office dos will face many more years of transport nightmares before Christmas

Belfast Live · Dec 10, 2022

Nurses’ union leader Pat Cullen: ‘I follow through on what I believe in’

The RCN boss poised to lead the first NHS-wide strike reflects on her long-established readiness to tackle perceived injustices

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Health workers in Northern Ireland to receive delayed pay award

The powersharing crisis at Stormont had held up the implementation of the 2022/23 pay increases.

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Leo Varadkar to prioritise Northern Ireland power sharing when he becomes Taoiseach again

The Tanaiste said the Irish Government had 'not for a second' given up on the matter

Irish Mirror · Dec 8, 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