Michelle O’Neill

Stormont staggers on, but this is a dangerous moment for Northern Ireland

Going by the language in the chamber, things could hardly be worse, but there seems little appetite to bring down power-sharing

Breandán Mac Cionnaith profile: The ex-IRA man who Tony Blair said ‘took unreasonableness to an art form’

Former IRA prisoner split with Sinn Féin over policing, but remains as committed as ever to his cause

O’Neill rejects ‘gross discourtesy’ accusations as large numbers remain on Garvaghy Road

Drumcree parade, which had previously sparked serious disorder, was due to go ahead for the first time in nearly 30 years

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

In pictures: How the Garvaghy Road standoff unfolded on day of high tension

Police barricade blocked Orange Order from planned march as Sinn Féin leadership stood with protesters

Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998

Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense

NI Secretary to face fresh demands to block any Orange parade down Garvaghy Road

Chris Bryant calls for calm as hundreds of protesters block Orange parade down Catholic estate in largely Protestant Portadown

‘It’s like going back in time’ – after 28 years, communities stand off on Garvaghy Road

Politicians defiant as tensions expected to continue for days over planned Orange Order march

Drumcree loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead after almost 30-year ban

Orange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal

Irish unity campaign nothing more than ‘constitutional vandalism’, UUP leader says

Jon Burrows says Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill wants to create a new state, but her Ministers at Stormont ‘can’t fix the potholes’ in this one

Donald Trump’s successful Irish visit highlights benefits of being his friend

US president’s brief tour resulted in win on whiskey tariffs and put life into debate on unity

Leaders of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to sign memorandum on independence on Monday

First Ministers push for referendums despite Andy Burnham dashing hopes

Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now

Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive

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’

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

Why are republican bonfires in Derry being treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’?

The local view is that a younger generation is being easily manipulated by dissidents, albeit few in number

‘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

Derry republican bonfires treated as ‘sectarian-motivated hate crimes’ by PSNI

Photo of Sinn Féin Michelle O’Neill burned alongside British flag and Israeli flags

To see the woman convicted of my sister’s murder pictured with President Connolly broke me

The fetishisation of the Troubles by Kneecap is part of the same normalisation

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’

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

‘Celtic’ parliaments should face London together, says Welsh first minister

Rhun ap Iorwerth said Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland shared ‘core asks’ for ‘equality of treatment’

Sinn Féin stance in Northern Ireland makes it plain its natural coalition partner is Fianna Fáil

Sitting in government in Stormont has located the party quite clearly on the centre left, with the emphasis on centre

New Belfast trains will cut travel times to Dublin to under two hours

Stadler trains, due in 2028, will have spacious dining areas and unaided boarding on exterior doors

A win for the Scottish National Party does not mean the UK is ‘cracking at the seams’

Getting Westminster’s agreement to a fresh independence referendum will not be easy

Westminster braces for awkward squad of Celtic nationalists seeking to break up UK

What happens if Irish, Scottish and Welsh nationalists end up negotiating with Nigel Farage’s English nationalists in power?

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

‘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

Watch: The moment car bomb explodes at Dunmurry police station

Suspected dissident republican attack is condemned by Northern Ireland’s political leaders and police chief

‘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

Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Leaders of Plaid Cymru and SNP join chat with SF delegates in Belfast hosted by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill

Party faithful stand behind Sinn Féin leader and unite for selfie at ardfheis

Mary Lou McDonald insists she will lead party into next election despite claims of dissatisfaction with her leadership

Sinn Féin Ardfheis: Michelle O’Neill vows to reform NI powersharing institutions

‘We will work with all other progressive parties to deliver the change that is needed’

Key issues facing Sinn Féin as party gathers for ardfheis

If main Opposition grouping in Republic not seen as solution for those angry at Government, then it has a problem

Unionists and Sinn Féin are like Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael – desperate to be loved

Populist giveaways and overstaffing are costing Northern Ireland a shocking €3.3bn a year

Millions earmarked to tackle Northern Ireland’s ‘epidemic’ of violence against women

Next phase of Stormont initiative will address misogyny as North’s femicide rates continue to rise

Northern Executive requests urgent meeting with Keir Starmer over ‘breaking point’ finances

Over 300,000 low-income households to receive £100 vouchers to counter rise in price of home heating oil

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

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

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