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Politics after Donaldson: The old political order in Northern Ireland is breaking down

Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction has set off a political earthquake in Northern Ireland, leaving every major party facing uncomfortable questions before next year’s elections.

Border poll risks ‘rift’ in Northern Ireland, where everything has been fine until now

Those in the north famously love to be told what’s what by Westminster.

Gavan Reilly: 37% of the time, Stormont hasn’t existed

Stormont is stuck in a malaise, with both lead parties ebbing in the polls, and new fears of another collapse. How has it come to this?

Drumcree dispute reopens after court ruling, raising fears of sectarian tension

Politicians divided over what Garvaghy Road decision means for next summer’s marching seasonThe boiling cauldron known as Drumcree that used to scald and torment Northern Ireland e...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant pledges Troubles Bill to resolve legacy issues will go through at Westminster

What does Andy Burnham taking over as British PM mean for Northern Ireland?

The new man in Downing Street will at some point have to address awkward issues such as funding and demands for a referendum

Andy Burnham’s visit brought no Stormont breakthrough. Will the Executive survive?

After recent talk of another future collapse at Stormont, the two leading parties failed to achieve on the one objective they currently agree on – getting more money from Westminst...

'NI upbringing shaped my non-tribal politics' - new Manchester mayor

The Labour politician grew up in Greenisland outside Belfast before moving to Manchester for university.

Andy Burnham’s new man in Belfast says a border poll is ‘not top of my list of priorities’

Under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the Secretary of State can decide to hold a border poll.

Unity would mean making up Northern Ireland's annual deficit of €8.25bn, says Simon Harris

Sam McBride: After a century of cautious discretion, southern Irish Protestants are finding their voice

Andy Burnham urges Stormont politicians to engage in ‘problem-solving, not points-scoring’

British prime minister to meet politicians on his first visit to Northern Ireland since taking office

Alex Burghart: Burnham is failing Northern Ireland

We want a safe and secure Northern Ireland playing its full part in the United Kingdom, one that looks to the future more than the past, one that enjoys ever greater prosperity as...

Financial offer not enough to break NI budget impasse

The British government has made an offer of additional cash for Stormont in a bid to break the political deadlock over a budget.

Stephen Goss: How a music festival hosted in Belfast might just signal a shift in Northern Irish politics

The Fleadh demonstrated how Northern Ireland’s familiar assumptions should not be taken as certainties. Loyalists were expected to sulk outside; instead, they marched onto the stag...

Irish and UK governments must 'step up' on Troubles Bill, says Chris Bryant

Speaking to reporters in Dublin, Sir Chris said it is "full steam ahead" with the Troubles Bill

What big issues are on the agenda as Stormont returns after summer?

What challenges face assembly members and ministers as Stormont returns after the summer recess?

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says a united Ireland referendum is 'off the table'

Burnham made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Belfast, where he is meeting with political parties to discuss budget pressures in Northern Ireland.

Andy Burnham 'at odds' with deputy Louise Haigh on Irish unification

LOUISE Haigh has been urged to clarify whether she thinks Irish unification should be "off the table" after previously suggesting the people of Northern Ireland should "determine t...

No honeymoon for Chris Bryant at Northern Ireland Office

Hilary Benn was a shock departure from the British government's team at the Northern Ireland Office.

A Fragile Peace: Brexit and Northern Ireland

In 1998, the Good Friday Agreement ended thirty years of violence in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles, marked by bombings and... The post A Fragile Peace: Brexit and Northern...

A Land Without the Troubles?

Northern Ireland’s most outlandish plan comes to fruition in Jan Carson’s new novel.

Northern Ireland Secretary of State: Benn out, Bryant in in Burnham's Cabinet reshuffle

MP Chris Bryant, the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has previously said that an Irish border poll "may come at some point."

Some Northern Ireland Loyalists Embrace an Anti-Immigrant Ideology

Northern Ireland’s Protestant loyalists have long felt their identity was under siege. Now anti-immigrant ideology has found a new toehold here.