# arlene-foster - Friday 19 November, 2021
# Rebuke
# Rebuke
The former Taoiseach said loyalists who are opposed to the Northern Ireland Protocol “haven’t got a clue” about how it works.
# arlene-foster - Wednesday 16 June, 2021
# Stormont
# Stormont
Paul Frew’s comments came as Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis faced calls from Sinn Fein to end the impasse.
# arlene-foster - Monday 14 June, 2021
# The North
# The North
The call comes as former DUP leader Arlene Foster stepped down as the North’s First Minister this morning.
# arlene-foster - Friday 11 June, 2021
# Arl Blue Eyes
# Arl Blue Eyes
Riding high in April, shot down in May.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 10 June, 2021
# DUP
# DUP
Foster said the coronavirus pandemic changed the administration’s course.
# arlene-foster - Friday 4 June, 2021
# DUP
# DUP
Poots said: “What was good for Peter doesn’t seem to be good for anybody else.”
# arlene-foster - Tuesday 1 June, 2021
# DUP
# DUP
The new DUP leader denied there had been a delay in carrying out a reshuffle due to an internal rift within the party.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 27 May, 2021
# High Court
# High Court
First Minister of Northern Ireland and outgoing DUP leader Arlene Foster had sued the celebrity medic for defamation.
# arlene-foster - Friday 21 May, 2021
# Libel Case
# Libel Case
Northern Ireland’s First Minister is suing Dr Christian Jessen for defamation over a tweet he posted making unfounded claims she was having an affair.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 20 May, 2021
# Swan Song
# Swan Song
The First Minister said every day the protocol remains in place, more damage was done to Northern Ireland.
# arlene-foster - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Dup Tensions
# Dup Tensions
Foster was forced out after an internal heave by colleagues unhappy with her leadership.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
A number of restrictions will also ease on 24 May in Northern Ireland.
# arlene-foster - Saturday 1 May, 2021
# DUP LEADERSHIP
# DUP LEADERSHIP
A source close to the Lagan Valley MP told the News Letter that he could contest the election.
# arlene-foster - Friday 30 April, 2021
# Podcast
# Podcast
It was a decision that blindsided many – but what does it mean for the DUP and Northern Ireland?
# Stepping Down
# Stepping Down
The 50-year-old announced her resignation on Wednesday.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 29 April, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
It is not clear if the next leader will enjoy a coronation, or whether there will be more than one candidate vying for the party’s top job.
# arlene-foster - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# The Dup
Foster will step down as Northern Ireland's First Minister at the end of June. There has been growing discontentment with Foster's handling of Brexit negotiations and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Foster has been the leader of the DUP since 2015.
# The Heave
# The Heave
Foster bowed to the inevitable today and confirmed she would quit – here’s why.
# DUP LEADERSHIP
# DUP LEADERSHIP
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said he hopes the meeting can go ahead.
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Former BBC correspondent Brian Rowan looks at the embattled DUP leader’s position today.
# arlene-foster - Tuesday 27 April, 2021
# Leadership Heave
# Leadership Heave
Arlene Foster has played down suggestions her position is under threat with her handling of Brexit being blamed for the heave murmurings.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 22 April, 2021
# Data-sharing Impasse
# Data-sharing Impasse
First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill both expressed frustration over the issue.
# arlene-foster - Monday 19 April, 2021
# The North
# The North
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood accused the DUP of ‘childish’ behaviour.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 15 April, 2021
# Stormont
The executive has signed off on a plan with three key relaxation dates - 23 April, 30 April and 24 May. Northern Ireland marked reaching one million Covid-19 vaccines last weekend. Yesterday, Health Minister Robin Swann said the “scales are tipping” in favour of accelerating the pace of the exit from lockdown.
# arlene-foster - Wednesday 14 April, 2021
# Christian Jessen
# Christian Jessen
The DUP leader has initiated a libel case against Dr Christian Jessen.
# arlene-foster - Monday 12 April, 2021
# Unrest
# Unrest
Foster said some claims of unfair treatment were not true but she said perceptions must be addressed.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
A total of 55 police officers have been injured in recent violence.
# Explainer
# Explainer
It took an event unrelated to the Irish Sea border furore to set a match to simmering tensions
# arlene-foster - Thursday 1 April, 2021
# Simon Byrne
# Simon Byrne
The Northern Ireland Assembly is also due to convene today for an emergency sitting to discuss the controversy.
# arlene-foster - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Bobby Storey
# Bobby Storey
The funeral was one of the most controversial events to occur during the pandemic in the North.
# arlene-foster - Monday 29 March, 2021
# Neighbourliness
# Neighbourliness
Northern Ireland’s First Minister said the vaccination rate in the Republic has an ‘impact’ as neighbours.
# arlene-foster - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# First Jab
# First Jab
Northern Ireland’s programme has opened to the 50-and-over age cohort.
# arlene-foster - Tuesday 23 March, 2021
# Brandon Lewis
# Brandon Lewis
Brandon Lewis could have the power to rollout services from London next month.
# arlene-foster - Sunday 14 March, 2021
# NI Protocol
# NI Protocol
Foster wants the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol to be replaced.
# arlene-foster - Friday 12 March, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
The NI deputy First Minister refused to welcome the British Prime Minister to Belfast today in her Stormont role.
# arlene-foster - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# Sharing
# Sharing
Michelle O’Neill said working together across the island was the only way out of lockdown.
# arlene-foster - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
The European Commission is preparing to take legal action against the UK government, accusing it of breaching the terms of the protocol.
# arlene-foster - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Brexit
# Brexit
Foster has warned of an avalanche of checks on goods coming in to the region after grace periods end.
# arlene-foster - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Northern Ireland
# Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster has rejected the suggestion that DUP Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons could be overruled by the wider Stormont Executive.
# arlene-foster - Friday 12 February, 2021
# Article 16
# Article 16
Arlene Foster said unionist anger and concern over the Northern Ireland Protocol must be heard.
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