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<p>Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker addressing the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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Northern Ireland minister asks Irish Government to give legacy body ‘a chance’

Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has appealed to the Irish Government to meet with the head of a new commission created under the UK government’s controversial Legacy Act.

<p>Steve Baker and Michael McGrath attended the session (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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UK and Ireland ministers say relations ‘back on positive trajectory’ following Brexit

Chief medical officer Professor Breda Smyth (Department of Health)

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Chief medical officer says level of cannabis use ‘of great concern’

National Ploughing championships 2022

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Window of opportunity to resolve Stormont stand-off – O’Neill

2022 NI Assembly election

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What now for Northern Ireland as assembly grinds to halt?

2022 NI Assembly election

spotlight

As Sinn Féin prepares for pivotal election, voters north and south ask what the party stands for

Edwin Poots announces ministerial team

DUP brands Stormont's Covid-19 restrictions ‘draconian and undemocratic’

Ms O’Neill rejected his characterisation as she made clear the powers would remain in place 'for as long as necessary' to protect public health.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon May 11, 2020

Stormont minister denies stoking loyalist tensions by halting work on Irish Sea port checks

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has denied stoking loyalist tensions by halting work on Irish Sea port checks

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

Ulster Assembly election 2017

SDLP: Stormont ministers ‘grandstanding’ over hospitality restrictions

Stormont ministers are “grandstanding” over the future of the North’s beleaguered hospitality sector, critics have said.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus - Thu Sep 10, 2020

Stormont leaders accused over ‘unclear’ Covid-19 messaging

Stormont’s leaders have been accused of hiding from Assembly scrutiny of their coronavirus restrictions.

Tue, 22 Sep, 2020

O’Neill ‘will not be stepping aside under any circumstances’, says Sinn Féin

O’Neill ‘will not be stepping aside under any circumstances’, says Sinn Féin

The party has responded to a call from the DUP for the Deputy First Minister to stand down amid claims of lockdown breaches at a Belfast funeral.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Plan B needed to resolve northern impasse, say 'realistic' Sinn Féin

Plan B needed to resolve northern impasse, say 'realistic' Sinn Féin

Leo Varadkar must come up with a plan B to resolve the political impasse in the north, Sinn Féin has warned.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2019

Latest: Sinn Féin's votes surges as republicans potentially draw level with the DUP

Latest: Sinn Féin's votes surges as republicans potentially draw level with the DUP

Update - 11.52pm: The Stormont election is set to deliver a significant boost to nationalism at the expense of unionists.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

Power-sharing must emerge after Northern Ireland election — for all our sakes

Power-sharing must emerge after Northern Ireland election — for all our sakes

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill give off the signs of being able to work together, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

British-Irish assembly to discuss Brexit

British-Irish assembly to discuss Brexit

The impact of Brexit is to be debated by Irish and British politicians at a meeting next week.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Charlie Flanagan calls on parties in the North to enter talks to resolve Assembly crisis

Charlie Flanagan calls on parties in the North to enter talks to resolve Assembly crisis

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has challenged all five major parties in the North to begin new talks on the future of the peace process.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

North crisis as Assembly votes down welfare deal

North crisis as Assembly votes down welfare deal

Northern Ireland’s faltering power-sharing Executive has lurched towards another crisis after the Assembly voted down a bid to implement welfare reforms in the region.

Wed, 27 May, 2015