Gavin Robinson

Stories about Gavin Robinson of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland

Taoiseach downplays ‘overreaction’ to Trump’s call for united Ireland

US president raised his support for a united Ireland during private discussions with Catherine Connolly

Donald Trump backs Irish unity in comments during Dublin visit

Catherine Connolly raises ‘normalisation of war and genocide’ in ‘respectful’ meeting with US president

Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks

UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism

Andy Burnham in Belfast: Mixing up Donegal and Drogheda, but crystal clear on Border poll

Britain’s prime minister repeated his assertion that a plebiscite on Irish unity was ‘off the table’

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

‘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

Who is Chris Bryant, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?

Welsh-born politician says a Border poll on Irish reunification is ‘not on my list of priorities at the moment’

What does Andy Burnham taking over as British PM mean for Northern Ireland?

The new man in Downing Street will at some point have to address awkward issues such as funding and demands for a referendum

Chris Bryant replaces Hilary Benn as Northern Ireland secretary

Replacement yet to be announced as Benn commits support to incoming UK prime minister

Common Travel Area can’t become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea

Mainstream parties of government should be able to sell the CTA as a way to regulate immigration while minimising internal borders

Jeffrey Donaldson review ordered by DUP will investigate ‘what information was known’ in party

Child safeguarding expert Jim Gamble to lead the independent review

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

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

Senior Government figures defend Common Travel Area following Belfast knife attack

Common Travel Area ‘works for citizens in the United Kingdom and for Irish citizens as a benefit’, Taoiseach says

DUP MP defends photo of herself with masked men at protest against Palestine rally

Hundreds turn out in the Co Down village on Saturday in opposition to Great March for Gaza

‘I don’t want to go back to that’: Fears ‘reignited’ among PSNI staff following Dunmurry attack

Union representative Tracey Godfrey ‘inundated’ with calls from civilian workers since speaking publicly about concerns

‘Deep dive’ into former NI police ombudsman appointment urged as part of Peter Mandelson review

Marie Anderson selected for role in 2019 ‘despite security concerns’, says DUP’s Gavin Robinson

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

Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’

UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in North

Gerry Adams case: Berets and woolly geansaí in focus as Reeling in the Years graces London court

Three men injured in IRA attacks suing former Sinn Féin president, alleging he was in group and sat on army council

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

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

Armistice Day marked by political leaders in Northern Ireland

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attends Stormont event cited as reason for not attending inauguration of President Catherine Connolly

DUP’s Paul Givan facing no-confidence motion in Stormont after trip to Israel

Minister among unionist MLAs who took part in fact-finding visit at invitation of Israeli government

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

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

‘People here are horrified’: Irish-language signs vandalised in affluent east Belfast

The PSNI describes it as ‘hate-motivated criminal damage’, while a TUV member calls it ‘probably the most predictable crime in Northern Ireland’

DUP leader rounds on Republic’s ‘intolerance of Protestant culture’, dismisses Irish unity

Members of Burke family protest outside party’s annual conference in Belfast

Heather Humphreys treated with ‘contempt’ over Orange background, says DUP leader

Gavin Robinson also criticised President Higgins and said discussions around a unity poll cause instability

Who do you call if you want to speak to the leader of unionism? It’s complicated

The DUP has accepted second place at Stormont. But it doesn’t know how to lead unionism from there

BBC faces legal costs bill of more than €3m after jury finds it defamed Gerry Adams

Former Sinn Féin president said he took case to ‘put manners on British Broadcasting Corporation’

DUP to put ‘marker down’ at Executive against Irish language signs at Belfast’s Grand Central Station

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says installation of signage is ‘clearly a controversial matter’

Unionists are enjoying the pile-on over the Republic’s defence freeloading

Ireland is facing international criticism and it’s only natural that unionists want to join in. But incomprehension over support for neutrality is also a factor

‘They can’t defend themselves, let alone anybody else’: DUP leader says Ireland has relied on UK for defence for too long

Gavin Robinson calls on Ireland to 'step up to the plate' and invest more in defence

Order of 5,000 missiles for Ukraine ‘hugely significant’ for Belfast workforce, Robinson says

Thales missile factory to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine, creating 200 jobs

Plans to talk to loyalist paramilitaries disgraceful, says Alliance

Naomi Long opposes decision of Dublin and London to look at merits of appointing representative to deal with the gangs

DUP leader calls for parallel Omagh inquiry in South to avoid ‘partial picture’

Irish Government pledged ‘full co-operation’ with Northern inquiry but stopped short of setting up own

Sinn Féin’s White House boycott is ‘manoeuvre’ for O’Neill’s Irish presidency bid, DUP says

Sinn Féin taking ‘principled stance’ against Trump’s suggestion to remove Palestinians from Gaza

PSNI urged to move beyond ‘woke quota’ of 50-50 recruitment with Catholics reluctant to join force

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says ‘policing should be about ability, not religion’

UK government refuses unionist request to use post-Brexit Stormont Brake

DUP leader Gavin Robinson accuses UK government of ‘surrendering to EU diktats’

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