The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Westminster's EU Law Bill could 'derail' NI Climate Action Plans due to work burden on Stormont staff

"... made all the more acute by the ongoing lack of functioning political institutions in Northern Ireland"

Belfast Live · Oct 3, 2022

Murphy warns against Tory ‘return to austerity’ after tax U-turn

Stormont’s Finance Minister welcomed the decision to abandon plans to abolish the top rate of income tax for the highest earners.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

NI councillors could be forced to attend meetings in person if no Stormont return

"If remote attendance for councillors was taken away due to Stormont not forming, then we would struggle to discharge our duties."

Belfast Live · Oct 3, 2022

Cost of Living Coalition Belfast calls for regulation of home heating oil

The group says the energy crisis is having a "massive impact" and has written a charter to help working families

Belfast Live · Sep 29, 2022

Derry and Strabane residents could be entitled to £100 fuel payment under new scheme

"Support from Westminster has been negligible, support from Stormont has been non-existent so it’s important that we as a council do as much as we can."

Belfast Live · Sep 28, 2022

Restoring Stormont is priority for British and Irish governments – Heaton-Harris

Simon Coveney said it would be failure of politics if powersharing institutions could not be restored.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022

Ulster University ranked in the top 40 across the UK for the first time

It has also entered the top 25 universities in the UK for teaching quality

Belfast Live · Sep 28, 2022

Belfast pavement café licences to continue despite waste and cleanliness issues

A proliferation of pavement cafés with lax regulation are “contributing to the ongoing cleanliness issues in the city," councillors told

Belfast Live · Sep 24, 2022

Call a snap election if Stormont is not restored by October, shadow Northern Ireland secretary says

Peter Kyle told Belfast Live the legislation "has to be followed" but it would be a "sign of real failure"

Belfast Live · Sep 23, 2022

Stormont Covid-19 powers to be extended by further six months in Northern Ireland

DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said his party's ministers will be writing to Mr Swann to oppose the planned extension

Belfast Live · Sep 23, 2022