Claire Hanna says ‘those of us who want to talk about a new Ireland have an obligation to spell out a lot more exactly what we mean by that’
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Colum Eastwood believes 10-year timetable for a Border poll put forward by Sinn Féin is ‘realistic’
Ministers face an array of problems and the top priority will be attempting to extract more money from the UK treasury to pay for everything
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is fortunate nationalism is not laughing openly at the party’s deal with the British government
SDLP suspended McNulty from party after the MLA left first sitting of the new Northern Assembly on Saturday to manage Laois in a league fixture
Last week’s DUP deal underlines the North’s links to the British market and casts doubts on its willingness to follow EU rules - this puts a big opportunity at risk
Sense of occasion felt throughout the Assembly Chamber as Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly acknowledged ‘historic moment’, with one lone dissenting TUV voice
First step is the election of a speaker – the prerequisite for all other Northern Ireland Assembly business
SDLP’s Claire Hanna says ‘we’re all in this crazy waiting room’ while DUP’s ‘internal psychodramas’ set the pace
A further attempt to recall Northern Ireland’s powersharing government failed on Wednesday, when the DUP did not support the nomination of a Speaker in the Northern Ireland Assembly
Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation
The Northern Secretary said the political talks with the DUP were over - but that is not what the DUP heard
Victims’ relatives could face arrest if they don’t submit to interview under caution after walking to court earlier this year
With new cash on the table for Northern Ireland, will this be seen as a final offer or an opening bid?
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