Michelle O’Neill says UK heating oil support ‘slap in the face’ for Northern Ireland The First Minister told MLAs ‘these are the real-life implications of war’ The Independent UK · Mar 16
NI Finance Minister says £17m UK heating‑oil support ‘extremely disappointing’ Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Northern Ireland will receive £17 million of a £53 million package in support for home heating oil costs. Evening Standard · Mar 16
‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics The Guardian - UK · Mar 14
Michelle O’Neill says DUP acting as ‘cheerleaders’ for war amid rising oil costs The First Minister said the parties can work ‘together whilst having a very different approach to what’s happening internationally’. Evening Standard · Mar 5
NI ‘least energy secure’ part of UK, MLAs warned amid surging oil prices The majority of households (61%) in Northern Ireland use oil as their primary method of household heating, compared to just 5% across the UK. Evening Standard · Mar 3
‘Disappointing’ NI First Minister not at UK briefings on Iran – Little-Pengelly Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she ‘will not be part of any briefing by the British government on their military operations’. Evening Standard · Mar 2
First Minister says UK made ‘absolutely the wrong call’ on Iran involvement DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the UK ‘should have been involved earlier’. Evening Standard · Mar 2
Stormont Infrastructure Minister pressed on potholes DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley claimed Liz Kimmins’ plan to tackle potholes is ‘not working’. The Independent UK · Feb 3
Stormont leaders ‘prioritising division over delivery’ two years in Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking on the second anniversary of the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland. Evening Standard · Feb 3
Trial of former DUP leader Donaldson and wife to get under way in May Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson have been accused of alleged historical sexual offences which they deny. Evening Standard · Feb 2
Government giving veterans ‘preferential treatment’ in legacy approach – O’Neill The First Minister said there needed to be ‘fairness across the board’ in legislation currently going through Westminster. Evening Standard · Feb 1
Medical report on Eleanor Donaldson ‘imminent’, court told Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife are facing charges relating to historical sex offences. Evening Standard · Jan 23
Plan for 300 US jobs pulled amid ‘concern’ over NI minister’s political stance A DUP MLA has claimed that Cantor Fitzgerald may have halted the planned investment due to policy positions adopted by Sinn Fein’s Economy minister. Evening Standard · Jan 21
Gavin Robinson claims he ‘hasn’t tweeted’ since 2017 despite active X account The DUP leader said: ‘Nothing is tweeted without my approval. I just don’t need to see your reply to the things that I tweet.’ Evening Standard · Jan 12
Evening Standard · Jan 12 First Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.
Evening Standard · Jan 10 Robinson criticises Irish minister’s ‘clear challenge’ to UK on NI Legacy Bill DUP leader Gavin Robinson was speaking after Helen McEntee said any significant changes to the Bill should have the agreement of both governments.
Evening Standard · Jan 6 NI’s Finance Minister publishes draft budget despite ongoing impasse over plan The DUP rejected John O’Dowd’s spending proposals as ‘deeply flawed’.
Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025 Stormont’s top challenge is ‘severe underfunding of public services’ – O’Neill Michelle O’Neill accused the Labour Government of making ‘false promises of a new dawn’, but ‘following Tory austerity’.
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025 British officials feared ‘top man’ in Northern Bank robbery would avoid arrest Downing Street chief of staff at the time, Jonathan Powell, said the robbery ‘had knocked up the price’ of peace negotiations.
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025 Government urged to go further than Windsor Framework review recommendations Unionists have argued the review led by Lord Murphy failed to address ‘fundamental problems’ with the framework.
Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025 Unionists unite to force cross-community vote on bid for EU ‘observer status’ Sinn Fein is behind the bid at Stormont to address the ‘democratic deficit’ left by Brexit.
Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2025 DUP seeks to block Sinn Fein bid for European Parliament ‘observer status’ The unionist party is set to table a petition of concern against the motion in the Stormont Assembly on Monday.
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 Robinson disagrees with Hallett findings over Stormont pandemic response The DUP leader said there was ‘nothing new’ in the report published last week.
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 Budget will show if Government is interested in supporting devolution – Robinson The DUP leader said politicians in NI could not ignore financial challenges.
Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2025 Stormont response to Covid characterised by ‘petty party politics’, say bereaved Relatives of people who died in the pandemic said the latest Covid inquiry report vindicated their criticism of the official response in the region.