1 year, 10 months ago

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has called on the British and Irish governments to deliver a plan to restore the Stormont powersharing institutions. DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley said voters had endorsed his party’s position of keeping the powersharing institutions down until concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol are addressed. “It is not a tolerable situation, there shouldn’t be any more delays and I want to see a plan on the table as to how we are going to get back around the table to make politics work and to have a locally elected Assembly.” She added: “Top of the DUP manifesto in this election was that they wanted to restore the Executive, they asked people to vote for them to get back into the Assembly. “Now there shouldn’t be any delay; let’s do that.” Mr Buckley said holding the same number of seats had been a “extraordinary result” for the DUP.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Brexit fall-out, finances and a unified Ireland dominate leaders’ TV debate

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9 months ago

How is the general election likely to play out in Northern Ireland?

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If Britain now has a five-party system – Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and Greens – then so does Northern Ireland, though with completely different major participants. In the six counties, even a quarter of a century since the end of the Troubles, the “national” or “constitutional” issue still exerts some influence on loyalties – in part, a consequence …

1 year ago

DUP Stormont attempt to block new EU law a stunt, SDLP claims

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why was there a political deadlock in Northern Ireland? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: Northern Ireland has finally developed a new government this month after a hiatus between the two main parties since the 2022 elections to the Stormont Assembly. The party has nevertheless not reconciled itself to the internal trade border created between NI and the rest of Britain, and has hence boycotted Stormont institutions since the 2022 regional …

1 year, 1 month ago

‘Referendum on Irish unity by 2030’: Sinn Fein Leadership

The Hindu

Northern Ireland will conduct a referendum on uniting with the Republic of Ireland in this decade, the leadership of Sinn Fein, the party that heads the government of Northern Ireland, said on Thursday. “We believe that we will have polls, referendums on the question of unity in this decade,” Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald told journalists at a Foreign …

1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi Sunak tells Sinn Fein not to focus on united Ireland

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1 year, 1 month ago

Watch: Stormont sits as power-sharing returns in Northern Ireland for first time in 2 years

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Stormont sat on Saturday, 3 February, after two years …

1 year, 1 month ago

Michelle O’Neill makes history as Northern Ireland’s first nationalist first minister

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1 year, 1 month ago

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government

Associated Press

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power equally between Northern Ireland’s two main communities — …

1 year, 1 month ago

An Irish nationalist is leader of Northern Ireland’s government for the first time

LA Times

Irish nationalist Michelle O’Neill speaks in the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast after her historic appointment as Northern Ireland’s first minister on Saturday. An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was nominated as first minister in the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister

Al Jazeera

O’Neill is the first nationalist to hold the post as the government returns to work after a two-year boycott by the unionists. Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill has been formally appointed Northern Ireland’s first minister by the regional parliament, the first time an Irish nationalist is leading the United Kingdom territory’s devolved government. The 47-year-old leader was nominated as the first …

1 year, 1 month ago

What does the restoration of power-sharing mean for Northern Ireland?

The Independent

With fresh legislation to restore power-sharing to Northern Ireland being rushed through parliament with little resistance, a new government at Stormont could be formed by next week. Northern Ireland is thus unusual in the world in being a “duarchy” with the ultimate executive power shared by two figures with equal power, as well as a wide variety of parties being …

1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

Associated Press

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing …

1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

The Hindu

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration …

1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused government to collapse

LA Times

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the central British government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the …

1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland government could return in days, after DUP endorses proposals with London and agrees to end two-year boycott

ABC

In short: Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. The leader of Northern …

1 year, 2 months ago

Can Westminster finally recall the Northern Ireland Assembly?

The Independent

The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, set up under the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, have been effectively suspended since February 2022, when the Democratic Unionists withdrew in protest at the then Northern Ireland protocol. On Thursday, as a result, Northern Ireland faces something akin to a general strike, where 15 trade unions will take part in industrial action …

1 year, 3 months ago

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out

The Hindu

A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled on Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services. The Democratic Unionist Party withdrew from the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in February 2022, forcing its mothballing because of post-Brexit trading rules it said undermined the region’s …

1 year, 4 months ago

Patience wearing thin over DUP Stormont blockade – McDonald

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1 year, 4 months ago

DUP will not get all it wants in post-Brexit trade talks, says former leader

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1 year, 4 months ago

DUP talks with government ‘have not concluded’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

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1 year, 5 months ago

Donaldson hopes for resolution to trade border impasse talks within weeks

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1 year, 5 months ago

Gaps remain between Government and DUP on trade border impasse, says Donaldson

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1 year, 5 months ago

Border poll not even on the horizon in Northern Ireland, says Sir Keir Starmer

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1 year, 5 months ago

Next few weeks ‘critical’ in efforts to restore Stormont Assembly – O’Neill

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1 year, 5 months ago

Bertie Ahern calls for restoration of Stormont before end of November

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1 year, 5 months ago

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

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1 year, 6 months ago

Government must deliver something ‘seismic’ to convince DUP on a Stormont return

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1 year, 7 months ago

Varadkar to underline ‘pressing’ need for return of powersharing

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Ball in Government’s court over return of Stormont – Donaldson

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1 year, 9 months ago

UK and Irish governments ‘must halt summer drift over Stormont impasse’

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1 year, 10 months ago

British and Irish governments must act over Stormont stalemate – Sinn Fein

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1 year, 10 months ago

Council election results send message that Stormont must return – Sinn Fein

The Independent

1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses to demonstrate at Stormont over ‘escalating crisis’ in NI health service

The Independent

1 year, 11 months ago

Stormont will be back up and running by autumn – Doug Beattie

The Independent

1 year, 11 months ago

Northern Ireland’s peacemakers of old urge an end to today’s political impasse

LA Times

Former President Clinton, former Sen. George Mitchell, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chat at a conference in Belfast on Monday to celebrate peace in Northern Ireland. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, an architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord, urged the territory’s feuding politicians Monday to revive their mothballed power-sharing government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration …

1 year, 11 months ago

Stormont political vacuum not to blame for increased terror threat – Donaldson

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1 year, 11 months ago

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

The Independent

1 year, 11 months ago

Gerry Adams: Give DUP ‘wee bit of space’ over return to powersharing

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2 years ago

Varadkar ‘disappointed’ DUP will not return to Stormont

The Independent

2 years ago

Donaldson makes clear DUP will not return to Stormont

The Independent

2 years ago

DUP MP says party will ‘continue the fight’ against post-Brexit trade barriers

The Independent

2 years ago

Time is of the essence to restore Stormont and seize opportunities – McDonald

The Independent

2 years, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK PM Rishi Sunak to Meet von der Leyen to Reach New Deal

News 18

The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK “for final talks”. The planned meeting on Monday follows months of intensive negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed …

2 years, 1 month ago

Conversations needed soon on Stormont reform, says former NI secretary

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2 years, 1 month ago

DUP leader ‘hopeful’ deal can be done on NI protocol but insists work remains

The Independent

2 years, 1 month ago

N Ireland politics stay stuck as organ-donor law bid fails

Associated Press

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s main British unionist party scuttled an attempt to restore the collapsed Belfast-based Assembly on Tuesday, refusing to budge on a Brexit-related boycott that has kept the legislature on ice for a year. Politicians remain deadlocked despite signs of progress in talks between the U.K. and the European Union on ending the post-Brexit trade dispute behind Northern …

2 years, 2 months ago

No protocol breakthrough as UK and EU agree to ‘scope’ for solutions

The Independent

There was no breakthrough in the post-Brexit row over the Northern Ireland Protocol following talks between foreign secretary James Cleverly and his European Commission counterpart Maros Sefcovic. There had been speculation the two sides were edging towards technical agreement to ease the implementation of trade checks on good moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland – but No 10 said …

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