Democratic Unionist Party

The latest news, analysis, and comment on Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

Culture wars in the North

Sinn Féin and the DUP need to park their cultural identity issues and take responsibility for running the province

Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill

Motions also listed against John O’Dowd, Caoimhe Archibald and Liz Kimmins

O’Neill accused of choosing politics over ministerial responsibilities in Drumcree standoff

Emma Little-Pengelly said First Minister ‘chose to follow the law of the mob instead of the law of the land’

Drumcree consequences will be profound. That’s why it’s a line in the sand for nationalists

The resurrection of this march of all marches, with its bitter, bloody history, has tapped into something visceral in the northern nationalist psyche

Department’s €130k ‘turf agent’ a masterclass in loose oversight

Plus: Jeffrey Donaldson’s Down home on the market, Alan Shatter’s mixed debut as a football hack, and Ireland-Israel game nets a big viewership

The south sees Drumcree and thinks: we don’t want that sectarian mindset down here

For those in south, the events highlight the continuing divisions in Northern Ireland

Back on the Garvaghy Road, people are wary and rather worried

More than 20 deaths have been linked to Drumcree, a problem most people thought was settled. On Portadown’s Garvaghy Road, its resurrection is causing deep apprehension

‘Everybody wants this to end’: Protestant group pushes UK government to end Drumcree standoff

Standoff entered sixth day on Friday as residents prepare to lodge fresh legal challenge on Monday

‘No such thing as half a march,’ says Mac Cionnaith as Drumcree talks break up without deal

Orange Order says it will accept outcome of upcoming High Court appeal

Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman strive for balance on Drumcree. But it’s a strain

Radio: On Newstalk, the Hard Shoulder host strains for balance during grim events in the North, while Andrea Gilligan hears an unorthodox voice on Lunchtime Live

Irish citizen pleads not guilty to murder in Hungary, fuel prices, Drumcree and ‘notions’

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

DUP says ‘no business as usual’ at Stormont amid simmering Drumcree tensions

Dublin and London urge parties to preserve powersharing in the wake of Orange Order parade crisis

Decades after flashpoints of the 1990s, Drumcree is just as dangerous

Official marching applications had been rejected by the Parades Commission for years, until now.

Drumcree dispute overshadows last UUP conference before Stormont election

Party should make some gains as DUP reels after Donaldson case, but split vote likely to make it difficult for unionism to speak coherently

How would a Border poll on Irish unity get called in Northern Ireland?

The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details

As momentum builds in the Irish unity debate, how is unionism responding?

Gavin Robinson and the DUP will present the same ‘business as usual, nothing to see here’ position to members

Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts finding that she aided her husband

Wife of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson was deemed medically unfit for conventional trial

Donald Trump’s comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down

History suggests that unionism rarely responds sensibly and strategically to a wake-up call

‘Not as orange as he looks’: NI parties weigh Donald Trump’s united Ireland comments

DUP says future to be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not in London, Dublin or Washington

British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’

Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’

Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns

DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event

DUP MP Gregory Campbell faces inquiry by UK expenses watchdog

Investigation by Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority relates to office costs

‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same

Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform

Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont

Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution

Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness

Belfast can be a claustrophobic place, but not last week, as what was once the most bombed hotel in Europe was booked out with ceilidhs

Why unionists went to the Belfast Fleadh and liked it

Some on social media ask why the July 12th celebrations cannot generate atmosphere more like the Fleadh

‘I’ve always voted DUP but never again’: Jeffrey Donaldson’s former constituents on his conviction

Some in the North are critical of the ‘silence’ among senior church figures and worshippers after former party member found guilt of child sex abuse offences

Jeffrey Donaldson stripped of knighthood by Britain’s king Charles

Former DUP leader found guilty of 18 sex abuse offences against two women when they were children

Emma Little-Pengelly on Jeffrey Donaldson: ‘Somebody that I thought I knew’

Deputy First Minister says other allegations against her former party leader ‘pale into insignificance’ compared with the crimes he was convicted of

Political fallout from Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction shows no signs of going away

UUP is latest of four inquiries announced in wake of former politician’s conviction for child sex abuse

UUP announces ‘independent confidential’ review into Jeffrey Donaldson

Former MP for Lagan Valley was convicted at Newry Crown Court last month of 18 sex offences

Jeffrey Donaldson to appeal child sex offences conviction

Solicitor John McBurney confirms lodging of papers on behalf of former DUP leader

DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal

Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May

O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour

Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media report

Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area

Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic

Jeffrey Donaldson’s not-so-secret double life leaves DUP in turmoil

Stories about Donaldson’s behaviour while party leader have raised questions about how he was able to remain in charge for so long

Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims finding ‘media frenzy’ since verdict difficult, PSNI chief says

Jon Boutcher warns against ‘wild speculation’ regarding former DUP leader, who will be sentenced for sex offences in September

How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Jury took 10 hours to decide Jeffrey Donaldson was guilty, 10 minutes to deliver verdict

Former DUP leader remanded in custody following conviction for 18 counts including rape of child

‘Take Mr Donaldson down’: The rise and fall of former DUP star Jeffrey Donaldson

Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison

‘The only person telling lies is you’ – the full story of Jeffrey Donaldson’s abuse trial

Former DUP leader in custody after being found guilty of sexually abusing two women when they were children

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