DUP

Husband of woman who claims Jeffrey Donaldson abused her as child breaks down in court

Witness tells court how his wife confided in him about the alleged abuse: ‘I recognised this was massive for her’

Sinn Féin’s opt-out powersharing plan is historic. No wonder it’s being ignored

Sinn Féin’s proposal would create opt-out powersharing, where - rather than allow devolution to collapse - smaller parties could take the place of larger parties

Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife had listening device planted in car due to suspicion of affair

Ex-DUP leader was ‘very clever man’ who would not admit to abuse in 2020 letter, complainant tells abuse trial

The Jeffrey Donaldson trial; rise in arson attacks on Irish council homes

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: Electric Ireland says domestic electricity prices will go up by 8 per cent

Jeffrey Donaldson told alleged victim he would ‘pray’ for her and was ‘seeking help from God’, trial hears

Letter written by former DUP leader ‘felt like an apology’, woman says

Jury sworn in for sexual offences trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson

Prosecution to open case on Wednesday, with trial of facts of Eleanor Donaldson, accused of aiding and abetting, to run concurrently

Jeffrey Donaldson: consequential figure in four-decade political career before arrest

Former UUP man led Belfast Agreement walkout, broadening DUP’s support base

Jeffrey Donaldson’s sex offences trial to run alongside wife’s case

Eleanor Donaldson was ruled unfit to stand trial on the basis of medical evidence and will instead face ‘trial of the facts’

Sinn Féin condemns dissident violence, but does it truly back the police?

Part of the aim of dissident violence is to embarrass the party by forcing it to condemn what it once supported

‘Terrorism is always wrong’: NI leaders condemn bomb attack outside Dunmurry PSNI station

Two babies were among those being brought to safety at the time of Saturday’s explosion, believed to be the work of the New IRA

The Irish Times view on Ulster University cuts: an insoluble problem

Problems a symptom of system where no party bears responsibility for consequences

Pope Leo’s strong voice finds an audience - even among non-believers

Rite & Reason: In criticising the pope so harshly, Donald Trump seems to have lost the run of himself

Potential 450 job cuts at Ulster University will have ‘far-reaching, detrimental’ impact

Northern Ireland’s largest university needs to make cost savings of almost €29m, with compulsory redundancies not being ruled out

Absence of religious fervour in debate about Sunday shopping in North is suspicious

The classic image of Sunday closure in Northern Ireland is of unionist councils chaining up playground swing in the 1960s – the non-swinging '60s

Shared Ireland programme cannot be used to push cause of Irish unity, Jack Chambers says

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting taking place in Tralee, Co Kerry

‘Extremely disappointing’: Cool reception for £17m Northern Ireland home-heating oil package

Keir Starmer unveils £52m of support for UK homes struggling with price rises triggered by Iran conflict

Taoiseach denies claims Government not providing information to Troubles legacy bodies

Micheál Martin says UK-Ireland legacy framework a ‘generational opportunity’ to make progress for survivors and bereaved families

How the right to plonk a bungalow in your dad’s field caused all hell to break loose

Twenty years ago, NI officials tried to put restrictions on one-off rural house-building, and faced blowback from all sides

Sinn Féin will not attend St Patrick’s Day White House events, party confirms

Trump’s backing of Israel in war in Gaza cited by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill as reason for boycott

Catherine Connolly’s first 100 days as President: ‘She’s careful, she’s considered, she’s steady’

Expectations that she would enter into open conflict with Government Buildings have not transpired, though some observers believe she is feeling her way into the role

Catherine Connolly touches upon Irish unity in first official visit to the North

‘Our games, our music, our languages should never divide us,’ the President told a packed room at Ulster University in Belfast

Trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson on child sex offences expected to begin in May

Proceedings expected to last four weeks after delays due to deterioration in the mental health of Eleanor

Stormont Minister breached ministerial code with social media post, report finds

Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year

Court awaits delayed medical report in Eleanor Donaldson trial

Co-accused Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as DUP leader after his arrest in March 2024

Sinn Féin’s refusal to levy a charge on water is pathetic

If well-off homeowners paid a wealth tax equivalent to a cup of coffee a month, there would be more houses, jobs and a cleaner environment

Ulster Banner shows Ireland’s Call was not such a bad idea after all

Division on identity pollutes sport again, this time it is on North’s Commonwealth Games team’s flag

McEntee to meet Troubles victims and politicians in Belfast visit

Minister to hold talks with speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, DUP MLA Edwin Poots

Criticism of Stormont’s creationist Minister for Education really needs to evolve

A broader form of intolerance is at work against DUP’s Paul Givan, but suspicions against him have been debunked

Stormont must make ‘difficult decisions’ in 2026, warns Northern Ireland Secretary

Hilary Benn reiterates commitment to working with counterparts in Dublin to establish new framework for dealing with Troubles legacy

There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist

There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish

DUP MP Sammy Wilson’s ‘fact-finding’ trip to Israel worth almost £4,000, declaration shows

East Antrim MP said he was looking forward to ‘hearing the truth’ and criticised ‘scurrilous lies’

Former Sinn Féin member will not face prosecution after portrait of DUP mayor damaged

The framed painting of Wallace Brown was taken off the wall at Belfast City Hall and had its glass smashed

Brexit ‘tensions’ contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin’s Covid-19 responses

Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O’Neill for attending IRA man’s funeral in June 2020

First class honours for Catherine Connolly for her ‘astounding’ Irish grammar

Plus: Calendar clash between the President and Remembrance, the worst job in Ireland and a non-cancelled Limerick Christmas market

‘Genuine medical issues’ delaying trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson, judge says

Former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 historic sex offences while his wife denies five counts of aiding and abetting

DUP’s dithering over Catherine Connolly’s inauguration offended or embarrassed everyone

Staunch unionists are pinning their hopes on her presidency damaging US-Irish relations but it’s easier to imagine her falling out with Sinn Féin than Trump

Row over Belfast Irish-language signs to advance to full hearing as Ministerial talks fail

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson seeking to review approval of Irish signs at Grand Central Station

Northern Ireland’s long argument over Irish language is either going to end or get worse

An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been appointed, a classic three legged stool

Sinn Féin to back no-confidence motion in North’s minister for education

Paul Givan is ‘going nowhere’, DUP leader Gavin Robinson says

Jeffrey Donaldson trial may not take place until next year, judge says

Trial due to begin in November but further medical assessments are required for co-accused Eleanor Donaldson

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