X

Sign in

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Donald Trump
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Ukraine
  • Farming
  • Feelgood Season
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Devolution

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>The present political crisis marks the sixth collapse of Stormont’s institutions since their inception in 1998, marking almost 10 years with no devolved government in the North. Picture: Brian Lawless</p>

comment-analysis

25 years after the Good Friday Agreement is there much to celebrate? 
As the North sinks further into another political vacuum, it’s clear that the work here is not done, writes Emma de Souza
<p>SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon criticised the British Prime Minister after he told Conservative MPs on Monday that devolution had been “Tony Blair’s biggest mistake”.</p>

world

Boris Johnson criticised after he calls devolution a ‘disaster’
Holyrood voted against granting legislative consent for the UK Government’s Internal Market Bill. (Victoria Jones/PA)

world

Holyrood overwhelmingly votes against UK Internal Market Bill
Coronavirus - Wed June 3, 2020

world

Scottish Government refuses consent for UK Internal Market Bill
Dark clouds over Parliament

world

No trust between devolved administrations and UK Government, Westminster told
First Minister's Questions

world

UK Brexit legislation a ‘full frontal assault on devolution’, Nicola Sturgeon insists

Latest

  • 'In my eyes he stays' - Barry Robson wants Seani Maguire to remain at Cork City

  • Gardaí investigating 200 reports of child sexual abuse images generated by Grok

  • Murder accused recorded Bruna Fonseca dancing with another man on night of her death, court told

  • Fixing Ireland's dental crisis will take 10 years given scale of problem, Dáil committee told

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Craig Casey dejected after the game 11/1/2026
    Munster await clarification after disputed 'taking the space' penalty in costly Toulon defeat 

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 8:00 AM

  • Presents near Christmas tree
    Joanna Fortune: My teenage daughters barely said thanks for all their Christmas presents 

    Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 8:00 PM

  •  'My family are my all': Peadar Ó Riada reflects on life, music, and his recent cancer diagnosis  
    'My family are my all': Peadar Ó Riada reflects on life, music, and his recent cancer diagnosis  

    Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 8:00 AM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited