Party’s US arm received part loan repayment of $3,500 from 1916 commemorations firm

PSNI investigating security alert at house of brother of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane

When the election came, Sinn Féin ran the best campaign of all the main parties

The performances came across with sophisticated poise

America Letter: Restored assembly and demographics key messages for Capitol Hill

The electorate has told DUP and Sinn Féin: it is time to deal with day-to-day issues

The Democrat Unionist Party lost one-sixth of its voters and Sinn Féin almost a quarter

With Brexit mandate, PM vows to respect Remainers and forge new links with EU

Former MP may rematerialise as Northern Executive minister if Stormont restored

The electorate showed no mercy to the DUP as it vented its anger over Brexit, the health service crisis and the cash-for-ash scandal

For the third successive election the North’s fledgling centre ground showed well

DUP deputy leader, who had held seat since 2001, loses to son of murdered solicitor

DUP remains the biggest party in North but holds fewer seats than Sinn Féin and SDLP

By 7am the official result should be clear and an official declaration imminent

Over 50,000 more voters registered to take part compared with 2017 Westminster poll

Contest for Sylvia Hermon’s seat in North Down likely to be first announced around 1am

More than 50,000 additional people on North’s electoral register may have crucial say

Christmas concerts in various venues and the Ficino Quartet at the National Concert Hall

The inter-party talks due to start on December 16th may lack enthusiasm. Yet for the DUP, and a reluctant Sinn Féin, trudging back to the table seems the only way ahead

Winning North Belfast seat would create ‘political earthquake’, party says at manifesto launch

Constituency profile: DUP stands aside for UUP’s Elliott in ‘single issue’ election

North Belfast candidate John Finucane speaks of embarrassment after caution by PSNI

Constituency profile: John Finucane tipped to oust Nigel Dodds

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill says party ‘ready to form credible, sustainable... executive’

Constituency profile: Claire Hanna tipped to oust the DUP's Emma Little Pengelly

Party wants ‘no part of anything’ that demonises candidates in Westminster election

Police start inquiries to establish if slogans constitute ‘hate incident or hate crimes’

Sense that O’Dowd displayed unwarranted effrontery in tilting at deputy leader O’Neill

Sinn Féin leader demands that the Government hold Border poll in the next five years

Republicans facing into ‘decade of opportunity’, Sinn Féin ardfheis in Derry hears

Party eyes UK poll as opening to unseat Nigel Dodds, but fortunes in Republic on the slide

DUP will run in 17 constituencies with Sinn Féin and SDLP fielding 15 candidates each

DUP leader accuses Sinn Féin of operating on ‘mandate to do nothing’

Steve Aiken: Northern Ireland must either ‘leave as one or remain as one’

A series of electoral pacts has at least raised the prospect of significant change on both sides of the sectarian divide

Incoming UUP leader once commander of Royal navy nuclear submarine

Emerging three-party system must be set against uncompromising acts of aggression

Parties still divided by Brexit and splitting down leave-remain lines for general election

Party standing aside in three constituencies to improve chances of pro-remain candidates

Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken said ‘we listened respectfully’ after calls for voting pact