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LISTEN: CDP Political Podcast: Ep4: Cllr Richard Holmes

County Derry UUP councillor Richard Holmes set to assume the chain of office in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council this evening, taking over from DUP Mayor Mark Fielding. The Garvagh man has wasted no time in making his presence felt, and has ...

07 Jun 2021 at 10:58

Northern Ireland

Latest attempt to restore powersharing at Stormont ends in failure

The latest attempt to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont has failed, after the DUP branded a recall of the Assembly a “stunt”. The party had been urged by Sinn Fein to drop its executive boycott to help deliver energy support ...

07 Dec 2022 at 15:47

Northern Ireland

Robin Swann to switch constituencies in bid to unseat DUP MP

Former Stormont health minister Robin Swann has put his name forward to be the Ulster Unionist Party’s (UUP) candidate in South Antrim in the next general election. Mr Swann, currently an MLA in North Antrim, will attempt to switch ...

26 Jan 2024 at 09:26

Northern Ireland

Donaldson denies DUP split over Windsor Framework

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson denied suggesting his party was split over the Windsor Framework in a message sent to party members earlier this month. In an emailed message to party members at the start of August, Sir Jeffrey ...

09 Aug 2023 at 19:27

Northern Ireland

Nurses in Northern Ireland lodge dispute over failure to implement pay award

The Royal College of Nursing has lodged a formal dispute over the failure to implement a pay award for nursing staff in Northern Ireland. The dispute has been lodged with the Northern Ireland Executive, Department of Health ...

31 Jul 2025 at 17:43

Northern Ireland

Martin Smyth was an MP of ‘integrity and Christian principle’, service told

Former Ulster Unionist MP Rev Martin Smyth had a career defined by integrity and strong Christian principle, a church service has heard. Rev Smyth, a Presbyterian minister who served as South Belfast MP for more than 20 ...

29 Aug 2025 at 13:52

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein on course to become largest party in councils, poll suggests

Sinn Fein is on course to become the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland, a new poll has suggested. The republican party will win 29.8% of first preference votes in this month’s council elections, a ...

02 May 2023 at 10:21

Northern Ireland

Trimble always maintained passion for politics and reconciliation – Beattie

David Trimble maintained his passion for politics and for healing divisions in Northern Ireland right up until his death, Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has said. During a visit to Stormont, Mr Beattie recalled ...

26 Jul 2022 at 15:19

DUP ‘whipping up hysteria’ over united Ireland before election says Ulster Unionist leader

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DUP ‘whipping up hysteria’ over united Ireland before election: Beattie

The DUP are “whipping up hysteria” over the prospect of a united Ireland to scare people into voting for them, Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has claimed. In an attack on his unionist rivals ahead of next ...

10 Apr 2022 at 16:28

Northern Ireland

Politics needs to reconnect with ordinary people – UUP leader-elect Jon Burrows

The Ulster Unionist Party leader-elect Jon Burrows has said politics needs to “reconnect with ordinary people and better their lives”. The former senior police officer emerged as the sole candidate to follow ...

16 Jan 2026 at 16:01

Northern Ireland

Former senior police officer has enjoyed meteoric rise to UUP leadership

New Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows has enjoyed one of the fastest political rises in Northern Ireland’s history. From leading the police in the region’s second city of Londonderry, Mr Burrows went on to ...

31 Jan 2026 at 14:00

Northern Ireland

Stormont will be back up and running by autumn – Doug Beattie

Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said he believes powersharing will be back up and running in Northern Ireland by the autumn. The DUP is using a veto contained within the powersharing structures ...

20 Apr 2023 at 12:33

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