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Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey

Negotiating with people who were almost “mortal enemies” was the only way to deliver the Good Friday Agreement, a former Ulster Unionist leader has said. Lord Reg Empey, a close ally of David Trimble, said many people are alive today because of the ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions could be lost forever if the DUP boycott of the Stormont Assembly does not end, UUP peer Lord Reg Empey has warned. Lord Empey also said Brexit had been a “complete disaster” for Northern Ireland and ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:00

National News

New poll suggests Sinn Féin will become largest local govt party in Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin is on course to become the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested. The republican party will win 29.8% of first preference votes in this month’s council elections, a University of ...

02 May 2023 at 11:48

Northern Ireland

Sunak urged not to ‘railroad’ MPs into backing Windsor pact on Northern Ireland

Rishi Sunak has been warned not to “railroad” MPs into accepting his new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland without giving them “meaningful input”. The Commons European Scrutiny Committee urged the Prime Minister not to set any ...

14 Mar 2023 at 13:38

National News

Tories in new warning to Sunak over Brexit deal with Brussels

Senior Tories have stepped up warnings to Rishi Sunak not to try to strike a Brexit deal with Brussels which is unacceptable to Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, Northern ...

20 Feb 2023 at 11:18

National News

Cleverly in crunch talks with EU in big push for Northern Ireland Protocol deal

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will hold crunch talks with the European Union during an “intensive” push to strike a deal over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris ...

20 Feb 2023 at 14:25

National News

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson released on bail over sex charges

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been released on continuing bail after he appeared at Newry Magistrates’ Court to face a number of historical sex charges, including one count of rape. Sir Jeffrey’s wife, ...

24 Apr 2024 at 12:03

Northern Ireland

New NI police force ‘needed face-saving name’ for Trimble – records

A new name for a Northern Ireland police force that would supersede the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) needed to be “face saving” for David Trimble, according to newly released files. State Papers records released ...

27 Dec 2023 at 00:01

National News

Unionists demand apology from Dublin Airport over photoshopped Princess Kate picture

Prominent unionists are demanding an apology from Dublin Airport over a photoshopped picture of Princess Kate and her husband, Prince William. The picture - a clearly photoshopped image of the duo walking inside ...

25 Mar 2024 at 16:07

Northern Ireland

Micheal Martin: UK Government ‘inconsistent’ on Northern Ireland’s past

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin has described the approach of the UK Government to Northern Ireland’s troubled past as “somewhat inconsistent”. He was speaking after a public inquiry was announced ...

03 Feb 2023 at 21:27

National News

Sinn Féin councillor first to be elected in Northern Ireland local government elections

The first councillors have been elected in the Northern Ireland local government elections. Counting began at centres across Northern Ireland at 8am on Friday morning after voters cast their ballots across the ...

19 May 2023 at 14:40

National News

Time is running out for restoration of devolution, warns Alliance MLA

Public services and communities in Northern Ireland are facing a “perfect storm” as the region’s mounting financial problems are compounded by the ongoing Stormont impasse, an MLA has warned. Alliance ...

07 Jun 2023 at 11:49

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