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Allister unseats Paisley in shock victory in North Antrim

There has been a “seismic political earthquake” in North Antrim, TUV leader Jim Allister said as he was elected the constituency’s MP. It meant Ian Paisley Jr lost the seat he has held since 2010, in a shock end to a family dynasty in the region. Mr ...

05 Jul 2024 at 07:35

Northern Ireland

Committee bringing credibility into question with plant health probe, chair says

A Stormont committee is bringing its own credibility into question by holding an inquiry into new EU regulations on plant health, its chairman has said. Sinn Fein’s Philip McGuigan, chairman of the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee, ...

09 Jan 2025 at 13:53

First vote on extending EU law to NI fails to get cross-community support

Northern Ireland

Motion on extension of EU law to Northern Ireland is defeated at Stormont

The first ever motion on extending a new EU law to Northern Ireland has been defeated at the Stormont Assembly. The DUP’s Jonathan Buckley said his party voted against introducing a law which he insisted would create a “new regulatory border ...

19 Mar 2024 at 19:52

National News

December date pencilled in for Stormont vote on post-Brexit trade arrangements

A Stormont vote on continuing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland has been pencilled in for December 10, the Assembly’s speaker has said. The democratic consent process is a key element of the UK and EU’s Windsor Framework ...

02 Dec 2024 at 12:42

Northern Ireland

Nesbitt not surprised if ‘devastating’ culture in RVH report repeated elsewhere

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said he would not be surprised if “cultural issues” within the cardiac surgery unit in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) were replicated in other health settings across Northern Ireland. Mr Nesbitt ...

29 May 2025 at 16:48

MLAs continue to debate extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

National News

MLAs begin debate on extending Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

Stormont MLAs have clashed over the future of post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland ahead of a vote on their continuation. A debate on the Windsor Framework arrangements continued at Parliament Buildings in Belfast on ...

10 Dec 2024 at 19:21

Northern Ireland

Burning of cars in Ballymena ‘racially motivated attack’

The burning of cars in a racially motivated attack in Ballymena has been condemned. Police are appealing for information after six cars were set on fire on Sunday evening and destroyed. Local representatives said Filipino nationals ...

02 Sept 2025 at 14:09

Northern Ireland

TUV leader ‘excluded’ from Windsor Framework scrutiny committee

TUV leader Jim Allister has claimed he has been excluded from membership of a Windsor Framework scrutiny committee within the Northern Ireland Assembly. The chairs and deputy chairs of all the Stormont committees were allocated ...

12 Feb 2024 at 13:23

Northern Ireland

First vote in NI Assembly on introducing EU law a ‘significant moment’

A first vote in the Stormont Assembly on the extension of a new EU law to Northern Ireland is a “significant moment”, MLAs have been told. The DUP’s Jonathan Buckley said his party would be voting against a law which he ...

19 Mar 2024 at 15:56

National News

Stormont votes to extend post-Brexit trade arrangements for four more years

The Stormont Assembly has voted to extend post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland for another four years. The vote to continue with the contentious arrangements passed on a straight majority basis after a ...

10 Dec 2024 at 21:35

Northern Ireland

Landlord describes ‘campaign of hate’ after racist burning of cars

A farmer and landlord in Ballymena has said there has been a “campaign of hate” against him and his Filipino tenants. Sam Carson spoke out after a number of cars were set on fire in the Co Antrim town on Sunday and ...

02 Sept 2025 at 16:30

Northern Ireland

Committee ‘left impotent’ after not being alerted to new EU laws

A Stormont committee set up to examine the impact of new EU laws in Northern Ireland has been rendered “impotent” after the UK Government was late in alerting it to two new regulations, MLAs have been told. A ...

18 Apr 2024 at 14:59

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