NI Assembly
SDLP submits motion to recall Assembly over Lough Neagh crisis
SDLP Assembly leader Matthew O’Toole submitted the motion on Tuesday, saying the algae growth on the Lough is ‘a catastrophe’.
DUP assembly members employing relatives outnumber counterparts in other parties
Alliance leader Naomi Long signals potential legal challenge to Stormont voting system
THE Alliance Party has warned that it may mount a legal challenge against the "inherent inequality and discrimination" of Stormont's voting system if reform is not agreed through negotiation.
ANALYSIS: If Stormont stays mothballed expect more MLAs to exit politics
AS Nicola Sturgeon demonstrated last week when she was stepped down as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister, politicians sometimes do quit politics.
DUP resists plan to pass Dáithí's Law with one-day assembly sitting
THE DUP was last night resisting pressure from its Stormont rivals to join the assembly in passing long-awaited organ donation legislation.
No end to student accommodation rates exemption without assembly
A RATES exemption for purpose-built student accommodation that is costing the public purse millions of pounds every year will continue until either the assembly or secretary of state changes the rules, the Department of Finance has said.
NI Affairs Committee to examine effectiveness of Stormont institutions
THE effectiveness of the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement is to be examined by a Westminster committee to coincide with the accord's 25th anniversary next year.
Support for Sinn Féin surges again
SUPPORT for Sinn Féin is surging on both sides of the border with its popularity surpassing the combined vote of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The odds of Mary Lou McDonald being the next taoiseach have been slashed following the publication...
Stormont should be given some powers over setting income tax rate, report states
The Independent Fiscal Commission for NI also recommends the full devolution of stamp duty land tax, landfill tax and air passenger duty.
Sinn Féin set to be largest party at Stormont
SINN Féin was last night on target to be the largest party in the next assembly with a performance at the polls that surpassed expectations. The party secured more than 250,000 first preference votes, a 29 per cent share that put...