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This year
2023
PSNI chief constable says he won't resign following lengthy Policing Board meeting
It comes after a court quashed actions taken against two junior officers following a Troubles commemoration event at Sean Graham bookmakers in 2021.
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Aug 31st 2023, 10:36 PM
‘Sinn Féin look unstoppable’: What next for NI's major parties after the local elections?
‘They are also on course to become the largest party south of the border at the next election there, that’s basically the set.’
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May 24th 2023, 6:30 AM
Security alert at playing pitches used by East Belfast GAA condemned as 'utterly unacceptable'
‘Solidarity with East Belfast GAA and all those who use these facilities,’ tweeted Alliance leader Naomi Long.
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May 23rd 2023, 11:35 AM
Kenya's 'Derry Girl', a schoolboy, and an openly-gay 'Scouser': The changing faces of NI politics
Among the notable candidates to be elected was the SDLP’s Lilian Seenoi-Barr, who became the first black person to be elected to any office in Northern Ireland.
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May 22nd 2023, 11:30 PM
On the election trail in Belfast: Local issues take back seat as Stormont stalemate looms large
On the canvass trail with representatives from four different parties, the lack of an executive was the overarching theme.
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May 15th 2023, 12:05 AM
'What have I done to deserve that?': NI local election candidates on poster vandalism
‘As a candidate, it is hard to tell yourself that it’s not really you they are going after, it’s the party.’
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May 7th 2023, 7:00 PM
Russia warns of 'countermeasures' after Finland becomes 31st member of Nato
Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine prompted Finland – and its neighbour Sweden – to drop decades of non-alignment.
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Apr 4th 2023, 7:13 AM
'The DUP won't be celebrating': Why do a majority of unionists oppose the Good Friday Agreement?
The 25th anniversary won’t be a cause of celebration for everyone.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 7:30 AM
Sinn Féin and DUP both rise in new Northern Ireland opinion poll
The poll put support for Sinn Féin at 30.6% and DUP at 23.9%.
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Mar 21st 2023, 8:23 AM
Finland may join Nato without Sweden over Turkey's opposition
The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has fewer problems with Finland joining than Sweden.
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Mar 14th 2023, 1:47 PM
Alliance leader willing to test legality of Stormont’s ‘discriminatory’ voting system
It is understood Alliance has sought legal advice on whether the existing arrangements are human rights compliant.
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Mar 4th 2023, 3:18 PM
Last year
2022
Pro-IRA chanting at Dublin Airport condemned
Footage of the incident was posted on social media on Saturday.
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Oct 16th 2022, 1:39 PM
DUP accuse SDLP, Alliance and Labour of being a 'pan-nationalist front' during Protocol debate
Jim Shannon’s comments were criticised by Alliance MP Stephen Farry, who called for Shannon to reflect on what he said.
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Jul 20th 2022, 10:21 PM
Nato hails 'historic day' as membership process for Sweden and Finland launched
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said it is the fastest accession process in the alliance’s history.
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Jul 5th 2022, 2:19 PM
Turkey’s Erdogan still against Finnish and Swedish Nato bids
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been ‘at the expected level’.
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May 29th 2022, 2:34 PM
Full protocol implementation would mean economic tsunami, says DUP
Jeffrey Donaldson said that calling on the Northern Ireland Protocol to be implemented in full was ‘such folly’.
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May 22nd 2022, 6:34 PM
SDLP’s Nichola Mallon loses seat as Sinn Féin wins historic victory in Stormont election
Sinn Féin remains firmly on course to emerge as the largest Stormont party.
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May 7th 2022, 7:20 PM
What happens after count day? The real work begins on Government formation
Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill said it would be “absolutely unfathomable” that a new Executive would not be formed after today.
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May 6th 2022, 4:21 PM
Polling stations close across Northern Ireland in Stormont election with 54% turnout
The process will elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.
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May 5th 2022, 10:00 PM
'We can't get any pitch facilities with lights' - All-Ireland champions set for new season
Galway camogie captain Sarah Dervan and Cork Ladies player Erika O’Shea are both calling for a merger in the GAA.
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Feb 14th 2022, 8:00 PM
All time
German parties agree three-way deal that paves way for successor to Merkel
Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats is set become Germany’s new chancellor
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Nov 24th 2021, 7:55 PM
Day two of Stormont talks rumble on - but Sinn Féin is confident it will secure Irish language support
UUP leader Steven Aiken said he was unsure of how close the parties were to a deal.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 4:10 PM
Here's a list of MPs elected in Northern Ireland
The latest results from the 18 constituencies in the North.
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Dec 13th 2019, 12:28 PM
For the first time, Northern Ireland has more nationalist than unionist MPs
There were gains for the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin during a bad night for the DUP.
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Dec 13th 2019, 6:08 AM
DUP wins most seats in the northern elections while the Alliance party makes major gains
The Alliance party, which claims to be neither nationalist or unionist, made the most gains in the election.
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May 5th 2019, 7:55 AM
Arlene Foster criticised over assertion that 'we never had a hard border'
Foster insisted it was “a bit of a nonsense, frankly, to talk about a hard border”.
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Jan 15th 2019, 5:47 PM
Trump says US is committed to NATO after allies commit to increase their spending
“The US were not treated fairly, but now we are. I believe in NATO.”
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Jul 12th 2018, 1:21 PM
Finn Harps and Derry City to play friendly to raise funds for north-west flood victims
Almost 50 families in the region were left homeless following last week’s flash floods.
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Aug 29th 2017, 11:11 AM
The Northern Ireland elections explained, in five controversies
Voters go to the polls tomorrow. Here’s what you need to know.
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Mar 1st 2017, 6:00 AM
Portugal's anti-austerity alliance is about to form a government
Communists, Greens and the Left Bloc have banded together to take power the majority.
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Nov 24th 2015, 3:59 PM
Group of Independents want to strip politicians of some power and revive rural Ireland
The group held talks today to discuss a possible alliance based on shared principles.
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Mar 28th 2015, 5:37 PM
It could be nine months before Independents agree on policies --- Michael Fitzmaurice
The man hoping to bring together a new political force in Irish politics dropped by, on his way to meet a potential future candidate…
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Jan 14th 2015, 2:30 PM
'Shane Ross isn't THAT right-wing': Christy Burke's u-turn on new Independent Alliance
Dublin’s Lord Mayor is considering joining the new group and running in the next General Election.
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Jan 8th 2015, 1:10 PM
Shane Ross says his new alliance will 'absolutely uproot politics in this country'
Ross and fellow independent Michael Fitzmaurice will be joining forces.
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Jan 7th 2015, 7:53 AM
Opinion: The left needs to form a stronger alliance – and soon
With rumours rife that the two old civil war parties will go into government following the next general election, the disparate elements of the left must come together.
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Dec 7th 2014, 8:45 AM
Belfast politicians vow not to be scared by "hand-delivered bullets"
The bullets were delivered to two politicians on Friday.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 5:38 PM
Meghan O'Sullivan warns of 'darker downside' to Northern Ireland stalemate
The vice-chair of recent talks told RTÉ’s Prime Time that some parties are continuing to focus on the parts of the deal they disagree with.
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Jan 9th 2014, 10:32 PM
Silvio Berlusconi invites former allies into alliance
Berlusconi reached out to the Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano to try to forge a political alliance to oppose his enemies on the left.
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Nov 16th 2013, 4:57 PM
National asthma programme will 'save lives'
The call comes on World Asthma Day, as an alliance is also formed to fight for better air quality in Ireland.
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May 7th 2013, 3:05 PM
Galway GAA ties up five-year sponsorship deal with Supermacs
The county’s new jerseys were displayed at an event to announce the deal earlier this evening.
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Jan 28th 2013, 10:26 PM
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