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Friday 27 November 2020
The DUP had disagreed with other parties in the Stormont Executive on continuing the Covid-19 restrictions after today.
Some businesses plan to reopen regardless of what the Executive decides.
Department of Foreign Affairs officials have been involved in meetings planning the centenary events.
Both leaders have faced a difficult few weeks.
Those caught not wearing a mask on public transport in London can face a £200 fine.
The party said extra paperwork and EU customs declarations are consequences which will cost the community and business dear.
The DUP MP appeared to contradict his party leader Arlene Foster.
Jennifer McNern is taking a judicial review case against the Northern Ireland Executive.
Mick Mulvaney said that the Northern Irish parties had all worked well together.
Police are investigating potential breaches of lockdown rules at the funeral.
The motion doesn’t impact or change Northern Ireland’s abortion legislation.
The motion “rejects the imposition of abortion legislation which extends to all non-fatal disabilities, including Down’s syndrome”.
The DUP is expected to be criticised heavily when the RHI report is published on Friday.
Unionists and nationalists all agree that Sinn Féin is a powerful electoral force.
Plans to press ahead with the unit are being cited as a reason for Julian Smith’s sacking as Northern Ireland secretary.
Those convicted of playing a part in an incident in which they were injured will be denied access to the scheme.
There was a negative reaction from the audience when she outlined her opposition to same sex marriage.
The leaders of the five main parties said they would seek to have the pay rise deferred.
Some credit the short-lived opposition for helping to expose the ‘cash for ash’ scandal.
The UK Prime Minister was urged to follow through on funding commitments to Northern Ireland during his visit today.
A new powersharing deal was agreed by the North’s main parties last night.
Three years to the day since the collapse of the Assembly, the Sinn Féin leader in the North said talks are still “a work in progress”.
UUP leader Steven Aiken said he was unsure of how close the parties were to a deal.
A snap election could be called if a deal is not reached by 13 January.
Before Christmas, there had been hopes of a breakthrough in talks.
In a wide-ranging interview, Coveney says he isn’t trying to manoeuvre himself into a leadership contest with Leo Varadkar.
The Northern Assembly has been shuttered for nearly three years and all previous attempts to restore it have collapsed.
Smith said he was “deeply disappointed” and urged the region’s largest party to reflect on its decision.
A round table meeting involving all five of the main Stormont parties took place today.
Meanwhile, Sammy Wilson MP has been elected as the DUP’s chief whip.
The fight over the Irish language remains the key stumbling block.
“All the old certainties are gone,” Sinn Féin president mary Lou McDonald said.
For the first time, nationalist parties have more MPs than unionist parties.
The claim has been circulating around Twitter and Facebook with a close-up image of the burgundy passport.
The latest results from the 18 constituencies in the North.
After an SNP surge and a DUP collapse, what happens now?
There were gains for the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin during a bad night for the DUP.
The SDLP and the DUP are locked in a tight contest in Belfast South.
For the first time in years, many races in Northern Ireland are proving difficult to predict.
The DUP leader also shared her thoughts on an Irish unity poll.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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