Northern Ireland Assembly election: Stormont in crisis as Sinn Fein destroys overall unionist majority for first time
8 years ago

Northern Ireland Assembly election: Stormont in crisis as Sinn Fein destroys overall unionist majority for first time

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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 Northern Ireland has experienced a political earthquake after an extraordinary election saw Sinn Fein surge and unionists lose their majority for the first time in history. UUP leader Mike Nesbitt quits as Sinn Fein close gap on DUP in Stormont poll The extraordinary Sinn Fein surge came after the party capitalised on anti-DUP sentiment caused by their leader’s involvement in a major financial scandal. Following Sinn Fein’s success, the future of power-sharing in Northern Ireland remains unclear. With Sinn Fein’s hand strengthened more than at any other time in Northern Irish history, the party wields considerable weight at Stormont and will most likely want to flex this muscles as much as possible.

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Ireland election: Main opposition Sinn Fein likely to be largest party but ruling coalition to retain power
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ireland election: Main opposition Sinn Fein likely to be largest party but ruling coalition to retain power

Firstpost  

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, former rivals that have, between them, led every government since the foundation of the state almost a century ago, may be able to reach a majority with one other smaller party Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald campaigns for the final day, ahead of a general election, outside Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland November 28, …

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Irish America wants a united Ireland. And it’s ready to fund it.

Politico  

There’s little doubt where the sympathies lie among McKeon’s regulars. After all, it was in Irish-American enclaves like Yonkers that the community once raised funds to send guns and bombs to the IRA, whose stated goal was to kick the British out of Northern Ireland and reunify the island within a single Irish Republic. Karl, whose great-grandfather came from County …

Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland's election
4 months ago

Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland's election

The Independent  

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Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland’s election
4 months ago

Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland’s election

LA Times  

From his poster, there’s not much to distinguish Gerry Hutch from the slew of other independent candidates hoping discontented voters will propel them into Ireland’s parliament in an election on Friday. With voters set to fill all 174 seats in the Dáil, the lower house of parliament, opinion polls suggest voters’ support is split into five roughly even chunks — …

Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ireland prepares for 3-week campaign to decide next prime minister

Associated Press  

LONDON — Ireland’s President Michael Higgins dissolved Parliament Friday, clearing the way for a Nov. 29 election that will determine who controls government. A historic coalition government led by Harris’ center-right Fine Gael party and its center-left rival Fianna Fail has been in power since the 2020 race ended in a virtual dead heat. “The time is now right to …

Brexit fall-out, finances and a unified Ireland dominate leaders’ TV debate
8 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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 …

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

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

Rishi Sunak tells Sinn Fein not to focus on united Ireland
1 year, 1 month ago

Rishi Sunak tells Sinn Fein not to focus on united Ireland

The Independent  

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First among firsts: The Hindu Editorial on the Sinn Fein and Irish politics
1 year, 1 month ago

First among firsts: The Hindu Editorial on the Sinn Fein and Irish politics

The Hindu  

The rise of the Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill, as the first nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, is an indication of how the region’s political landscape is changing. According to the 1998 Good Friday agreement, which ended three decades of sectarian violence known as the Troubles, Northern Ireland’s government should include representatives of the largest and second largest political blocs. …

Watch: Stormont sits as power-sharing returns in Northern Ireland for first time in 2 years
1 year, 1 month ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

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

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

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

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out
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 …

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly
1 year, 5 months ago

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

The Independent  

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Varadkar to underline ‘pressing’ need for return of powersharing
1 year, 7 months ago

Varadkar to underline ‘pressing’ need for return of powersharing

The Independent  

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Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar
1 year, 8 months ago

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

The Independent  

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UK and Irish governments ‘must halt summer drift over Stormont impasse’
1 year, 9 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Sinn Fein wins in Northern Ireland local elections, urges return of government
1 year, 10 months ago

Sinn Fein wins in Northern Ireland local elections, urges return of government

The Independent  

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British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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British and Irish governments must act over Stormont stalemate – Sinn Fein
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count
1 year, 10 months ago

Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count

The Independent  

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Council election results send message that Stormont must return – Sinn Fein
1 year, 10 months ago

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

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Stormont will be back up and running by autumn – Doug Beattie
1 year, 11 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Fathers shot, daughters killed in bombings: Ghosts of the blood-soaked Troubles haunt Northern Ireland
1 year, 11 months ago

Fathers shot, daughters killed in bombings: Ghosts of the blood-soaked Troubles haunt Northern Ireland

LA Times  

By now, these walls were meant to have fallen. “There’s no consensus, really, on what took place and what it all meant,” said Sandra Peake, who heads Northern Ireland’s largest support network for Troubles victims and survivors. “But I put it aside — I don’t want to be thinking of who looks like him, who could be him.” Oil portraits …

Sinn Fein agreed to Stormont base as ‘olive branch’ to unionists, Adams says
1 year, 11 months ago

Sinn Fein agreed to Stormont base as ‘olive branch’ to unionists, Adams says

The Independent  

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Sinn Fein, DUP and Alliance consolidate electoral dominance, poll shows
2 years ago

Sinn Fein, DUP and Alliance consolidate electoral dominance, poll shows

The Independent  

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

Sinn Fein's Mary-Lou McDonald 'optimistic' of end to N Ireland crisis after 'flurry of activity'
2 years, 2 months ago

Sinn Fein's Mary-Lou McDonald 'optimistic' of end to N Ireland crisis after 'flurry of activity'

Daily Mail  

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald today said she was 'optimistic' that a resolution to the Northern Ireland crisis could soon be found. Unionists were claimed by BBC Newsnight to be holding out hope that an intervention by former prime minister Tony Blair - who signed the Good Friday Agreement - could break the deadlock. very quickly' to end the UK's …

Britain rules out new elections in Northern Ireland this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Britain rules out new elections in Northern Ireland this year

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes despite Northern Ireland being without a functioning devolved government since February. The announcement came on Friday despite Northern Ireland being without a functioning devolved government since February, when the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party began a boycott due to Brexit trading agreements. “I can now confirm that no Assembly election will take place in December, or ahead of …

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election
2 years, 5 months ago

Brexit crisis pushes N Ireland to brink of new election

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland is headed for an unwanted early election after its deadlocked lawmakers failed Thursday to break a political impasse triggered by Britain’s exit from the European Union that has shaken the power-sharing structure underpinning the region’s hard-won peace. Attempts to nominate a speaker were blocked by the biggest British unionist body, the Democratic Unionist Party, as part …

Last-ditch bid to restore Stormont executive ahead of election deadline fails
2 years, 5 months ago

Last-ditch bid to restore Stormont executive ahead of election deadline fails

The Independent  

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Brexit crisis pushes Northern Ireland to brink of new election
2 years, 5 months ago

Brexit crisis pushes Northern Ireland to brink of new election

LA Times  

Chris Heaton-Harris, the U.K.’s secretary of state for Northern Ireland, arrives for a Cabinet meeting, the first held by new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in London on Oct. 26, 2022. Attempts to nominate a speaker were blocked by the biggest British unionist body, the Democratic Unionist Party, as part of its protest over post-Brexit customs checks that unionists see …

Minister tells party leaders election will go ahead if Stormont not restored
2 years, 5 months ago

Minister tells party leaders election will go ahead if Stormont not restored

The Independent  

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Stormont should be restored while protocol negotiations continue, says Martin
2 years, 5 months ago

Stormont should be restored while protocol negotiations continue, says Martin

The Independent  

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Dublin agrees there is ‘no quick fix’ to Northern Ireland Protocol – DUP leader
2 years, 5 months ago

Dublin agrees there is ‘no quick fix’ to Northern Ireland Protocol – DUP leader

The Independent  

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Fear of Sinn Fein obstacle to normalisation of NI politics – Baker
2 years, 5 months ago

Fear of Sinn Fein obstacle to normalisation of NI politics – Baker

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Pre-Christmas Assembly election would be ‘absolutely diabolical’ – Beattie
2 years, 6 months ago

Pre-Christmas Assembly election would be ‘absolutely diabolical’ – Beattie

The Independent  

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Liz Truss claims she would get Northern Ireland devolution working if made PM
2 years, 7 months ago

Liz Truss claims she would get Northern Ireland devolution working if made PM

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland Secretary ‘determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections’
2 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland Secretary ‘determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections’

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland Election: It will be the DUP – not Sinn Fein – that breaks up the UK
2 years, 10 months ago

Northern Ireland Election: It will be the DUP – not Sinn Fein – that breaks up the UK

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Unionist party refuses to form new N Ireland government
2 years, 10 months ago

Unionist party refuses to form new N Ireland government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, which lost last week’s local elections, refused Monday to return to a power-sharing government saying it will not do so until its demands over post-Brexit customs arrangements are met. Democratic Unionist Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson was among political leaders that met with Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, who urged them to come …

Northern Ireland news latest: Reunification vote ‘within decade,’ suggests Sinn Fein
2 years, 10 months ago

Northern Ireland news latest: Reunification vote ‘within decade,’ suggests Sinn Fein

The Independent  

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N.Ireland parties urged to work together after Sinn Fein win
2 years, 10 months ago

N.Ireland parties urged to work together after Sinn Fein win

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K., U.S. and Irish governments have urged rival parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing government after Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein scored a historic victory to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland’s Assembly. But it’s not clear whether Sinn Fein will lead a new government because of Northern Ireland’s delicate power-sharing …

Prospect of nationalist first minister an ‘almost emotional moment’ – McDonald
2 years, 10 months ago

Prospect of nationalist first minister an ‘almost emotional moment’ – McDonald

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Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ in Northern Ireland as nationalists become largest party
2 years, 10 months ago

Sinn Fein hails ‘new era’ in Northern Ireland as nationalists become largest party

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