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Stormont

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2024
Leo Varadkar to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and new Stormont leaders tomorrow
Analysis: Stormont is too fragile to be confident after one day's success
Brian Rowan
Laois boss suspended by SDLP for leaving Stormont early for match
SDLP suspends whip from MLA who left Stormont early for GAA match
Quiz: How much do you know about the history of the Stormont Assembly?
'Historic day' for Northern Ireland as Michelle O'Neill becomes first nationalist First Minister
New ministers have now been appointed to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Explainer: How does Northern Ireland appoint ministers - and who might get the jobs?
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill on cusp of becoming NI First Minister as Stormont to return tomorrow
Speaker of the Stormont Assembly will meet with all party whips at midday today to discuss the arrangements for the sitting.
The Explainer: Power sharing returns to Stormont - how did we get here?
DUP green lights Stormont return after UK Parliament fast-tracks legislation to restore devolution
UK government to replace 'green lane' on goods travelling to NI under new Stormont deal
The DUP has been using a veto power to block Stormont’s devolved institutions for almost two years.
It was announced earlier this week that the DUP was prepared to return to Stormont, dependent on the UK Government implementing certain legislative assurances.
The return will see Michelle O’Neill become the region’s first ever nationalist first minister.
‘They’re like children’: Mixed reaction to DUP's overnight deal in both nationalist and unionist towns
The health service was the main concern among people in Banbridge and Newry in Co Down.
UK and EU agree change to post-Brexit NI trade rules after DUP reaches deal
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the changes show the “naysayers are wrong”.
The DUP leader today expressed hope that the executive could be back in place within days.
The parties eligible to participate in a revived ministerial executive are due to meet later today to discuss the next steps.
Support for the deal is not unanimous within the DUP and several senior figures remain fiercely opposed to the proposed agreement.
Brian Rowan: Donaldson finally came through, but the real work starts now
Brian Rowan
Jeffrey Donaldson briefing DUP members over UK government proposals to end Stormont impasse
Jeffrey Donaldson to give 'update on political situation' to DUP executive on Monday
The Explainer: Is power sharing in Northern Ireland finished?
New deadline for resurrecting Stormont powersharing set to be fixed for 8 February
Stormont return: DUP's Friday meeting wasn't ‘make or break’ moment, Donaldson says
Brian Rowan: The people of Northern Ireland have finally had enough of its broken politics
Brian Rowan
NI Strikes: Varadkar says public sector workers haven't got pay increases 'they should have'
Some 16 trade unions with joint membership totalling around 170,000 are taking part in industrial action today.
Unions in the North have been involved in long-running pay disputes, in some cases lasting for several years.
Workers are demanding that pay awards made to counterparts elsewhere in the UK are introduced in Northern Ireland.
Speaking at Belfast City Hall this afternoon, Nipsa general secretary Carmel Gates said strike action will grow if demands aren't met.
Northern Ireland at a standstill: 'The biggest day of strike action in a generation' today
Tens of thousands of workers across 16 unions are taking part in strike action later.
Stormont session suspended and O’Neill says she fears Assembly may never return due to DUP boycott
Brian Rowan: 'The politics of this place is a story of power cuts rather than power sharing'
Brian Rowan
Sinn Féin in bid to recall Stormont Assembly next week ahead of public sector strike
Sunak says there is 'a very good basis’ for Stormont Executive to be restored
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Time for DUP to make a decision, Michelle O’Neill warns in New Year message
9/11 sparked fears for nuclear or chemical attack preparedness in NI, State Papers reveal
Northern Ireland: 'Stormont is now a mere soap opera on a hill over Belfast'
Brian Rowan
Failure to restore Stormont is a 'denial of democracy', Micheál Martin says
Sinn Féin criticises ‘lack of DUP leadership’ as it rules out Stormont deal before Christmas
‘Real sense of momentum’ in talks to restore Stormont but DUP says ‘still work to be done’
Talks with Stormont leaders to focus on finances of a returning executive
Sinn Féin says UK Government negotiations with DUP on Windsor Framework have concluded
Westminster committee recommends ‘supermajority’ speaker election to restore Stormont
Varadkar says 'real possibility' Northern Ireland Executive can be restored by early next year
Six trees at the Dark Hedges made famous by Game Of Thrones to be cut down next week
Wreath for the Disappeared to be laid at Stormont during 17th annual All Souls Day event
Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot be certain Stormont will return by end of year
DUP talking to UK's Labour Party but pressing for Stormont return deal with Conservatives