EU ‘anxious to deal’ with unionist concerns over NI Protocol, says Tanaiste Micheal Martin was speaking after meeting with the five main political parties in Belfast on Friday. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Omagh bomb inquiry: Irish Government ‘must hold a similar process in parallel’ DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he pressed Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin on the matter in a meeting on Friday. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
DUP reiterates it will not re-enter Stormont until protocol replaced Tanaiste Micheal Martin is meeting the major Stormont parties today amid continuing impasse over restoring the Assembly. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Rishi Sunak warned over Northern Ireland Brexit deal DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson respondied to speculation that the UK and EU are close to finally agreeing a deal Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023
Opposition to Northern Ireland Protocol vindicated – DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has addressed party members and supporters in Co Fermanagh. The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023
‘Large gap to be bridged’ over Northern Ireland Protocol, minister warns Steve Baker said ‘we simply must make progress on the protocol’, adding that he hoped the exchange ‘will be heard in the EU’. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023
Tributes to Alex Easton's parents after Bangor house fire "It's your worst nightmare to hear that." Belfast Live · Jan 23, 2023
EU and UK negotiators must be given ‘space’ to reach NI Protocol deal Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin said both sides had to overcome challenges if an agreement was to be stuck. The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023
DUP warns PM against serving up ‘half-baked’ deal on NI Protocol The Government and the EU are involved in negotiations to resolve the logjam over post-Brexit trading arrangements. The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Heaton-Harris and Steve Baker not in attendance at ERG meeting with DUP DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson met the group of Eurosceptic Tory MPs in London this week. The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
UUP councillor who joined DUP said Jeffrey Donaldson's party 'blew it' over handling of Brexit The councillor joined the DUP shortly after quitting the Ulster Unionist Party over its "chaotic" plans for May's council elections Belfast Live · Jan 16, 2023
No breakthrough on Northern Ireland Protocol talks as 'gaps' in UK and EU positions In a joint statement following their latest meeting, the UK and European Union agreed to continue “scoping work” to solve the row. The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2023
Labour urges DUP to react in ‘openhearted’ way to any deal on the NI Protocol Senior Labour politicians visited Foyle Port in Londonderry. The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
Northern Ireland Protocol ‘scoping work’ to continue amid UK-EU ‘gaps’ Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic held virtual talks on Monday. The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023 DUP leader says Britain and EU not anywhere close to protocol deal Jeffrey Donaldson plays down hopes as Tory MP says arrangement having ‘colonising’ effect in Northern Ireland
The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023 Warning that EU and UK not close to protocol deal as political talks take place Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s comments came as Leo Varadkar, Micheal Martin and Sir Keir Starmer are all in Northern Ireland for talks over the protocol.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Sinn Fein withdrawal overshadows Cleverly talks with parties on protocol Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald accused the British Government of ‘Tory petulance’ after she said she was excluded from political talks.
Belfast Live · Jan 7, 2023 Brendan Hughes: DUP needs new approach as Leo Varadkar offers olive branch The Taoiseach has made conciliatory remarks over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol but unionist parties remain unmoving
Belfast Live · Jan 7, 2023 DUP slammed for 'cherry-picking' health report to attack Northern Ireland Protocol The DUP did not mention that the report concludes Brexit is having "negative effects" on the UK's workforce, medicines and economy
Belfast Live · Dec 31, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Brexit NI Protocol letter prompting unionist fury stated the obvious The reaction yet again shows the impossible task the government faces in attempting to meet the high bar of unionist demands
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 Trimble ‘had resentful complex towards the Republic of Ireland’ The newly declassified 1996 document describes the former UUP leader as having ‘little vision’ for leadership needed.
Belfast Live · Dec 27, 2022 Key issues to look out for in Northern Ireland politics in 2023 It looks set to be another year full of twists and turns for Stormont
Belfast Live · Dec 25, 2022 Northern Ireland Twitter 'Space' offering place for rationale debate The format of each weekly event every Friday includes an interview with the guest before throwing it open for questions
Belfast Live · Dec 23, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Partygate, Boris Johnson mutiny and the Liz Truss lettuce - a look back at the political year of 2022 The upheaval of the past year has left many feeling as wilted as the lettuce that outlasted Liz Truss
Belfast Live · Dec 22, 2022 Poll: 81% say DUP should return to Stormont power-sharing More than 1,500 votes were cast in the Belfast Live readers' poll