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Unionist MLA says it is appropriate for him to attend Connolly inauguration

Ulster Unionist MLA Steve Aiken has said it is appropriate that he attends the inauguration of Catherine Connolly as the new Irish president. Mr Aiken will be the only elected unionist politician from Northern Ireland attending Tuesday’s ceremony in ...

11 Nov 2025 at 09:18

National News

Effort to restore Stormont powersharing fails as DUP brands Assembly recall 'a stunt'

The latest attempt to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont has failed, after the DUP branded a recall of the Assembly a “stunt”. The party had been urged by Sinn Féin to drop its executive boycott to help deliver energy support ...

07 Dec 2022 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

MLA has ‘no confidence’ in Irish Government over Troubles legacy

A unionist MLA has said he has “not one bit” of confidence in the Irish Government’s dealings over the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Ulster Unionist Doug Beattie made the remarks as the Northern Ireland Assembly debated Dublin’s ...

23 Sept 2025 at 13:49

Northern Ireland

All efforts needed to avoid fresh Stormont elections – Coveney

All efforts must be made to find an alternative to fresh Stormont elections, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney was in Belfast where he held meetings with Sinn Fein, the Alliance Party, the Ulster Unionists ...

12 Oct 2022 at 17:46

National News

Former US president hails Lord Trimble for helping bring peace to Northern Ireland

Former US President Bill Clinton has led tributes to David Trimble, stating that his “lifetime of service” helped bring peace to Northern Ireland. The 77-year-old peer and ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party was one of the principal ...

26 Jul 2022 at 15:28

National News

Sinn Féin councillor first to be elected in Northern Ireland local government elections

The first councillors have been elected in the Northern Ireland local government elections. Counting began at centres across Northern Ireland at 8am on Friday morning after voters cast their ballots across the 11 council areas on ...

19 May 2023 at 14:40

DUP ‘whipping up hysteria’ over united Ireland before election says Ulster Unionist leader

National News

DUP ‘whipping up hysteria’ over united Ireland before election: Beattie

The DUP are “whipping up hysteria” over the prospect of a united Ireland to scare people into voting for them, Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has claimed. In an attack on his unionist rivals ahead of next month’s Stormont ...

10 Apr 2022 at 16:28

Northern Ireland

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions could be lost forever if the DUP boycott of the Stormont Assembly does not end, UUP peer Lord Reg Empey has warned. Lord Empey also said Brexit had been a “complete disaster” for ...

06 Apr 2023 at 11:00

National News

'Extremely embarrassed' UUP leader may resign over controversial tweets

The Ulster Unionist Party leader has said he will ask political colleagues whether he should resign amid a controversy over historical tweets. Doug Beattie has faced accusations of misogyny and racism over the content of ...

25 Jan 2022 at 13:31

National News

Polls predict Sinn Féin will emerge from Stormont election as NI's largest party

Sinn Féin remains on course to emerge as the largest party in Northern Ireland. That's according to the latest Institute of Irish Studies/University of Liverpool/Irish News poll, conducted ahead of the Stormont election ...

03 May 2022 at 11:36

National News

New poll suggests Sinn Féin will become largest local govt party in Northern Ireland

Sinn Féin is on course to become the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested. The republican party will win 29.8% of first preference votes in this month’s council elections, a ...

02 May 2023 at 11:48

Northern Ireland

MLAs to gather in tribute to inaugural first minister Lord Trimble

Northern Ireland’s political leaders will return to Stormont later for a special sitting to deliver tributes to Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble. MLAs will also observe a minute’s silence and sign a book of ...

02 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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