Nigel Dodds

Party’s deputy leader lost Westminster seat to Sinn Féin’s John Finucane in election

First Minister says “rigorous” legal and others assessments had been made about safety of controversial Bill

Row and confusion over new planning legislation causing headache for First Minister

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

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

Smith, Coveney have used sticks to conduct talks but there were big carrots on the table

Economic conditions will play a role, but the campaign itself will decide the electoral outcome

IRA resumes murders after 18-month ceasefire breaks down, Orange march at Drumcree triggers widespread violence and all-party talks begin with Sinn Féin excluded

Year in Review: Return of Stormont might moderate fury over the mess the DUP got us into

Year in Review: It often felt like the true epicentre of Irish politics was Westminster

Both the DUP and Sinn Féin have an interest in restoring the power-sharing institutions

Nobody in Brussels believes a deal can be negotiated and ratified by the end of 2020

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

Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Northern Secretary Julian Smith to convene discussions

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’s Brexit spokesman also raises direct rule after seeing off strong Alliance challenge

DUP candidate sees majority cut to 1,819 after strong Alliance challenge from Naomi Long

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

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

Nigel Dodds predicts DUP will continue to be ‘major player in the next House of Commons’ after 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’

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

Just when Irish unity is on the agenda as never before the party is winning no electoral benefit and seems becalmed