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.

The British government is merely "going through the motions" in talks to restore powersharing at Stormont and is more focused on their efforts to strike a deal with the DUP at Westminster, Sinn Féin has claimed.

It was far from de Valera’s comely lasses dancing at the crossroads proportions, but perhaps given the notorious difficulties at the centre of the issue a tango on the border will more than suffice.

Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire is expected to face calls to name the date for the second Stormont election in eight months.

Political chaos in Northern Ireland will not derail Brexit, Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said.

Political chaos in Northern Ireland will not derail Brexit, Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said.

Sinn Féin has warned a collapse of the powersharing institutions at Stormont is an option if First Minister Arlene Foster refuses to stand down to allow a probe into her handling of a botched green energy scheme.

Energy from Iceland could help safeguard Northern Ireland's electricity supply, the North's economy minister said.

Brexit could make Northern Ireland a haven for smugglers, as the only land border for goods and people to enter Great Britain.

A new power-sharing executive will be formed in Northern Ireland after an independent Assembly member agreed to fill the contentious justice ministry. East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has been unveiled as the agreed Democratic Unionist and Sinn Féin candidate.

As Peter Robinson prepares to step down as Northern Ireland’s first minister and leader of his Democratic Unionist Party, the race is on to succeed him.

The family of a doctor killed during a motorcycle event say they have been heartened by public support.

Around 20,000 jobs are to be slashed from the North’s public sector following a political deal to safeguard powersharing.

Around 20,000 jobs are to be slashed from the North’s public sector following a political deal to safeguard powersharing.

British Chancellor George Osborne is today expected to indicate whether the power to set business tax rates will be devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

A £160m hit to Stormont’s budget next year will be dwarfed by a further £1.3bn worth of cuts looming on the horizon, the Northern Assembly has been warned.

Stormont ministers have agreed a draft budget for next year ahead of tomorrow’s UK Treasury-imposed deadline.

A Stormont budget crisis has been temporarily alleviated after Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists voted to accept an emergency £100 million loan from the Treasury.

The North’s First Minister has said he has no plans to step down.

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll on Irish unity.

Tens of thousands of street lights in the North could be out over winter due to budget cuts, a minister has warned.

A legal challenge is likely if Northern Ireland is left as the only part of the UK without marriage rights for same-sex couples, Amnesty International has warned.

House prices in the North have increased for the first time since 2007.

The Noth's political parties appointed their new power-sharing government today – with Sinn Féin replacing its entire ministerial team.

The Democratic Unionist Party last night signalled it is not possible to have policing and justice powers devolved to the North by the end of the year, despite republican hopes for progress.

Gordon Brown assured the North’s political leaders today that he will stump up the cash needed to bring about the devolution of policing powers to Stormont.

Cross-border benefit fraudsters have illegally pocketed almost £700,000 from the North's welfare system in the past three years, new figures revealed today.

The North's Finance Minister was accused of moral blackmail today in a row about civil service back pay claims.

The Alliance Party could be part of the Stormont committee considering devolving policing and justice, it was claimed today.

Consumers in the North facing a winter of rising fuel costs could be spared water charges, First Minister Peter Robinson said tonight.

Care standards for the elderly could be endangered if pay and conditions for workers are not improved, a Stormont watchdog in the North warned today.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams was tonight told he was being delusional if he believed republicans were on course to achieve their goal of a united Ireland.

Politicians in the North are criticising calls for Aer Lingus to reconsider the decision to transfer its strategically important Heathrow route from Shannon to Belfast.