joint authority
Tom Kelly: Joint authority between London and Dublin is next step for this basket case known as NI
A media friend told me about one of his greatest nightmares during a live outside broadcast.
What is Joint Authority?
THE vacuum caused by the absence of a Stormont Executive has nudged discussion of joint authority to the fore, causing jitters among unionists.
Poll shows more than half advocate joint authority should Stormont be suspended long-term
MORE than half of people believe Dublin should have a role in governing the north should Stormont be mothballed for the long-term, new polling indicates.
Doug Beattie warns of 'misery' facing loyalist communities if UVF/UDA ceasefires fail
LOYALIST paramilitaries ending their ceasefire would "create misery" for ordinary working people in their communities, UUP leader Doug Beattie has warned.
December election looms as midnight deadline for restoration of power-sharing passes
SECRETARY of State Chris Heaton-Harris is today expected to confirm a date for a snap Stormont election following the failure to restore an executive ahead of last night's deadline. Thursday December 15 has been earmarked as the most likely date. Legislation passed...
Nationalists warn against Westminster rule in Stormont's absence
NATIONLISTS have warned that they will not countenance direct rule from London if the DUP continues to veto the restoration of the Stromont institutions.
Joint authority moving into view
It would be entirely ridiculous if another Stormont Assembly election takes place on the eve of Christmas, but, unless attitudes change swiftly, it is an outcome which looks set to be confirmed by the end of this week.
Denis Bradley: Time and space needed to allow for normal politics
What do we want? What do we need? We have a few choices.
Denis Bradley: There's a hole in the middle of political unionism's strategy
It was the Attorney General, I think.
Mary Lou McDonald calls for joint Irish-British rule if Stormont impasse continues
SINN Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the British and Irish governments to implement joint authority over Northern Ireland should the political impasse at Stormont continue.