Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife seeks dropping of two charges in sex offence case against both
Eleanor Donaldson faces five charges of aiding and abetting in connection with alleged offences linked to husband
Democratic Unionist Party
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
‘This new generation doesn’t like the past’: A night at a unionist meeting
Unionists are ‘allowing republicans/nationalists to get inside our heads’ and control narrative on Irish unity being ‘inevitable’
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between
When it comes to personal feelings about unification, who are the Protestant ‘ultras’?
Most identify as British and would find Irish unity ‘almost impossible to accept’
Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post-Brexit for Northern Ireland
Rules will continue to serve as a means of maintaining an invisible Border on the island for further four years
The real danger now is of Sinn Féin quiet quitting in Northern Ireland
Concerns that Sinn Féin’s electoral setback will destabilise Stormont miss the point. The party is at greater risk of endlessly shirking difficult decisions
For flax sake: why is the idea of a new flag for Northern Ireland so controversial?
The flax plant might be bland and its symbolism trite, but the same could be said of the Tricolour
Gavin Robinson and the DUP need to reach out with style as well as substance
The DUP gives the impression of modernising at minimum speed, while being constantly tempted by conservative culture-war positions
Michelle O’Neill insists she can still lead as First Minister during heated Stormont meeting
Sinn Féin criticised recently for handling of controversies, including those of former press officer Michael McMonagle and ex-senator Niall Ó Donnghaile
Sinn Féin must clarify if ‘leadership figures’ saw incident where former mayor’s portrait damaged, says DUP
MLA Phillip Brett says party has to explain if incident was ‘retaliation’ over removal of Niall Ó Donnghaile’s portrait from Belfast City Hall
Sinn Féin employee resigns after incident that led to damage of DUP portrait in Belfast City Hall
The party confirmed the move in a statement, saying it had notified the PSNI after event took place over weekend
Government to provide €24m for initiative aimed at tackling educational disadvantage in North
Funds will be provided under Shared Island initiative with NI department of education to be responsible for delivery of programme
Man and two women arrested after death of child in Co Tyrone
Police say incident in Dungannon is being treated as suspicious
Sinn Féin’s old rules of secrecy will no longer do amid fresh controversy
Sinn Féin figures did not know what to say about the party’s handling of job references for a former official now convicted of a child sex offence, but it was the issue they couldn’t escape
Sinn Féin aware a year ago that party members gave references to press officer convicted of child sex offences
Party was contacted by British Heart Foundation in relation to Michael McMonagle in August 2023
A changing of the guard within the DUP but still no whiff of the barnstorming conferences of the past
Tough year for DUP amid Jeffrey Donaldson’s resignation, losing three seats in UK election; and Brexit and its Irish Sea border complications
Robinson pledges ‘new approach’ to revitalise DUP at first annual conference as new leader
Party leader did not directly refer to historical sex offence charges that Jeffrey Donaldson’s faces and denies
Decision on future construction at Casement Park must be made quickly, says Hilary Benn
Northern Secretary tells House of Commons ‘nothing has happened’ at stadium since announcement it would host European Championship fixtures
Change, or face decay and insignificance, unionism told
Political unionism must represent a changing Northern Ireland
Unionism needs to build a pro-union majority, not fall back into finger-pointing and name-calling
Movement needs to focus on Northern Ireland that works and stops looking like outlier in UK
How did Northern Ireland vote? A full breakdown of how each constituency voted in the UK election
Full results for the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies
Jim Shannon’s Strangford win one of few highlights for the DUP
Alliance may wonder what could have been if they had run a higher-profile candidate
Sinn Féin’s John Finucane comfortably retains seat in Belfast North
Finucane increased his majority to 5,612 with his closest challenger being the DUP MLA Philip Brett
Gavin Robinson holds off Naomi Long to retain DUP seat in East Belfast
Constituency had been billed as the battle of the election with some anticipating a split in the unionist vote
DUP’s Gregory Campbell retains seat but Sinn Féin make big gains in East Derry
Kathleen McGurk was just 179 votes from taking the seat in a constituency that has been a unionist stronghold since its creation
DUP’s Carla Lockhart increases vote despite Upper Bann boundary changes
Northern Ireland election results: DUP’s only female MP maintained her seat with Sinn Féin’s Catherine Nelson coming in second
Northern Ireland voters go to the polls in general election with several constituencies hotly contested
Sinn Féin is seeking to cement its position as the largest party after securing most seats in recent Assembly and local council polls
UK general election: Sinn Féin aiming to maximise ‘progressive’ MPs in Northern Ireland
Party standing aside for SDLP and Alliance in seats where they face tight races with unionists
Farage gives backing to DUP election candidates despite his party’s alliance with TUV
Farage’s backing of Ian Paisley and Sammy Wilson described as ‘embarrassing’ for TUV leader Jim Allister
Gavin Robinson says he will ‘continue Irish Sea border fight’ as he’s ratified as DUP leader
Robinson has been serving as interim leader since early April when Jeffrey Donaldson resigned
Agreement to run non-party unionist candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat proposed
Current Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew rules herself out of defending seat as she is running in European elections
DUP ‘to shortly announce’ election candidate for Jeffrey Donaldson’s seat
Former leader Donaldson, facing charges of historical sexual offences that he denies, will not seek re-election in the Lagan Valley seat
Northern Irish political parties gear up for July election with Sinn Féin seeking to overtake DUP
The DUP has eight MPs, while ‘abstentionist’ Sinn Féin has seven
Ukrainian refugees to have welfare allowances cut from €232 per week to €38.80, under new plan
Jim O’Callaghan says Government could designate Northern Ireland a safe third country after Belfast judgment
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