Irish Central

Northern Ireland Assembly to meet on Saturday; Ministers expected to be nominated

Northern Ireland could see a return of a functioning government as soon as this weekend as the region's parties have been summoned for a sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Saturday, February ...
Yahoo

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland's government

LONDON (AP) — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice ...
Irish Central

Northern Ireland Assembly being recalled after disorder in Belfast

The Northern Ireland Assembly has been summoned to meet this Thursday, August 8 after the recent disorder in Belfast. The Assembly, which was set to be on recess through September 1, is being summoned ...

Assembly expresses no confidence in communities minister

Gordon Lyons insists there is no evidence that he breached Stormont's ministerial code.
Fox News

Northern Ireland's unionist party ends boycott, paving path to restore collapsed government

The Democratic Unionist Party, Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party, has agreed to end a boycott that lasted two years. The breakthrough follows a deadline set by the U.K. government, ...
World Socialist Web Site

Stormont’s return in Northern Ireland: Not a “new dawn” at all

The deal between the British government and the sectarian Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to revive the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive has opened the door for Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill to ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the Return of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland

For the first time, a Sinn Fein politician will serve as first minister. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London After two years of political gridlock, Northern Ireland is set to finally have a ...
CNN

Northern Ireland power-sharing could resume within days, after two-year hiatus

Sinn Féin won the most seats in the elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2022. Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government for almost two years since the DUP walked out in ...
Amnesty UK

Northern Ireland - clear majority for marriage equality in new Assembly: Amnesty calls for law change

Amnesty International has said that a clear majority in favour of marriage equality now exists among members of the newly-elected Northern Ireland Assembly and has called for early legislation to ...
Los Angeles Times

An Irish nationalist is leader of Northern Ireland’s government for the first time

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President ...
Mercury News

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President ...