The leader of the Ulster Unionist Party said he considered his position after a failed European election campaign.

NAOMI Long will "automatically stop" being an assembly member following her election to the European Parliament.

SINN Féin was last night fighting to retain their seats in each of the Republic's three EU constituencies.

TUV leader Jim Allister refused to shake Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson's hand after the European election results were announced last night.

A BREXIT-backing Twitter account believed to be linked to the DUP has deleted a European election campaign video which faced a backlash for using footage of Troubles bombings.

Martina Anderson - Sinn Féin First Preference Votes 126,951 (22.2 per cent)

FORMER SDLP leader Mark Durkan was last night eliminated from the count in the Dublin constituency where he was standing as a Fine Gael candidate.

THE election of two pro-Remain MEPs was last night hailed as a "great outcome for the north of Ireland". 

MARY Lou McDonald has admitted that it has been a "challenging weekend" for Sinn Féin following its poor showing in the Republic's local and European elections.

ANTI-ABORTION republican party Aontú made modest gains in the Republic's local elections to claim three seats.

DESPITE three years of fierce debate over Brexit, there has been remarkably little change in the voting pattern when it comes to `Remain' and `Leave' in Northern Ireland.

The Alliance Party has produced another strong election result in and is well on course to land a European parliamentary seat.

Counting has begun in the race for Northern Ireland's three European Parliament seats.