Anna Lo obituary: Fearless and trailblazing politician who stood for equality
A feminist and self-described humanist she campaigned against racial discrimination while herself suffering from racist threats and intimidation
Naomi Long
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
Anna Lo: Tributes after former Alliance Party MLA dies aged 74
Lo was the first politician from an ethnic minority background elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Thirty years on from ceasefire, loyalist communities remain ignored, poor and threatened from within
‘People try to make distinctions between a good paramilitary and a bad paramilitary. A good paramilitary might be somebody who sells coke on a Saturday night. A bad paramilitary would be somebody who’s dealing heroin’
Michael McMonagle controversy timeline from 2021 arrest to Sinn Féin apology
Former Sinn Féin press officer was suspended from his job following arrest but then received references from Sinn Féin figures for British Heart Foundation role
Stormont Assembly to be recalled to discuss anti-immigration protest violence
Assembly to be recalled on Thursday after a recall petition submitted by the Alliance Party and backed by the SDLP and Sinn Féin
Protesters from Republic are warned against joining anti-immigrant rallies in Belfast, as NI Assembly is recalled
Four men from Belfast charged as part of the investigation into the serious disorder on Saturday were all refused bail and remanded in custody
‘I’m sure there’s one or two hearts and minds yet to win’: DUP leader embracing Belfast East battle with Alliance rival
Gavin Robison in 2015 regained the seat Naomi Long took from his party but the margin is tight, especially with TUV running against him
DUP has most reason to be anxious as North’s parties prepare for Westminster vote
As Sinn Féin learned earlier this month in the South, the difference between success and failure is often about expectations
Alliance leader Naomi Long confirms she will contest East Belfast election seat
DUP interim leader Gavin Robinson faces challenge to defend 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
Police chief taking allegations of surveillance of journalists ‘incredibly seriously’, Stormont hears
Minister for Justice pressed over whether she would back call by Amnesty International for a public inquiry
Northern Ireland’s justice system will slow down due to budget allocation, Long warns
Ms Long says there has been ‘no recognition’ of the 35% increase in prisoner numbers in the North
UK government should ‘step up’ and reform Stormont, Naomi Long tells Alliance Party conference
Alliance Party leader says Northern Secretary would be largely to blame if Assembly were to collapse again
Sinn Féin attends PSNI graduation ceremony for first time in party’s history
Michelle O’Neill joins Emma Little-Pengelly and Naomi Long at the attestation of six newly qualified police officers at Garnerville police college in east Belfast
Michelle O’Neill elected first nationalist First Minister in ‘new dawn’ for Northern Ireland politics
Sinn Féin vice-president pledged to work with unionists in an ‘Assembly for all - Catholic, Protestant and dissenter’, as Stormont reconvenes following two years of political deadlock
First Minister Michelle O’Neill makes the most of her moment as Stormont Assembly recalled after two-year impasse
Sense of occasion felt throughout the Assembly Chamber as Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly acknowledged ‘historic moment’, with one lone dissenting TUV voice
Who could take ministerial roles in a new Stormont Assembly?
Devolved government is set to return to Northern Ireland for the first time in two years on Saturday. These representatives could take the most prominent roles in the new Assembly
Stormont now has no plausible excuse for failure. That doesn’t mean failure is impossible
Walking out of Stormont now would be a different proposition - any party quitting would be leaving everyone else to govern for six months
PSNI data breach: Police and politicians react to ‘appalling’ breach affecting thousands of staff
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers operate ‘under the veil of the highest potential threat’ with some not admitting they are in the police in order to protect identities - federation spokesman
‘Fatal mistake’ to reform Stormont in response to current crisis, Bertie Ahern warns
Powersharing must be restored before any big changes made, former taoiseach says in Belfast
Alliance may test legality of Stormont’s ‘discriminatory’ voting system, says Naomi Long
Party has sought legal advice on whether existing arrangements are compliant with human rights
All-party talks about reform of Stormont needed to end deadlock, Naomi Long says
It is approaching a year since the devolved institutions were plunged into chaos
Rishi Sunak refuses to ‘raise expectations’ on finding swift solution to NI protocol impasse
UK prime minister says he is working ‘flat out’ to try to restore power-sharing at Stormont
New laws on gender-based violence ‘hopefully’ in place by end of year
Sea change needed in how women are treated on island, says Naomi Long at Shared Island event on Friday
Decision not to hold December election in North receives broad cross-party welcome
Northern Ireland Secretary says he has listened to ‘sincere concerns about the impact and cost of an election at this time’
‘No clarity’ on Stormont election date as NI Secretary holds talks with parties
Chris Heaton-Harris held separate discussions with Sinn Féin, the DUP, Alliance and the UUP in Belfast
Northern Irish politicians call on Sunak to help resolve impasse
There are only four days until the deadline to return to power-sharing
Truss ‘joins long line of British prime ministers who have failed people’, says Michelle O’Neill
Uncertainty in North over how timeline for choosing new prime minister might affect October 28th deadline for the restoration of the Assembly.
Rock and hard place of polarising sectarianism have crashed into each other
The SDLP and the UUP, the ‘moderate’ wings of unionism and nationalism, are being pulverised by the joint inflexibilities of the DUP and SF
Burning of flags and poppy wreaths on nationalist bonfire condemned
Prominent figures from DUP, Sinn Féin and SDLP among those to criticise the burning of symbols
Naomi Long: ‘I said, I’ve done something a bit mad. I’ve joined the Alliance Party’
Alliance Party leader talks about her East Belfast roots
Taoiseach condemns UK ‘get out of jail’ plan for Troubles crimes
DUP not interested in ‘sticking plaster’ approach to NI protocol, Donaldson tells Martin in Belfast
O’Neill to warn Johnson not to act unilaterally over protocol
Threats to withdrawal agreement or protocol ‘reckless’, says Sinn Féin northern leader
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