# Unionist

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2022

# RIP

Former UUP leader and Nobel peace prize recipient David Trimble has died aged 77

David Trimble and John Hume of the SDLP were leading figures in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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Jul 25th 2022, 8:31 PM

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# Derry

Placing of poppy wreaths on bonfire condemned

Symbols associated with the unionist tradition were attached to nationalist fires lit in Derry this weekend.

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Aug 16th 2020, 1:01 PM

# Brexit

Explainer: Here's how the consent vote in the North will work

How and when will elected reps get to cast their vote and why is it a thorny issue for the DUP?

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Oct 17th 2019, 8:30 PM

# Willie Frazer

Willie Frazer, victims campaigner and organiser of Dublin 'Love Ulster' march, dies aged 58

Frazer was a well-known figure in Northern Irish politics as a campaigner for victims of republic violence.

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Jun 28th 2019, 8:43 PM

# Unionist

Nigel Dodds 'would stay in the EU rather than risk Northern Ireland's place in UK'

The DUP deputy leader said that he wanted Brexit to be delivered, but not if it would risk Northern Ireland’s status within the UK.

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Mar 29th 2019, 10:34 PM

# michael stone

Loyalist murderer launches art exhibition while on temporary release - victims' relatives not impressed

Michael Stone is coming to the end of a 30-year sentence for murdering six people. He is no stranger to the world of ‘performance art’.

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Aug 9th 2018, 9:16 AM

# Northern Ireland

Mary Lou defends using the word Londonderry: 'I'm well aware of the history of Derry'

The name of the city remains a contentious issue for some.

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Apr 25th 2018, 2:50 PM

# Vacancy

Vacant Seanad seat should be filled by someone with a unionist background, says senator

Leo Varadkar previously said he would like to see people from both nationalist and unionist communities take seats.

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Feb 14th 2018, 3:57 PM

# barry mcelduff

Mary Lou says Kingsmill video hasn't damaged Sinn Féin's credibility

The sole survivor of the Kingsmill massacre said the video was like “a punch to the stomach”.

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Jan 9th 2018, 10:45 PM

# power sharing

Sinn Féin rejects Arlene Foster's Irish language proposal

Michelle O’Neill said the DUP has not acknowledged the reasons for Martin McGuinness’ resignation.

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Aug 31st 2017, 10:34 PM

# Twelfth of July

Coffin with effigy of Martin McGuinness on loyalist bonfire in east Belfast

Sinn Féin’s Declan Kearney called it a “particularly sickening manifestation”.

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Jul 11th 2017, 9:13 PM

# Jim Allister

'He goes to his grave having shown no remorse': Criticisms in Stormont on McGuinness's legacy

DUP leader Arlene Foster had somewhat kinder words for her former deputy minister.

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Mar 22nd 2017, 10:29 PM

# standing together

"I want to see unionists cooperating": DUP and UUP sign historic election pact

It’s across four constituencies.

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Mar 18th 2015, 8:28 AM

# Northern Ireland

Hopes of getting through marching season 'without public disorder on our streets'

Unionist parties walked out of Stormont over a decision on a contentious parade route earlier this week.

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Jul 6th 2014, 2:59 PM

# Northern Ireland

Peace process should not be put at risk over parades - Adams

The Sinn Féin leader was speaking in the wake of yesterday’s negotiation walk-out by Unionist parties.

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Jul 4th 2014, 1:29 PM

# RIP

Edward Haughey will be buried in Louth today

Haughey, who was Northern Ireland’s richest man, was killed in a helicopter crash.

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Mar 24th 2014, 6:45 AM

# edged out

Events outlined by Paisley "simply did not happen" say DUP

The former first minister claimed he was edged out by senior DUP figures after party members took issue with his performance in the role.

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Jan 21st 2014, 9:15 AM

# Bomb

Petrol bomb explodes beside 4-year-old girl playing on Belfast street

The PSNI said the girls is not believed to have been injured but is asking parents in the area to ensure they know the whereabouts of their children.

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Jun 18th 2013, 6:53 PM

# Northern Ireland

Polls open in Mid-Ulster to fill seat vacated by Martin McGuinness

A by-election is being held to fill the Westminster seat vacated by the Sinn Féin MLA last December.

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Mar 7th 2013, 9:04 AM

# Northern Ireland

Pics: Protests in Belfast as council votes to restrict flying of Union flag

The city council has voted to restrict the flying of the Union flag to 15 days during the year. It has previously flown all year round.

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Dec 3rd 2012, 9:18 PM

# Unionism

PHOTOS: Thousands march in Belfast for anniversary of Ulster Covenant

The parades have passed off peacefully so far, despite fears of violence breaking out along part of the route.

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Sep 29th 2012, 2:27 PM

# Twelfth

Gallery: Pride and violence at Twelfth parades in Belfast

Loyalists of all ages take part in Orange Order parades; Nationalist youths later turn on police. Our gallery.

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Jul 13th 2011, 9:12 AM

# Twelfth

Second night of violence across Northern Ireland as the Twelfth parades pass

Violence flared in parts of Belfast, Derry and Antrim last night as violence erupted before and after Orange Order parades.

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Jul 13th 2011, 7:05 AM