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Irish Foreign Minister hails ‘significant’ talk around extra Stormont money

The Stormont Assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over the Brexit Protocol.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Stormont £1bn call dependent on local parties agreeing “proper” plan for government

Michelle O’Neill calls on DUP to “get off the fence” and show the political will to restore powersharing

Belfast Live · May 25, 2023

Treasury package for Stormont return dependent on ‘proper’ plan for government

Chris Heaton Harris said previous reform commitments made by local parties in exchange for funding boosts had not been fulfilled.

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

How likely is a united Ireland and when could it happen?

Sinn Fein’s leader in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, has claimed a border poll on unification will take place “this decade”, after the party cemented its status as the leading political force in Northern Ireland following huge gains in local elections. 

The Week · May 24, 2023

Unionism is in crisis in Northern Ireland - and Sinn Féin is becoming an election-winning machine

The collapsed assembly and crumbling public services have played into the party’s hands, giving it a majority in local government, says political commentator Sarah Creighton

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

No reason why Stormont Assembly should not meet next week – Bertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams reflected on the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement at a panel event in Dublin.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Northern Ireland ‘underfunding is blackmail bid to restore Stormont’, peers told

There was ‘a nod and wink’ that cash would follow if the DUP was to end its powersharing boycott, a veteran politician said.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Restore power-sharing before Stormont gets more funding, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says

Chris Heaton-Harris also said Sinn Féin becoming the largest party is a "general question for unionism"

Belfast Live · May 23, 2023

People in NI sent ‘clear message’ they want return to powersharing – Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would do all they could to help restore the devolved institutions in Belfast.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Desperate need to get Stormont Assembly back up and running – Heaton-Harris

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said a lot was being asked of the civil service in the absence of local ministers in the region.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023