WHEN EDWIN POOTS was chosen as leader of Northern Ireland’s largest political party on May 14th, he described politics as “a rough-and-tumble game”. Defending his role in ousting his predecessor, ...

Demonstrators participate in the ‘March For Marriage,’ demanding equal marriage legislation in Northern Ireland, in Belfast BELFAST (Reuters) - The British parliament's decision to bypass politicians ...

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster speaks at a news conference after a meeting with European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2018.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn says the second phase of a town rejuvenation scheme criticised by Welsh MSs will not operate in Northern Ireland [PA Media] A controversial scheme which will see ...

Time is running out for Northern Ireland's political parties to reach agreement on the restoration of devolved government at Stormont. Realistically, a breakthrough is needed today to allow time to ...

February will mark two years since the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) brought down Stormont's power-sharing government in protest over post-Brexit trade checks between Britain and Northern Ireland.

HILLSBOROUGH (Reuters) - The two sides in the Northern Ireland Assembly were expected to resume talks on Friday on a deal that could prevent the collapse of their power-sharing government. Without ...

"This might just be the day when the political process in the north came of age." So says Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness announcing a new deal in Northern Ireland which could see policing and ...

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Northern Ireland was on the “cusp of a new beginning” with the return of the Stormont political institutions, officials ...