There has been outrage over potential legal action against soldiers for events linked to the Troubles.

Sinn Féin has accused the British Government of having no viable plan for restoring Northern Ireland powersharing.

Arlene Foster has said the Democratic Unionists are not contemplating introducing an Irish language act in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Secretary has defended the British Prime Minister's intervention in ill-fated talks to save powersharing after criticism that her arrival proved a distraction.

Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists are hammering out details of a potential deal that could end Stormont's 13 month powersharing crisis.

A deal to save powersharing at Stormont is achievable within the coming days, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.

Cork’s Lord Mayor joined the country’s top young debaters last night to talk about gender equality not only in Ireland but also in parts of the world where subjugation and slavery continue to blight the lives of girls and women.

Details of powersharing compromises allegedly conceded by the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin must be made public, the SDLP leader has said.

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All leaders of the EU 27 are in agreement that Brexit talks will not proceed to phase two unless Britain offers further assurances on the border, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said.

The Democratic Unionists have warned that the "glorification of terrorism" by Sinn Féin was making it more difficult to restore power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.

James Brokenshire last night said there is still time to save powersharing in Stormont.

THE Catalan separatists may be too busy preparing to defend their assertion of independence in the Spanish courts — despite the absence of their leader, Carles Puigdemont — to look to Northern Ireland for lessons from that never-ending danse macabre of relentless conflict as tactic.

James Brokenshire has said there is still time to save powersharing in Stormont.

Talks to restore powersharing at Stormont have broken up for the weekend.

The Taoiseach has accused Gerry Adams of giving up on a deal to save Stormont and trying to push the blame for its failure on to others.

The Irish and British governments are set to present Northern Ireland's parties with their version of a proposed deal to break the powersharing impasse at Stormont, Sinn Féin has predicted.

The leader of the SDLP has called for Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists to publish what progress has been made on powersharing talks.

Pupils from Irish medium schools in Northern Ireland have rallied outside Stormont to protest at the ongoing deadlock over the introduction of language legislation.

More than 200 supporters have signed a petition calling for Northern Ireland to be given "honorary" European Union membership while remaining part of the UK.

The UK and Irish governments should publish their proposals to revive powersharing in Northern Ireland if no deal is done this week, the leader of the SDLP has said.

Financial pressure on the North’s health service could force the UK Government to step in if political powersharing cannot be resurrected soon, James Brokenshire has warned.

The leader of the DUP, Arlene Foster, is calling for the North's power-sharing government to be restored immediately.

Irish language rights remain a make or break issue for power-sharing in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has warned.

Sinn Féin intransigence is preventing Northern Ireland politicians from dealing with growing problems in health, education and the economy, the Democratic Unionists have claimed.

Sinn Féin intransigence is preventing Northern Ireland politicians from dealing with growing problems in health, education and the economy, the Democratic Unionists have claimed.

Sinn Féin has called for Stormont powersharing talks to start in a week's time.

A judge who dismissed two landmark challenges against Northern Ireland's same sex marriage ban has made clear it is for politicians, not the courts, to change the law.

LATEST: Northern Ireland's High Court has dismissed two cases calling for same-sex marriage to be recognised.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it is "only a matter of time" before same-sex marriage is introduced in Northern Ireland, as he attended a gay Pride event in Belfast.

Leo Varadkar’s first visit to the North as Taoiseach risks being overshadowed by a row with unionists after the leader of the DUP issued a rebuke over Ireland’s outspoken position on Brexit.

The Democratic Unionists have warned the Irish Government to stop engaging in "megaphone diplomacy" as their row over Brexit continued.

Sinn Féin's Chairperson in the North has hit out at those who used 12th of July parades as an opportuity to incite what he calls, hatred.

Northern Ireland's powersharing crisis is set to drift on through the summer as talks were scaled down amid widespread acknowledgement a deal before the autumn is unlikely.

Latest: Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has said today that she is disappointed an agreement to restore powersharing has not been reached in Northern Ireland, suggesting a deal will now have to wait until at least the autumn.

MOST politicians would buck at the suggestion that they live in a disconnected world discussing how many appeal court judges can dance on the head of a pin.

The Democratic Unionists have ridiculed a Sinn Féin call for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Theresa May to intervene in Stormont's crisis talks.

Latest:Political leaders need to show courage to seal a deal restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland, the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has urged.

Latest: The talks have been adjourned, with discussions due to resume on Wednesday morning.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has returned to London with hopes of concluding a deal with Britain's Conservative Party in the coming days.

Arlene Foster's leadership of the Democratic Unionists remains a stumbling block that could scupper crunch talks to end a powersharing stalemate in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin has warned.

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British prime minister Theresa May has yet to secure an agreement with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists (DUP) on a deal to prop up her minority government after last week’s catastrophic election resulted in a hung parliament.

Update 6.41pm: Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has pledged to work in the interests of the entire United Kingdom as she expressed willingness to help Theresa May form a government.