Former UUP MLA Roy Beggs resigns as Assembly deputy speaker amid Stormont stalemate Roy Beggs confirmed he has tendered his resignation as deputy speaker "with immediate effect" Belfast Live · Jun 1, 2022
DUP deputy leader Paula Bradley selected as councillor after stepping aside from Stormont Paula Bradley chose not to contest her MLA seat in May's election for family reasons Belfast Live · May 31, 2022
Legal challenge against 34,000 seat GAA stadium at Casement Park rejected A High Court judge dismissed the challenge mounted to former Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon’s decision to grant planning permission for the redevelopment of the West Belfast GAA stadium Belfast Live · May 31, 2022
Sinn Fein accuses DUP of 'punishing the public' for blocking restoration of Stormont for second time Michelle O’Neill said Sinn Féin would "keep coming back" with recall petitions in a bid to elect a new Speaker Belfast Live · May 30, 2022
Sinn Fein to ‘keep trying’ to get a Stormont speaker elected Michelle O’Neill was speaking after the DUP blocked the election of a new speaker for the second time. The Independent UK · May 30, 2022
Stormont Assembly fails to elect new speaker The DUP refused to back the bid to resurrect Stormont, maintaining it wants to see action from the UK over the Northern Ireland protocol The Independent UK · May 30, 2022
Andy Burnham is a prime Labour leader candidate, but also a mayor. That’s a problem Piecemeal devolution and a mess of Westminster rules are creating barriers, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022
Brendan Hughes: US delegation and UK funding distract from partygate and Stormont stalemate After a week of distractions, another week begins in a similar vein Belfast Live · May 29, 2022
The Earth's Corr: It's not right that Power NI, SSE and Firmus profits are protected while we all suffer Why should they still get to keep the same profits when the rest of us are suffering and the goods they sell hurt our planet? Belfast Live · May 28, 2022
Stormont releases record of controversial Chinese consul meeting after two-year transparency battle Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster faced questions after a report claimed they had endorsed draconian security laws in Hong Kong Belfast Live · May 27, 2022
No agreement on Stormont Assembly offices plan three weeks after election There is speculation that a dispute between some parties over proposed room allocations is a factor in the hold-up Belfast Live · May 27, 2022
Business leaders tell US delegation compromise is needed over NI Protocol The US Congressional group met business organisations as their last engagement on their trip to the island of Ireland. The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
'No guarantee' over £400 energy bills discount without Stormont Executive, says NI Finance Minister There have been questions over whether the absence of a functioning Stormont Executive will stall spending in Northern Ireland Birmingham Post · May 27, 2022
Cost of living: What money NI will receive from UK funding and problems that remain The main issue surrounds a promised £400 discount on energy bills for every household in the UK Belfast Live · May 27, 2022
Belfast Live · May 26, 2022 Ards North Down Council can't find funds to celebrate 400th anniversary of Peninsula castle Elected member says Ards and North Down Council "can do better"
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 NI protocol dispute ‘not a real crisis’, leader of US delegation says Congressman Richard Neal said the stand-off over post-Brexit trading arrangements governing the Irish Sea was a ‘problem to be solved’.
Belfast Live · May 26, 2022 Vacant properties owned by Stormont lying dormant at £1million cost in security fees Housing campaigners called for a formal register of the vacant properties in a bid to boost the building of new homes
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 UK Government has ‘lost critical trust’ in Northern Ireland, says ex-minister Lord Hain said the Government is no longer trusted in the way it was when led by former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Northern Ireland has seen ‘far more grim moments’ than protocol row, says Neal A US Congressional delegation is at Stormont for talks with the region’s main political parties about the post-Brext trading arrangements.
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Lewis to commission abortion services ‘within weeks’ if Stormont does not act Brandon Lewis said he has both a moral and legal duty to ensure women and girls have the same access to health care as in the rest of the UK.
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022 ‘It can’t be sidelined’: bill aims to give Irish official status in Northern Ireland UK government to table legislation to safeguard language as revival gains momentum
Belfast Live · May 24, 2022 Newry Mourne councillors asked to call for Stormont action on sewage infrastructure "Legally we can’t agree to any new housing in areas that we know the network at this time cannot support"
The Independent UK · May 24, 2022 Boris Johnson using NI Protocol to distract from domestic problems – McDonald The Sinn Fein leader was in London on Tuesday to tell politicians that Stormont must be reconvened.
The Independent UK · May 24, 2022 Sinn Fein president welcomes intervention of US congress members However, some DUP members have accused the representatives of being “one-sided”.
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022 ‘One-sided’: unionists react with scorn as US delegation arrives in Ireland Cross-party group aiming to shore up support for NI protocol is welcomed in Dublin, but DUP meeting expected to be frosty