Why are loyalists in east Belfast so afraid of the Irish language and the GAA?
Neither will make a button of difference to the identity of a single unionist or loyalist in the area. I know this because I am a unionist who lives in east Belfast
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Michelle O’Neill to break new ground by attending Remembrance Sunday ceremony in Belfast
Sinn Fein vice president says attendance will show she is a ‘First Minister for all’
Stormont’s only ideology is to be a shadow of Britain
An almost total dearth of ideology, beyond unionism or nationalism, may be the deepest North-South political divide
Sinn Féin must clarify if ‘leadership figures’ saw incident where former mayor’s portrait damaged, says DUP
MLA Phillip Brett says party has to explain if incident was ‘retaliation’ over removal of Niall Ó Donnghaile’s portrait from Belfast City Hall
Next in line for success? Louis Walsh’s new boy band will have to conquer the primary school market first
Plus: The Ditch doing fine in a post-Paddy world; Fianna Fáil borrows from the DUP; and Brendan O’Carroll’s soft backing of Kamala Harris
Sinn Féin under growing pressure over references for former colleague later convicted of child-sex offences
Taoiseach Simon Harris calls on Mary Lou McDonald to answer questions about press officer controversy
New united Ireland will ‘create a fairer more prosperous society’ Claire Hanna tells SDLP conference
In her first speech as leader, the MP for South Belfast pledges her commitment to growing the party
How Northern Ireland’s supermarket aisles have become another Brexit battleground
Brexit and the sea border have dragged all aspects of trade with Northern Ireland into the zero-sum game of traditional politics
UUP needs to become the Progressive Democrats to the DUP’s Fianna Fáil
The UUP could become unionism’s champion of centre-right or centrist good government, challenging the populism and incompetence of the DUP and Sinn Féin
Something weird is happening to the North’s economy, and for once Brexit is not responsible
The public sector is crumbling as essential reforms fall prey to spineless politics. Yet the private sector is booming
No major party has been as cynical on immigration as Fine Gael
The temptation for Sinn Féin will be to portray opposition to immigration as a unionist prejudice, while urging everyone else, North and South, to follow its example and do better
Westminster elections leave Northern Ireland parties with choices and questions
Turnout for the UK general election was down in each of Northern Ireland’s constituencies. Forecasting is a hazardous business, but where does this leave political parties?
Fractured unionism must learn how to woo support for the union
Give new prime minister Keir Starmer a chance, unionists told
The fall of Ian Paisley junior and the house of Paisley
Jim Allister ousted Ian junior, 54 years after Ian senior had won the North Antrim seat
New UK PM Keir Starmer invites Simon Harris to Downing Street after Tory election collapse
Hilary Benn named NI Secretary; Rishi Sunak says ‘sorry’ as he steps down as Conservative leader; Ian Paisley jnr loses seat
NI election: Sinn Féin now biggest party in Westminster, Stormont and council after DUP losses
Alliance makes history with first non-DUP MP in Lagan Valley, while TUV unseats Ian Paisley
DUP suffers ‘bigger than seismic’ defeat with Ian Paisley losing seat held by family for more than 50 years
Ian Paisley jnr suffers historic loss as Northern Ireland election results see party suffer
Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’
Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour
Britain and Northern Ireland wake up to new political realities
Inside Politics Election Special: Our panel analyses Labour’s landslide victory, and disasters for the DUP and Tories
Unionism has welcomed Labour’s apparently inevitable win, but nationalists are already milking it
The next UK government’s spending policy could lead to a boon for Stormont parties thanks to the oddities of devolutionary accounting
Jeffrey Donaldson sent for trial on sex offence charges
Former DUP leader attended hearing at Newry Magistrates’ Court
UK election: everything you need to know, from how it works to seats to watch
UK general election: Westminster will seat 650 MPs by first-past-the-post, with the first counts expected hours after polls close
‘I’m sure there’s one or two hearts and minds yet to win’: DUP leader embracing Belfast East battle with Alliance rival
Gavin Robison in 2015 regained the seat Naomi Long took from his party but the margin is tight, especially with TUV running against him
‘This is going to be close’: Sinn Féin’s John Finucane facing tight battle in North Belfast
Sitting MP one of the party’s most high-profile and polished representatives since taking the seat in 2019 election
‘Nobody’s vote is guaranteed, no seats belong to any party any more’
Constituency profile: East Belfast
The Irish Times view on Northern Ireland’s election: a contest with consequences
Subject to the fortunes of the DUP, Sinn Féin could end up by default with the largest number of MPs,
Farage’s long shadow crosses the Irish Sea to influence how unionists might vote
The TUV is contesting 14 of the North’s 18 constituencies. It will not win any of them but it could cause serious damage to the DUP, its leader Gavin Robinson and more widely to unionism
DUP has most reason to be anxious as North’s parties prepare for Westminster vote
As Sinn Féin learned earlier this month in the South, the difference between success and failure is often about expectations
Support for Irish unity not advanced one step in 25 years, says DUP leader
Gavin Robinson predicts ‘strong and positive future’ for Northern Ireland within the UK
DUP selects candidate to run in Jeffrey Donaldson’s former constituency of Lagan Valley
MLA Jonathan Buckley announced as nominee for UK general election by party leader Gavin Robinson
Northern Ireland is already a ‘sanctuary city’ in the UK – it could yet become one in Europe
If Brussels were to allow Rwanda-type schemes elsewhere in the EU, London could say this permitted a similar scheme across the UK, yet a court in Belfast could disagree
Ministers in North did not seriously consider school closures until Republic did so, Covid inquiry told
Number of former ministers appear before UK-wide inquiry into Covid-19 pandemic as hearings continue in Belfast
Can Simon Harris implement fresh policies before this Government ends?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Unionist parties are not about to merge – it’s hard enough holding them together individually
A choice of parties may be essential for unionism’s long-term health; the implosion of the Scottish National Party is a warning about putting all your eggs in one basket
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