Northern Ireland Assembly

North Antrim MLA returned to the job following the return of powersharing at Stormont

Mal O’Hara said the Sinn Féin and DUP ‘joint First Ministers’ were involved in ‘carefully choreographed photo shoots’

It is difficult to see how such a cataclysmic event would not lead to political aftershocks

Now more than 25 years old, the Belfast Agreement is showing signs of age. So how can it be reformed, if at all?

Fears noxious algae blooms will return to North’s largest fresh water lake as well as nearby waterways and beaches during summer

Executive must break with cycles of failure and safeguard this precious natural resource

Ireland’s Future outlines in a discussion paper proposals to ‘prepare the ground’ for the next six years

Vote welcomed by health minister Robin Swann after strike action and working to rule over pay

Compared to the Republic, Northern Ireland has actually reduced greenhouse gas emissions by almost a quarter since 1990

Ministers face an array of problems and the top priority will be attempting to extract more money from the UK treasury to pay for everything

It would be preferable if the party’s legitimate policy goals were not used to put forward a misleading narrative about contemporary political realities

SDLP suspended McNulty from party after the MLA left first sitting of the new Northern Assembly on Saturday to manage Laois in a league fixture

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, also at Stormont, said it was a ‘very positive day’

Sinn Féin’s vice-president made headlines as Saturday marked ‘a pivotal moment for Irish nationalism’

Restoration of the powersharing Executive comes two years to the day since DUP collapsed institutions

Sinn Féin vice-president pledged to work with unionists in an ‘Assembly for all - Catholic, Protestant and dissenter’, as Stormont reconvenes following two years of political deadlock

Sense of occasion felt throughout the Assembly Chamber as Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly acknowledged ‘historic moment’, with one lone dissenting TUV voice

Restoration of the powersharing Executive comes two years to the day since the DUP collapsed the institutions

Assembly recall in Parliament Buildings at 1pm will see the election of a Speaker before the nomination of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister roles

If much of the past decade has been consumed by Brexit and its catastrophic fallout, constitutional change looks set to dominate the next one

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there will be ‘questions’ about the deal and its effect on trading arrangements but that as things stand there are no major ‘red flags’

Safeguarding the Union document welcomed by Rishi Sunak, Chris Heaton-Harris and Jeffrey Donaldson

Deal will end routine checks on goods, food products and animals crossing from Britain into Northern Ireland

Recall of the Assembly to elect Speaker could take place as early as Saturday

After two long years of suspended animation and grindingly slow negotiation, Northern Ireland’s devolved government finally appears to be on the verge of returning to life

British prime minister reportedly planning to introduce screening to ensure new laws do not create trade barriers in Irish Sea

Time has run out for indirect rule. There is no longer any defensible reason to keep Northern Ireland in limbo if devolution is not promptly restored

DUP leader criticised ‘stirring up’ as he rounded on hardline unionists

DUP leader says no agreement reached between party and UK government but discussions continuing

Striking unions call on the Northern Secretary to release part of a package dependent on a restored Assembly and Executive, and settle the pay dispute

Average waiting time for test - the equivalent of NCT in the Republic - is currently 71 days, or more than three months, according to Department of Infrastructure

Alliance Party deputy leader says North in ‘farcical situation’ where majority voted for parties who want powersharing but now ‘isolated’ due to DUP’s boycott

Mary Lou McDonald calls on Government to follow South Africa’s lead and bring proceedings against Israel to International Court of Justice

Package aimed at restoring Northen Ireland’s political institutions increased after initial offer rejected as too little

Reaching a deal to restore the powersharing Executive is a test of DUP leader’s ‘bottle’ and his ability to bring the more hardline members of his party with him

Northern Ireland’s political parties to reconvene at Hillsborough Castle for talks on financial package

London pressing to have Northern Ireland assembly and executive restored by Christmas

UK government offered Northern Ireland politicians £2.5bn to get Executive up and running, as serious demographic challenges loom

Leader says his party has made ‘significant progress’ in talks with British government in recent weeks, and time for decision is ‘approaching’

Northern Ireland Office rejects Sinn Féin’s claim as ‘totally incorrect’ and says discussions with DUP ongoing