The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have agreed to field one unity candidate in each of four general election constituencies in one of the most far-reaching eve-of-poll pacts for decades.

It’s been a surreal three weeks, my first foray into the world of politics and several lessons learned.

The High Court has ordered the arrest of a local election candidate over her failure to remove allegedly defamatory material about Bundoran Town Council posted on YouTube.