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Assembly

Belfast

Martin 'very anxious' that power sharing institutions are restored as quickly as possible

3 Feb 2023

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Northern Ireland

Brian Rowan: Would it really be progress if the Executive was restored?

Brian Rowan

Updated 28 Oct 2022

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Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson says Irish government 'deluded' to think joint-authority with London is possible

Updated 27 Oct 2022

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Assembly

Micheál Martin: Failure to form Northern Ireland Executive is 'unacceptable'

3 Sep 2022

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Northern Ireland

SDLP to form new official opposition at Stormont as Northern Ireland Assembly recalled

25 Jul 2022

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Assembly

NI politician Jim Wells resigns from DUP after 46 years

12 Apr 2022

34.5k

Northern Ireland

DUP motion on abortion passed by Northern Ireland Assembly

2 Jun 2020

25.3k

no consent

It won't stop Northern Ireland leaving, but Stormont has voted to reject Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

20 Jan 2020

32.8k

Powersharing

DUP has prevented pre-Christmas deal to restore Stormont powersharing, Julian Smith says

19 Dec 2019

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ceart go leor

Most of those living in Ireland think the Irish language should be legally protected in the North

20 Feb 2018

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Northern Ireland

'The hamster wheel of talks': There isn't a lot of optimism that the Stormont Assembly will be restored

24 Jan 2018

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Robin Newton

Stormont speaker rejects allegations he misled assembly over role with UDA-linked group

11 Oct 2017

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Constituent Assembly

Candidate shot dead as Venezuelans line up to vote in controversial election

30 Jul 2017

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Northern Ireland

DUP hits out at the Irish government for 'sticking its nose in' Stormont talks

5 Jul 2017

21.3k

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What Next?

After huge vote to push for change to Ireland's abortion laws, the Assembly is deciding what they should look like

23 Apr 2017

14.4k

Abortion

Citizens' Assembly told repealing the Eighth doesn't necessarily mean a right to abortion

4 Mar 2017

17.1k

182

mail bag

'When the blood flows from abortion, Satan has his day' - Citizens' Assembly letters go online

7 Jan 2017

28.8k

301

Northern Ireland

Arlene Foster survives no confidence vote - but Sinn Féin plan another for New Year

19 Dec 2016

17.3k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Are you confident the Citizens' Assembly will resolve the issue of abortion?

18 Dec 2016

10.7k

expensive borders

The cost of reunification? Ireland can no longer afford the cost of partition...

Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

21 Nov 2016

2.6k

106

crisis point

Explainer: What on earth is going on in Northern Ireland?

11 Sep 2015

15.5k

Coming Out

Teacher receives lovely email from student after coming out during school assembly

14 Aug 2014

8.4k

Referendum

Crimean assembly to be dissolved after request to join Russia

6 Mar 2014

10.0k

129

Changes

Constitutional Convention meets for first time this afternoon

1 Dec 2012

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Scotland

Ministers may quit Church of Scotland over gay clergy row

15 Nov 2011

771

Assembly

Stormont Assembly completes first full term of office

23 Mar 2011

376

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