Sinn Fein has become the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council elections. Of the 462 seats across 11 councils, Sinn Fein won 144 seats, an increase of 39 from the last council election in 2019. It overtook the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP),…
Northern Ireland Politicians and Police Unite ‘As One Voice’ Over Detective Shooting
February 24, 2023
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Northern Ireland’s five main political party leaders stood alongside the region’s police chief on Friday in a rare “act of unity” over the attempted murder of a senior detective. The leaders of Sinn Fein, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Alliance Party, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)…
Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Close but ‘Further Work Required’: DUP
February 17, 2023
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Crunch talks over Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol will continue after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said progress had been made on a deal—though “further work is required.” DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson made the comments on Friday just hours after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Stormont party leaders in Belfast. Speculation had been…
Former Sinn Fein Councillor to Be Key Prosecution Witness in Gangland Murder Trial
A former Sinn Fein councillor will be the key prosecution witness at the trial of alleged Irish gangland boss Gerry Hutch, who is accused of ordering a murderous attack on a boxing press conference in Dublin in 2016. One Sept. 28 Jonathan Dowdall, 44, and his 65-year-old father Patrick pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder…
King Charles III Proclaimed Sovereign in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
The UK’s King Charles III was formally declared sovereign on Sunday in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Wellwishers gathered as the accession proclamations were read out across the UK’s four nations, but the ceremony was disrupted in Scotland, where “God Save the King” was met with booing from hecklers and an anti-monarchy protester was arrested for…
Tributes Pour in for David Trimble, Key Figure in Northern Ireland Peace Process
July 26, 2022
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British, Irish, and American political leaders of the past and present have paid tribute to David Trimble, a key figure in the peace process in Northern Ireland, who died on July 25 at the age of 77 following a short illness. The former first minister of Northern Ireland and former leader of the Ulster Unionist…
Norther Ireland Business Community Voices Concerns Over Political Uncertainty
Business leaders in Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over the continuing political uncertainty following Thursday’s local elections and have called for the reestablishment of a fully functioning government for the region. Northern Ireland has not had a functioning local government since February, when the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), then the largest party in the regional…
Northern Ireland Business Community Voices Concerns Over Political Uncertainty
Business leaders in Northern Ireland have expressed concerns over the continuing political uncertainty following Thursday’s local elections and have called for the reestablishment of a fully functioning government for the region. Northern Ireland has not had a functioning local government since February, when the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), then the largest party in the regional…
Sinn Fein Becomes Biggest Party in Northern Ireland Assembly
Sinn Fein, an Irish nationalist political party which has links to the Irish Republican Army (IRA), has won a historic victory by becoming the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time. In last week’s UK local elections, Sinn Fein won 27 of the 90 seats in the Stormont assembly, beating the…
Northern Irish Leaders Struggle to Quell Worst Violence in Years
BELFAST—Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government put aside factional differences on Thursday to call for calm after frustration among pro-British unionists over post-Brexit trade barriers helped trigger some of the worst violence in the region in years. Despite the appeals, clashes spread further into Irish nationalist areas on Thursday night where police responded to petrol bomb and…
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