President Biden, the ERA, and Constitutional Vandalism A deeply mistaken decision on the way out of office. Reason · Jan 17, 2025
Society ‘can and must do better’ to end violence against women, says O’Neill The Northern Ireland First Minister expressed her horror at the murder of seven women in the region in 2024. Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024
Trimble and Mallon sanctioned DUP ministers over rotation plan Minutes of an Executive meeting from 2000 show a warning that other action would be taken ‘as appropriate’ against the DUP ministers. Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024
Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble The Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against ‘manipulating’ every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024
Stormont ministers agree to put draft budget out for public consultation Ministers were unanimous in green-lighting the public feedback exercise. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024
Stormont urged to consider infrastructure fund to progress Tribeca plan Redevelopment of the area around North Street in the city centre has made little progress since it was approved in 2020. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024
Decisions taken during Covid pandemic still weigh heavily on me, says Swann Stormont’s former health minister was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024
Swann says he did not provide sufficient direction at start of pandemic Robin Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the threat of the pandemic became ‘real’ to him when modelling figures on cases were produced. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2024
Unions ‘prepared to listen’ to health ministers’ two-step pay increase proposal However the unions representing health workers have warned they are prepared to take industrial action. Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2024
Stormont ministers must ensure balanced budget is delivered, says Benn The Northern Ireland Secretary said the scale of the budget package for the region presented the local administration with ‘significant opportunity’. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was commenting after the GAA presented its revised plans for the stadium redevelopment to a Stormont minister. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
GAA hopeful of lower-spec Casement Park rebuild without excessive use of funds The stadium had originally been earmarked as a host venue for the Euro 2028 football tournament. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
NI budget for next year is biggest in history of devolution, Government insists Stormont finance minister Caoimhe Archibald said while the settlement was encouraging, it was not enough to plug a projected funding gap. The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024
O’Neill says she’s focused on Stormont delivery after four weeks of questioning The Sinn Fein First Minister insisted the powersharing Executive at Stormont remained stable following recent controversies involving her party. Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 O’Neill insists she can still lead as First Minister in stormy committee meeting The First Minister repeatedly refused to answer political questions relating to Sinn Fein controversies.
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The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024 Northern Ireland set to lose Euro 2028 games as decision made over Casement Park The decision was made due to ‘a significant risk that it would not be built in time’, leaving England, Scotland and Wales as the remaining hosts
Salon · Jul 12, 2024 Costco is raising its membership fees The wholesale retailer will raise its membership fees by $5 to $65 a year in the United States and Canada
Kiplinger · Jul 11, 2024 Costco Raises Membership Fees For First Time Since 2017 Costco raised its membership prices for the first time in nearly seven years. Here’s what you need to know.
The Hindu · Mar 13, 2024 Appointment of EC | Supreme Court to hear plea to bring CJI back in selection committee Supreme Court to urgently hear plea on unfair advantage in Election Commission appointments, challenging new law.
The Hindu · Mar 1, 2024 Pillars of democracy undermined since 2014, say activists Former Advocate General Ravivarma Kumar criticizes the Modi government's disregard for democracy, highlighting weakening of legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Reason · Feb 6, 2024 The D.C. Circuit Unanimously Rejects Trump's Audacious Presidential Immunity Claim The appeals court says it "cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter."
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2024 OPINION - Stormont is back up and running – and back to business as usual My first visit to Northern Ireland was a memorable one. A fairly junior (and totally useless) civil servant, I was dispatched to represent the Treasury at a seminar about something or other at Stormont. The other attendees were all permanent secretaries of Northern Ireland government departments.
The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024 Muslim leaders denounce Gyanvapi ruling, claim ‘faith in judiciary wearing thin’ The Muslim leaders also expressed “disappointment with various lower level courts for failing to uphold the Places of Worship Act”, and accused the Executive of testing the patience of the Muslim youth.
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2024 OPINION - DUP deal to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland leaves as many questions as answers As a rule of thumb, if you hear anyone say that deep-state, unelected bureaucrats run the country, feel free to ignore them and continue about your day. But there is one exception: Northern Ireland. For the last two years, civil servants have effectively been running it in the absence of…