# DUP

Last week

24th September 2023 - 30th September 2023

# Northern Ireland

UK government in 'final stages' of engaging with DUP on Windsor Framework

The DUP has been blocking powersharing for more than a year.

12.8k

Sat 9:38 AM

# Sinn Féin

Michelle O'Neill calls for a plan from UK and Irish governments to restore Stormont Assembly

The DUP has been blocking powersharing for more than a year in protest at the internal UK trade barriers created by Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

10.2k

Thu 4:21 PM

Last month

September 2023

Voices

Brian Rowan: The head of the new Troubles legacy body will have a mountain to climb

The former BBC correspondent looks at the UK’s legacy bill and meets ex-police commander Peter Sheridan of the new Commission for Investigations.

4.3k

Sep 20th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Stormont

SDLP submits motion to mandate Ireland-UK cooperation on northern financing

The SDLP said that the motion aims to encourage cooperation and prevent a “stealth return” to direct rule.

6.7k

Sep 4th 2023, 6:45 AM

# PSNI

DUP submit no-confidence motion in PSNI chief

A High Court decision found that Byrne was not justified in discipling two officers after a Troubles commemoration in 2021

10.7k

Sep 2nd 2023, 9:32 AM

August

August 2023

# Northern Ireland

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.

12.9k

Updated

Aug 31st 2023, 10:36 PM

# The North

DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says it's 'time for change' at top of PSNI following High Court ruling

PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne is meeting the Policing Board to discuss the latest controversy.

11.5k

Aug 31st 2023, 3:02 PM

Voices

Brian Rowan: Does it really matter if Stormont returns when it has failed over and over?

The former BBC correspondent says Stormont for the sake of Stormont is not worth having.

10.8k

Aug 27th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Stormont

Jeffrey Donaldson slams Varadkar's 'unhelpful' comments on alternative to returning to Stormont

‘These are matters for the government of the United Kingdom,’ the DUP leader said today.

18.6k

Aug 17th 2023, 2:26 PM

# Northern Ireland

DUP's Sammy Wilson says Varadkar has 'cheek' after saying Stormont 'plan B' should be considered

Varadkar was in Belfast yesterday to meet with the main political parties of Northern Ireland in a bid to help restore Stormont.

24.2k

Aug 10th 2023, 12:14 PM

This year

2023

# Antrim

DUP MP wants House of Commons to congratulate loyalists on 210ft tall bonfire

Sammy Wilson shared the text of the motion in a tweet, in which he called the bonfire “an amazing feat of engineering”.

51.9k

Jul 10th 2023, 5:49 PM

# hate crime

PSNI investigating placement of a picture of the Taoiseach on loyalist bonfire as a ‘hate crime’

‘What happened in burning the flag of our neighbouring state and burning the poster of Leo Varadkar was wrong’, said the DUP leader today.

11.3k

Jul 10th 2023, 11:20 AM

# Brexit

Joint EU and UK enforcement of post-Brexit trade requires serious consideration, says DUP

The pro-Brexit think tank Centre for Brexit Policy has set out proposals to replace the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol

19.0k

Jun 25th 2023, 12:42 PM

# Kiss

Kiss star Gene Simmons wants to meet the Taoiseach and calls for the return of Stormont

On previous travels with Kiss, Simmons has had the opportunity to tour the Dáil.

18.7k

Jun 8th 2023, 7:04 PM

# Kiss

Kiss star Gene Simmons visits UK Parliament as guest of the DUP's Ian Paisley Jr

The band’s singer and bassist described proceedings in the Commons chamber during Prime Minister’s Questions as ‘controlled chaos’.

17.1k

Updated

Jun 7th 2023, 3:02 PM

# The North

‘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.’

14.0k

May 24th 2023, 6:30 AM

# DUP

Donaldson confirms more financial support for Northern Ireland is part of talks with UK Govt

The region is facing cuts in the latest budget in the absence of locally elected ministers.

15.0k

May 23rd 2023, 9:05 PM

# The North

DUP says Sinn Féin's NI election success case of 'turning nationalist vote into republican vote'

The DUP leader rejected the suggestion that there was any movement towards a united Ireland after the council elections.

23.7k

May 22nd 2023, 4:04 PM

# LE23

DUP farmer who asked superstar Rihanna to 'cover up' is elected again in Northern Ireland

Alan Graham and Rihanna had an unlikely encounter when she shot a music video in his field in 2011.

29.0k

May 20th 2023, 3:24 PM

# NI Local Elections

Taoiseach offers support for A5 upgrades and ‘hopes’ Stormont can be restored after NI elections

Close to 50 people have died on the road since the project was approved in 2007.

7.7k

May 18th 2023, 1:22 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'This isn't about bin collections': Weary Northern Ireland to vote in decisive election

A report by

Eimer McAuley

The Alliance party looks set to emerge as the third biggest party at local government level.

Today, voters across Northern Ireland will head to the polls to have their say in the first local council elections since 2019.

"This isn't about getting your bins collected. This is about the current form of Government in Northern Ireland, and the ongoing impasse."

Eimer McAuley reports on the issues being raised on the doorsteps.

15.5k

May 18th 2023, 12:05 AM

# burgernomics

'Not a paradise': DUP MP points to cost of a Big Mac when SDLP leader calls for United Ireland

‘Anyone who wants a Big Mac – I am not a fan; I do not buy them—will have to pay £2 more in the Republic of Ireland than they will in Northern Ireland’.

33.1k

Updated

May 11th 2023, 3:48 PM

Northern Ireland secretary says ‘deadlines are deadly’ amid calls to restore Stormont

Chris Heaton-Harris said his focus is on ensuring the executive is in place for the long-term when it returns.

7.9k

May 10th 2023, 4:38 PM

# Northern Ireland

Support for DUP up but Sinn Féin remains most popular party in NI, poll suggests

Recent polling put support for Sinn Féin on 29% in the North, and the DUP on 25%.

19.6k

May 1st 2023, 1:12 PM

# The North

DUP is seeking ‘further movement’ from UK government on post-Brexit trade

The party collapsed the executive in Belfast in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

15.8k

Apr 27th 2023, 7:43 PM

# queen's university belfast

Political leaders in Northern Ireland urged to restore Stormont on final day of GFA summit

Varadkar, Sunak, and Bill Clinton made similar appeals on the final day of the conference being held in Queen’s University Belfast.

19.3k

Updated

Apr 19th 2023, 5:41 PM

# gfa 25

Explainer: What is the Good Friday Agreement?

The 25th anniversary of the landmark deal is being marked – here’s what’s in it.

9.6k

Updated

Apr 7th 2023, 11:10 AM

# Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP leader says Stormont political vacuum is not to blame for increased terror threat

The PSNI has warned of the potential of dissidents launching attacks on their officers in Derry on Easter Monday.

14.6k

Apr 7th 2023, 8:53 AM

# gfa 25

'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.

34.7k

Apr 2nd 2023, 7:30 AM

# Northern Ireland

'No renegotiating' Windsor Framework, Heaton-Harris warns DUP

The UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary has said the new post-Brexit arrangements for the North are a done deal.

18.0k

Mar 23rd 2023, 8:18 PM

# breaking with the PM

'Stormont brake' emphatically passed by House of Commons but DUP confirms no return to power-sharing

The two former prime ministers will form part of an expected backbench rebellion against the agreement negotiated with Brussels.

43.6k

Updated

Mar 22nd 2023, 3:31 PM

# windsor framework

SDLP may abstain on 'Stormont brake' vote, with Colum Eastwood saying it 'muddies the water'

The brake would allow a minority of MLAs at Stormont to formally flag concerns about the imposition of new EU laws in Northern Ireland.

11.0k

Mar 21st 2023, 11:04 AM

# Stormont

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%.

14.1k

Mar 21st 2023, 8:23 AM

# Northern Ireland

Windsor Framework: DUP to vote against Government on 'Stormont Brake'

Jeffrey Donaldson said that while the proposed terms represent “real progress”, it fails to address “the imposition of EU law by the Protocol”.

The first Commons vote on the EU/UK agreement on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland will take place on Wednesday.

Downing Street has said the UK government has no plans to seek changes to the deal despite the DUP's decision to oppose it.

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill has said "the deal is done" and the onus is on all parties to get Stormont moving.

42.7k

Mar 20th 2023, 5:38 PM

# Northern Ireland

McDonald says DUP would be 'foolish' not to return to Stormont for Biden visit

The Sinn Féin leader said she was hopeful the DUP would ‘do the right thing’ and agree to the terms of the Windsor Framework.

18.6k

Mar 19th 2023, 1:03 PM

# nostalgia for the future

Beneath green shamrocks and fluff of St Patrick's Day lies Ireland's soft power busy at work

Ireland sees cringeworthy flattery of the US as warranted if it achieves the end goal.

22.9k

Mar 19th 2023, 12:15 AM

# DUP

'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says

The DUP leader said the Brexit deal “does not deal with some of the fundamental problems” created by the Northern Ireland Protocol.

29.7k

Updated

Mar 15th 2023, 10:15 PM

# St Patrick's trips

Here's what Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald will be up to in the US next week

Leo Varadkar will meet the US president in the White House on Friday.

20.5k

Mar 11th 2023, 6:30 AM

# Gary Lineker

DUP MP calls out ‘lefty Lineker’ as the MOTD presenter stands by criticism of UK government

DUP MP Gregory Campbell called for ‘lefty Lineker’ to face a salary reduction after he criticised the UK Government’s immigration policy.

22.5k

Mar 9th 2023, 11:24 AM

# Brexit

DUP to form group featuring Arlene Foster and Peter Robinson to consult on Windsor Framework

Donaldson also said that having Stormont working again for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next month is not a deadline he is working to.

12.2k

Mar 6th 2023, 3:47 PM