The Government is expected to announce fresh talks to restore a government in Northern Ireland later.

This Friday marks the first anniversary of the latest collapse of Stormont.

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Sinn Féin and the DUP have expressed a desire to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland but neither has signalled a softening of position in the Stormont standoff.

Stormont officials have laid out the bleak financial position facing public services in Northern Ireland ahead of a major budgetary tipping point for the rudderless administration.

The North's police chief has delivered a stark message to the British Government on stalled proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles - "stop prevaricating and get on with it".

Britain has come up with two ways to secure a frictionless border after Brexit, according to the Northern Ireland secretary.

Victims from across the spectrum in Northern Ireland are united in opposition to a proposed amnesty for security force members who served during the Troubles, the Victims Commissioner has said.

The UK government has pressed ahead with legislation to publish the names of major political donors in Northern Ireland - hours after the Electoral Commission criticised a delay.

Northern Ireland's political leaders will later hold talks with the British Prime Minister on the ongoing powersharing crisis at Stormont.

Gerry Adams has insisted that a deal can still be reached with the DUP to restore powersharing at Stormont.

Bertie Ahern has said he is saddened and infuriated by the collapse of talks in the North.

The Department for Health has called on Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire to clarify how much funding it will receive, after MPs voted to pass a Budget for the region via Westminster.

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has said he does not intend to appoint ministers to take political control at Stormont as he moved budget measures with the "utmost reluctance".

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has laid a laurel wreath at the site of an IRA Remembrance Sunday bombing in Northern Ireland Enniskillen.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has laid a laurel wreath at the site of an IRA Remembrance Sunday bombing in the North.

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.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that Northern Ireland is “sliding towards” direct rule from Britain after the collapse of talks between Sinn Féin and the DUP about forming a government.

Victims of historical child abuse have urged Northern Ireland's politicians to release compensation which has been blocked due to Stormont's collapse, as talks aimed at restoring powersharing enter their final hours.

Latest: Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has called on the Taoiseach and British Prime Minister to both personally intervene to advance the stalled talks in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland's politicians have just hours left to reach a deal to restore powersharing at Stormont otherwise the UK Government will press ahead with legislation to approve a budget.

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

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 Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter.

The announcement that Airbus is taking a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project has been welcomed by politicians in the North.

A Westminster debate on emergency Northern Ireland legislation could be held on Monday.

Stormont's crisis-hit government could be functioning fully within a matter of weeks, the Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said.

Sinn Fein is still committed to making a deal with the DUP to return to powersharing, Gerry Adams has insisted.

A prominent Belfast victims campaigner has implored the Northern Ireland Secretary not to lift the ban on the Red Hand Commando (RHC).

The British Government is "working tirelessly" to safeguard Bombardier's operations and its highly skilled workforce in Belfast, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.

Theresa May has urged Northern Ireland's political leaders to restore powersharing as soon as possible.

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is refusing to back down in a bitter aerospace trade dispute which could financially devastate one of the North's biggest employers.

Powersharing negotiations will require more than "nice words" to restore the Stormont Executive, Michelle O'Neill has warned.

The Prime Minister has dismissed the prospect of the UK and Irish governments taking joint authority for Northern Ireland amid political deadlock in the region.

The British Government has said there can be no joint authority over Northern Ireland.

The British Government has said it is "determined to succeed" in restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland, but warned it was ultimately responsible to provide certainty over delivering public services.

Direct rule from London cannot be imposed in the North without government input, the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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.

Latest: Financial pressure on Northern Ireland's health service could force the UK Government to step in if political powersharing cannot be resurrected soon, James Brokenshire has warned.

Former Assembly member John McCallister has been appointed to the Human Rights Commission.

The UK Government has said talks to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland remain a priority, despite scepticism from a senior Democratic Unionist that they are a "waste of time".

Fresh attempts will be made next week to break the deadlock over a resumption of power-sharing in the North ahead of the border issue moving front and centre of Brexit talks in the weeks ahead.

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has insisted Ireland will not be used as a “Trojan horse” by Britain during Brexit bargaining but said time is running out for a deal on the border issue.