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Minutes show Foster saying she ‘can’t stand’ with O’Neill after Storey funeral

Minutes from a fractious meeting of the Stormont Executive in 2020 show then first minister Arlene Foster saying she “can’t stand” on the same platform as Michelle O’Neill after the Sinn Fein minister’s attendance at the funeral of Bobby Storey. The ...

14 May 2024 at 20:43

Northern Ireland

Stormont ministers’ pandemic WhatsApps lost after devices wiped, inquiry told

WhatsApp messages sent by former Stormont ministers during the pandemic have been lost after government-issued electronic devices were wiped, the UK Covid Inquiry has been told. Counsel to the inquiry, Clair Dobbin KC, said this included the ...

12 Dec 2023 at 17:38

Northern Ireland

Dame Arlene Foster aims to inspire other women to become involved in public life

Dame Arlene Foster has said she hopes her status as the first woman to become first minister of Northern Ireland will inspire other women to become involved in public life. The politician’s comments came after she was made a Dame Commander ...

08 Nov 2022 at 18:53

National News

DUP leader sets up panel to inform deliberations on Windsor Framework deal

The DUP has established a consultation panel to inform its deliberations on the new deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. Former DUP leaders and first ministers Peter Robinson and Baroness Arlene Foster are among ...

06 Mar 2023 at 16:14

Northern Ireland

Appointments to Windsor Framework panel welcomed

The appointment of members of a new independent monitoring panel for the Windsor Framework has been welcomed. Aidan Reilly, a former director of customs policy and strategy at HMRC, customs and international trade adviser Anna Jerzewska ...

19 Sept 2024 at 17:27

Northern Ireland

Swann urged end to ‘nonsense’ of ministers attacking Covid lockdown decisions

Robin Swann urged an end to the “nonsense” of ministerial colleagues making public attacks on Executive decisions over lockdown restrictions during a rise in Covid cases in 2020. The letter from Northern Ireland’s Health Minister to ...

08 May 2024 at 09:52

Northern Ireland

Families want ‘truth, answers and accountability’ at Covid inquiry hearing in NI

Families bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic want “truth, answers and accountability” when decision-making in Northern Ireland is examined by the UK-wide inquiry, a solicitor has said. Enda McGarrity, who represents the Covid ...

23 Apr 2024 at 13:28

Northern Ireland

Minutes reveal bitter Executive clash between Foster and Mallon – Covid inquiry

Former Northern Ireland first minister Baroness Arlene Foster clashed bitterly with Executive colleague Nichola Mallon during a meeting at which ministers disagreed over an extension to lockdown measures during the pandemic. ...

15 May 2024 at 21:39

Northern Ireland

Attending ‘glorifying events’ normalises terrorist violence, says Arlene Foster

Former Northern Ireland first minister Baroness Arlene Foster has said the attendance of senior members of Sinn Fein at “glorifying events” results in the normalisation of violence. Sinn Fein MP for North Belfast John ...

07 Jun 2023 at 14:37

Northern Ireland

Calls for civility after pro-IRA chant is directed at Arlene Foster

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill has urged people to be civil in public discourse following an incident in which a woman chanted a pro-IRA slogan during an encounter with Dame Arlene Foster. Ms O’Neill ...

22 Nov 2022 at 17:15

Local News

Arlene Foster resigns as leader of the DUP

Arlene Foster has resigned as leader of the DUP. She released a statement a short time ago. The full statement reads: A short time ago I called the Party Chairman to inform him that I intend to step down as ...

28 Apr 2021 at 17:11

Covid-19

CORONAVIRUS LATEST: First and Deputy First Minister reinforce lockdown message

At today’s COVID-19 press conference the country’s leaders doubled down on their message for people to ‘stay at home’ when pressed about the possibility of lockdown restrictions loosening. First Minister ...

27 Apr 2020 at 18:44

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