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Wednesday 30 September 2020
The DUP leader also shared her thoughts on an Irish unity poll.
A report was published today by a paramilitary watchdog.
The IRA is deemed responsible for most of the 16 murders and secret burials while the INLA was behind one of the disappearances.
The DUP leader said there is a feeling that unionist concerns about the Withdrawal Agreement are being dismissed.
The British government has assumed responsibility for introducing regulations to provide access to abortion by next April.
The first ceremonies could take place on the week of Valentine’s Day 2020.
Private members’ legislation aimed at thwarting the imposition of abortion reform in Northern Ireland were not accepted.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Other parties are calling the return to Stormont a ‘stunt’.
How and when will elected reps get to cast their vote and why is it a thorny issue for the DUP?
The move to decriminalise abortion will only be halted if the Stormont executive is restored by 21 October.
UUP leader Robin Swann announced that he was stepping down this week.
Lorenzo is currently still a post-tropical cyclone over the Atlantic but will have downgraded by the time it reaches Ireland tomorrow.
Abortion will be decriminalised in the North if the collapsed assembly is not restored by 21 October.
The DUP said it has raised the issue with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The PM and the new Northern Ireland Secretary are to meet with the five main political parties tomorrow.
Karen Bradley and Simon Coveney said they “believe that there is a genuine but narrow window of opportunity to reach agreement in the immediate period ahead”.
The executive dissolved in January 2017.
The talks are to begin following the Northern Ireland local elections.
The talks are expected to begin after Northern Ireland’s local elections.
The Northern Assembly has been shuttered for around 18,000 hours.
Northern Ireland powersharing collapsed in January 2017 following the DUP’s and Sinn Féin’s failure to agree on a number of issues.
Karen Bradley admitted she didn’t know much about the divisive political history in the North when she took up her role in January.
Michael Stone is coming to the end of a 30-year sentence for murdering six people. He is no stranger to the world of ‘performance art’.
Northern Ireland has been without a government for over a year and a half – so Westminster and Dublin are being asked to introduce new abortion laws.
The parties have varying stances on a number of issues, but have released a joint statement on their Brexit stance.
The 20th anniversary of the landmark deal is being marked – here’s what’s in it.
Secretary of State Karen Bradley ‘is minded’ to reduce their pay.
The budget also sets out £80 million in support of immediate health and education pressure.
Mary Lou McDonald said there is “no question of a return to direct rule” from Westminister in the North.
Leo Varadkar previously said he would like to see people from both nationalist and unionist communities take seats.
Yesterday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said there is a “basis for an agreement” at Stormont and the Executive could be running soon.
Kelly, who has been an MLA since 1998, is the party’s policing spokesman.
As we creep towards direct rule, time is running out for politicians on both sides to strike a deal.
The allegations were made in a BBC Spotlight programme last night.
Michelle O’Neill said the DUP has not acknowledged the reasons for Martin McGuinness’ resignation.
Unlikely to reach a deal anytime soon, the Northern Ireland Assembly has remained empty since January.
Varadkar will also give a speech at Queen’s University as part of his first trip to Northern Ireland as Taoiseach.
“Just what is going on in Dublin?” DUP deputy Nigel Dodds has asked provocatively.
The DUP have said that they are all “miles from agreement”.
Earlier, Arlene Foster said that Sinn Féin’s ‘shopping list’ is holding up a deal in the North.
A MAJOR REPORT into the post office network, set to be published later today, will reveal that it’s close to collapse unless state support is provided.
The report, commissioned by the Irish Postmasters’ Union and carried out by business advisers Grant Thornton, paints a picture of a service that is at a “critical” juncture.
Postal workers were hailed at the start of the pandemic for keeping us connected with letters and delivering much-needed online orders to our homes.
But it’s also true that sending a letter to friends or family has become much less popular, following the rise of social media and email.
So today we want to know: When was the last time you sent a letter or card to friends or family?
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Professor Kathleen Lynch argues that a class divide is feeding injustice into our education system.
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