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Portrait of former speaker William Hay unveiled at Stormont

A portrait of former Stormont Assembly speaker William Hay has been unveiled at Parliament Buildings in Belfast. First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly joined Lord Hay and his family as the oil painting by ...

23 Apr 2024 at 15:39

Features

Guest Column: We can change the system

We are not locked into a system that ignores us, we have the power to frame our future. Belfast gets everything and Derry gets nothing - that’s what people here say. It is easy - it's always been easy to look at our economic prospects and claim ...

27 Mar 2020 at 05:19

Northern Ireland

Beattie’s whining like a girl remark “fell well short” of expected standards

A remark by Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie accusing rivals of screaming and whining “like a girl” fell well short of the standards expected in the Assembly, Stormont’s Speaker has said. Alex Maskey said if the legislature was operating on ...

09 Dec 2022 at 18:26

Northern Ireland

Outgoing speaker Maskey says new executive will have ‘huge in-tray’

A “huge in-tray” awaits the Stormont Assembly and executive, outgoing speaker Alex Maskey has said. Mr Maskey met party whips at Stormont on Friday in one his last official duties before devolved government is returned to Northern Ireland. Mr ...

02 Feb 2024 at 16:58

Northern Ireland

Ministers will not be allowed to evade Assembly accountability, Poots warns

Stormont’s Speaker has warned ministers that he will not accept any attempts to “evade responsibility” in accountability to the Assembly. Edwin Poots delivered the warning after MLAs were told DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons had ...

12 Mar 2024 at 16:10

Northern Ireland

‘Out of order’ to accuse Stormont Speaker and colleagues of playing politics

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has said it is “out of order” for MLAs to claim he and others in the chair make political decisions. Edwin Poots emphasised that when he, or any of the Deputy Speakers, are in the chair, ...

10 Feb 2025 at 13:34

Home

Tributes paid to veteran Republican Tony Hassan

The funeral of former Sinn Féin Derry City and Strabane District councillor Tony Hassan took place on Wednesday morning in St Brigid’s Church, Carnhill. The “tireless” community activist and veteran Republican was then laid to ...

22 Feb 2024 at 19:30

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Official portrait of John Hume unveiled

An official portrait of the late John Hume will be unveiled in Westminster, following a commission from the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art. The portrait will be unveiled on Monday (November 7, 2022). Painted by ...

07 Nov 2022 at 01:01

National News

DUP holding Northern Irish society to ransom 'not good enough' - O'Neill

Sinn Féin has criticised the DUP’s suggestion that it may choose not to elect a new Speaker when the Stormont Assembly meets on Friday. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said today (Wednesday May 11) that his party has yet to decide ...

11 May 2022 at 13:38

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