#Northern Ireland Assembly

# northern-ireland-assembly - Thursday 26 May, 2022

Stormont Assembly recalled in new bid to elect speaker

May 26th 2022, 4:12 PM 15,393 Views 18 Comments

Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will continue to block a return of powersharing until there is action over the protocol.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Thursday 28 April, 2022

# Stormont

Taoiseach says Northern Ireland politicians must return to power sharing after May election

Apr 28th 2022, 12:51 PM 7,748 Views 15 Comments

Speaking this morning, Micheál Martin urged political parties to work “collectively” after the election.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 11 January, 2022

# Brexit

Solution on Northern Ireland Protocol needed before Assembly elections, McGuinness says

Jan 11th 2022, 12:45 PM 9,454 Views 9 Comments

The EU commissioner said she hopes the appointment of Liz Truss as chief Brexit negotiator brings some ‘pragmatism’ to talks.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 2 February, 2021

# Northern Ireland Assembly

No paramilitary involvement in threats to port workers, says PSNI

Updated Feb 2nd 2021, 8:13 PM 42,167 Views 55 Comments

The EU asked its officials in Northern Ireland not to go to work and condemned ‘any threats’ to port staff

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 2 June, 2020

# Northern Ireland

DUP motion on abortion passed by Northern Ireland Assembly

Jun 2nd 2020, 9:18 PM 25,271 Views 34 Comments

The motion doesn’t impact or change Northern Ireland’s abortion legislation.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Monday 16 December, 2019

# Stormont Executive

After a dramatic election, the DUP and Sinn Féin are to talk today about reviving Stormont

Updated Dec 16th 2019, 8:30 AM 20,042 Views 58 Comments

“All the old certainties are gone,” Sinn Féin president mary Lou McDonald said.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 15 October, 2019

# Stormont

Foster backs call for Stormont restoration as NI abortion to be decriminalised by Westminster

Oct 15th 2019, 8:59 PM 33,315 Views 51 Comments

The move to decriminalise abortion will only be halted if the Stormont executive is restored by 21 October.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Monday 16 January, 2017

# Snap Election

Gerry Adams says Stormont collapse is not a threat to the peace process

Jan 16th 2017, 2:11 PM 8,924 Views 77 Comments

Adams said he does not think the Taoiseach has “good instincts” when it comes to dealing with these issues.

# Collapse

The deadline has passed and Northern Ireland is heading for a snap election

Jan 16th 2017, 12:25 PM 13,675 Views 70 Comments

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire will have no choice but name a date for elections later today.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 2 December, 2014

# Watch Out

Northern Ireland may soon be allowed set its own corporation tax

Dec 2nd 2014, 7:14 AM 6,568 Views 51 Comments

This would mean Northern Ireland could match our very attractive 12.5% rate. Let the games begin…

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 4 November, 2014

# Can Cola Coalyer

Now the 'curry my yoghurt' MP has been barred from speaking in Stormont...

Nov 4th 2014, 4:57 PM 16,148 Views 75 Comments

… but only for today, and he wasn’t there.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 30 April, 2013

# Civil Marriage

Northern Ireland Assembly votes against calls for same-sex marriage

Apr 30th 2013, 12:27 PM 5,695 Views 58 Comments

MLAs voted 53 to 42 against a motion which called on the Northern executive to allow civil marriage for same-sex couples.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 2 October, 2012

# Gay Marriage

Northern Ireland assembly rejects motion calling for same-sex marriage

Oct 2nd 2012, 9:21 AM 3,964 Views 51 Comments

The nationalist parties and three UUP members backed the motion, which was opposed by the two main unionist parties.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

# Opinion

Column: Sinn Féin is partitionist when it comes to party policy

Aug 7th 2012, 8:15 PM 300 Views 124 Comments

Can SF hope to represent voters on a 32-county basis, asks David McCann, when they can’t keep their policies aligned north and south of the border?

# northern-ireland-assembly - Friday 27 April, 2012

# Opinion

Column: ‘Listening to a dull speech in Stormont was the happiest day of my life’

Apr 27th 2012, 7:30 PM 109 Views 14 Comments

Senator George Mitchell, who oversaw the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, recounts his experiences planting the first seeds of peace.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Saturday 7 May, 2011

# Elections

DUP and Sinn Féin in command as North's 'shambolic' assembly count resumes

May 7th 2011, 11:45 AM 701 Views 0 Comments

There have been widespread delays in counting across the region with less than half of the assembly’s seats filled so far.

# northern-ireland-assembly - Tuesday 22 February, 2011

# Catholic Bishops

Catholic bishops warn of violence in aftermath of financial crisis

Feb 22nd 2011, 3:00 PM 801 Views 0 Comments

The bishops have criticised cuts in the minimum wage and say that the new government needs to learn from the “wrongs of the past”.

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