Brendan Hughes: Stormont funding pressures piling up in absence of Executive The UK government may not have stepped into the breach this time, but no action is increasingly not an option Belfast Live · Aug 27, 2022
Stormont 'passing the buck' on concerns over major traffic junction at Ulster University Belfast campus There are fears over an influx of thousands of students having to cross a busy road up to eight lanes wide to reach the campus Belfast Live · Aug 26, 2022
Sinn Fein's wage bill in Northern Ireland 'averages at more than £53,000 per full-time role' The equivalent of 15 full-time staff were on the payroll including their seven MPs, according to the party's accounts Belfast Live · Aug 26, 2022
Government confirms £400 energy discount will be delivered in Northern Ireland But the DUP and Sinn Fein have disagreed about when people could receive the discount. The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns The health minister told Stormont colleagues he intends to overspend by potentially £400 million this year in order to maintain services. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Ex-DUP MLA Mervyn Storey co-opted as Ballymoney councillor after death of John Finlay The former North Antrim MLA lost his seat in May's Stormont Assembly election Belfast Live · Aug 25, 2022
NI health minister warns of £400m overspend needed to deliver effective services Stormont is currently without a properly functioning executive. The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Belfast investment and housing plans at risk due to struggling sewerage system, MLA warns The agency in charge of water infrastructure has warned of network capacity issues for almost 140 planning applications in Belfast in the past year Belfast Live · Aug 24, 2022
Stormont departments get legal approval for 'contingency arrangements' in absence of budget The Department of Finance said the move provides "legal cover" but departments "will still not have the certainty that an agreed budget would provide" Belfast Live · Aug 24, 2022
Suspended DUP councillor charged with child sexual grooming He is due to appear in court next month Belfast Live · Aug 22, 2022
Brendan Hughes: Gen-Z singing 'up the Ra' a depressing sign of a society still divided In many respects Stormont has failed to show leadership Belfast Live · Aug 20, 2022
Cross-border healthcare plans stalled by Stormont's collapse The Health Minister said a north-south body involved in healthcare cooperation cannot meet because there is no Stormont Executive Belfast Live · Aug 19, 2022
NI families face 'destitution' this winter unless solutions found to address cost of living crisis New research suggests that Northern Ireland will be the ‘UK region’ worst affected by fuel poverty Belfast Live · Aug 18, 2022
Community Restorative Justice funding suspended as investigation launched "In line with TEO protocol, an internal investigation is underway and funding has been suspended" Belfast Live · Aug 18, 2022
Belfast Live · Aug 17, 2022 Fire Service safety concerns over bonfires detailed in site inspection database The records give an insight into the operational challenges faced by fire crews in dealing with some bonfires
Wales Online · Aug 17, 2022 Liz Truss says she would get Northern Ireland devolution working if PM The Foreign Secretary has made the claim as the Tory leadership battles moves to Northern Ireland
Belfast Live · Aug 16, 2022 Rishi Sunak: I will fix the protocol, restore Stormont and protect your family from rising energy bills "I will fix the protocol, restore the Northern Ireland Executive, and protect your family from rising energy bills this winter"
Belfast Live · Aug 16, 2022 Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak set out stalls on Northern Ireland ahead of Tory leadership hustings The two candidates to succeed Boris Johnson will make their pitches to Conservative members at a "sold-out" event near Belfast
Belfast Live · Aug 16, 2022 Free the Night: Group's hopes for changing NI nightlife for the better "We're talking about getting tourists in, but if you can't even get people from Larne into Belfast, that's a challenge."
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 NI Secretary urges Stormont politicians to resurrect powersharing government Shailesh has not ruled out cutting MLAs salaries but said he would prefer to see an agreed return to Stormont.
Belfast Live · Aug 15, 2022 More than 1,000 NI council staff begin strike action affecting wide range of services Workers at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon have walked out in a dispute over pay
Belfast Live · Aug 14, 2022 New leader of Green Party in Northern Ireland determined to recapture lost MLA seats Mal O'Hara has replaced Clare Bailey as leader following a disappointing election result in May which saw the party lose both of its MLAs
Belfast Live · Aug 14, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Party transfers offer quick boost but whole season still to play for While defections can give parties the short-term hit of a positive headline, they do not mean all will be rosy in the long run
Belfast Live · Aug 14, 2022 Cost of living: Chancellor to meet Stormont ministers again over £400 energy bill discount Stormont ministers are looking at the Treasury paying money to energy companies in Northern Ireland to take off customers bills
Belfast Live · Aug 11, 2022 What we know so far about the £400 energy bill discount amid efforts to bring scheme to NI Northern Ireland has a separately regulated energy market and the power sharing government is not fully functioning