Abortion has come grudgingly to Northern Ireland in the wake of coronavirus
Anna Cafolla
Women are still a pawn in the political game at Stormont, says journalist Anna Cafolla
September 2019
DUP's Arlene Foster rules out seeking Westminster seat
Moves follows speculation Northern Irish party leader could stand in snap election
July 2019
Ivan Cooper obituary
Organiser of the Derry civil rights march that ended in Bloody Sunday and a founder of the SDLP
May 2018
Unionist MEPs accused of snubbing EU Brexit negotiator
Diane Dodds and Jim Nicholson decline invitation to meet Michel Barnier in Derry
April 2018
Blaming Dublin for endangering the Good Friday agreement is absurd
Letters: Simon Sweeney and Anna Corne dispute David Trimble’s suggestion that the Irish government is at fault with its stance on the post-Brexit border; Guthrie McKie hopes voters will punish the DUP for supporting an unpopular government
December 2017
Brexit Ireland deal could leave PM at odds with three demanding groups
Theresa May’s decision to agree to ‘regulatory alignment’ with the Republic faces opposition from Northern Irish unionists, the Tory right and the SNP
June 2017
Most of Northern Ireland strongly backs abortion law reform, survey finds
Unseated: the Sinn Féin MPs whose absence strengthens May's hand in Commons
Sectarian issues largely off agenda in DUP-Tory negotiations – sources
Northern Ireland: DUP on course for gains that could help prop up Tories
April 2017
Northern Ireland faces ‘direct rule by stealth’ as talks falter
Sources at power-sharing negotiations say ‘miracle’ is needed to achieve agreement by Easter deadline
March 2017
Despite the political impasse in Northern Ireland, there is hope on housing
Paddy Gray
Neither major party wants a return to direct rule, so it is likely they will work together to improve housing in Northern Ireland
The Guardian view on the Northern Ireland assembly election: a warning to Brexit Britain
Editorial: The usual parties finished in the usual order in the 2 March election. But Arlene Foster’s obduracy and the UK’s vote to leave the EU threaten a period of fresh instability
Sinn Féin makes major gains in Northern Ireland elections
DUP’s advantage over Sinn Féin slashed to one seat as UUP leader steps down after party’s poor showing
February 2017
Ulster Unionist makes election pledge to support gay marriage
Ex-soldier Andy Allen vows to support moves towards equality in only part of UK where same-sex couples cannot marry
December 2016
Northern Ireland's first minister faces vote of no confidence
Motion censuring Arlene Foster over energy scheme allegations could force her to resign, triggering Stormont elections
October 2016
Greenslade
Could Derry's Hillsborough vote on the Sun start a ball rolling?
Roy Greenslade
Although the newspaper views a council’s call on newsagents to stop stocking the Sun as a form of ‘extreme censorship’, it doesn’t really amount to that
August 2016
Sir Robin Chichester-Clark obituary
Moderate Ulster Unionist MP who advocated cautious reform in Northern Ireland
June 2016
Osborne: Brexit would bring 'economic shock' to Northern Ireland
Chancellor will use visit to Belfast and Newry to warn of job losses, falling house prices and hardening of border with Republic
May 2016
Northern Ireland forms new power-sharing executive
Independent unionist appointed as justice minister, while seven other Stormont posts are shared between DUP and Sinn Féin
