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Northern Ireland Assembly election campaign failed to spark into life

For an election with so much at stake, the Northern Ireland Assembly campaign trail over recent weeks has been curiously lacklustre. Northern Ireland currently has no functioning Executive, the population is gripped by a cost-of-living crisis and ...

05 May 2022 at 12:55

Assembly election result ushers in new era: Michelle O’Neill

The Assembly election result in Northern Ireland “ushers in a new era”, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has said. As counting continued on Saturday afternoon, the republican party appeared to be closing in on a historic victory by ...

07 May 2022 at 17:55

Long says ‘nothing can be achieved’ if Stormont does not go back to work

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long has said nothing can be delivered without government in Northern Ireland after her party enjoyed historic success in the Assembly election. Meanwhile, Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has been elected in ...

07 May 2022 at 16:25

Northern Ireland

Easton calls for unionist convention after topping poll in North Down

Former DUP MLA Alex Easton has called for an urgent convention of unionism to be organised. Mr Easton, who stood in the 2017 election as a DUP candidate, topped the poll as an independent candidate in North Down with 9,568 votes. He said: ...

07 May 2022 at 19:25

Counting resumes in NI Assembly election with Sinn Fein poised for victory

Counting has resumed in the Northern Ireland Assembly election with Sinn Fein firmly on course to emerge as the largest Stormont party. When counting was suspended on Friday night, just 47 of the 90 seats had been filled following a ...

07 May 2022 at 10:25

Northern Ireland

Declan Kearney hails positive Sinn Fein campaign as he tops South Antrim poll

Declan Kearney from Sinn Fein said Northern Ireland needed to move forward with a “First Minister for all” after he topped the poll in the South Antrim constituency. He easily exceeded the 7,623 quota with 9,185 first preference ...

07 May 2022 at 05:25

Donaldson: DUP doing ‘extremely well’ despite success of Sinn Fein

The DUP is doing “extremely well” in the Stormont Assembly election, their leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, has insisted. As counting resumed on Saturday morning, Sinn Fein appeared to be remaining on course to emerge as the ...

07 May 2022 at 14:55

Northern Ireland set for Assembly election as deadline passes

Northern Ireland is on course for a pre-Christmas Assembly election as the deadline to restore devolved government at Stormont has elapsed. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is expected to call the election ...

28 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Condemnation after SDLP candidate describes attack in south Belfast

A candidate in the Northern Ireland Assembly election has spoken out about being assaulted during the campaign. Elsie Trainor, an SDLP candidate in the Belfast South constituency, said she was attacked in Belfast by ...

13 Apr 2022 at 00:25

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein, DUP and Alliance leaders top polls in Stormont election

Michelle O’Neill has topped the poll for Sinn Fein in Mid-Ulster, becoming one of the first MLAs elected in what could be a historic Assembly election. Both Sinn Fein and the Alliance Party are expected to have a ...

06 May 2022 at 18:25

Liz Truss ‘will scrap parts of Northern Ireland Protocol as soon as next week’

The Foreign Secretary will reportedly move to discard large portions of the Northern Ireland Protocol after giving up on Brexit negotiations with the EU. The Times reported officials working for Liz Truss have ...

10 May 2022 at 06:55

Michelle O’Neill: Assembly election result ushers in new era

The Assembly election result in Northern Ireland “ushers in a new era”, Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has said. As counting continued into Saturday evening, the republican party appeared to be ...

07 May 2022 at 19:25

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