Social Democratic and Labour Party

Eastwood faces big hurdles for Áras but observers of the MP in Westminster say he has an edge

Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill declines to rule out presidential run

Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy

Belfast remembers Pope Francis: ‘Thanks for being voice for the poor, vulnerable and hurt’

Belfast book of condolences opens for pope at City Hall

Anger in Northern Ireland at welfare cuts to balance budget books

Concern in Stormont over Rachel Reeves’ spring statement as higher numbers of people rely on welfare support in NI than UK average

At home the DUP spurns Irishness, but when abroad it embraces it

The party’s code-switching in the US recently plays to negative stereotypes of unionism as a shallow identity. But could it be a response to a deeper shift?

‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cuts

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons

North, South and across party lines, voters are open to remaking Ireland’s institutions after reunification

Different changes draw varying levels of support and hostility, but change in general has backing

Stormont publishes first programme for government in over a decade

Hundred-page document outlines plans to tackle North’s spiralling waiting lists

Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border

Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern nationalists sit somewhere in between

SDLP will not attend St Patrick’s Day events in Washington DC

Claire Hanna said her party will not take part due to the US stance on Gaza

Support for planning is evident among those for and against Irish unity

Voters are able to distinguish between wanting something to happen and planning for it to

The SDLP, Politics and Peace: The Mark Durkan Interviews by Graham Spencer – a sharp mind in full flow

The book is at its most interesting when Durkan is quizzed about John Hume and what his predecessor had been trying to achieve

DUP’s first attempt to use the Stormont brake ends in humiliation

Compounding the unionist party’s agony, it requested the brake over a matter so apparently trivial - font sizes on labels for chemical products - that it sounds like a satirical joke

Conor Murphy’s puzzling move to the Seanad crystallises sense of an unsettled Stormont

Sinn Féin says Murphy will use his new position to advance ‘Irish unity debate in the Oireachtas’, yet he has vastly more scope to do so as a Stormont Minister

Daft Brexit rules have brought havoc for the Alliance Party as well as Northern shoppers

Alliance doesn’t sit on the fence, it walks a tightrope - but it has fallen off over EU regulations

John Bruton believed nationalists were not properly represented by Sinn Féin or SDLP

New taoiseach caused concern as IRA grappled with ceasefire and decommissioning decisions, papers show

John Hume faced party pressure over focus on IRA distracting from SDLP interests

Deputy leader Seamus Mallon warned against ‘hand-holding’ of Sinn Féin in 1995

‘No criminal offences’ detected by PSNI in messages sent by Sinn Féin’s JJ Magee

Police service confirms review conducted after force received report regarding inappropriate messages

The Provisional IRA’s campaign was never about civil rights

Former campaigner Anthony Coughlan: Modern-day Sinn Féin trying invent a respectable ‘myth of origin’ for itself

Sinn Féin under growing pressure over references for former colleague later convicted of child-sex offences

Taoiseach Simon Harris calls on Mary Lou McDonald to answer questions about press officer controversy

New united Ireland will ‘create a fairer more prosperous society’ Claire Hanna tells SDLP conference

In her first speech as leader, the MP for South Belfast pledges her commitment to growing the party

Varadkar and Eastwood speak to Derry students - but only the Catholics show up

The word ‘safe’ comes up a lot from the students, as does the desire for a peaceful future, more university places in their home city and the chance of a job locally

New Stormont programme for government focuses on ‘lifting everybody up’, says O’Neill

First Minister acknowledges aims are ambitious but executive ministers are in ‘listening mode’ ahead of eight-week public consultation

SDLP endorses Claire Hanna to succeed Colum Eastwood as party leader

Connemara-born South Belfast MP (44) was sole candidate for role and will be ratified at party’s annual conference in October

Claire Hanna: SDLP’s likely new leader is party’s ‘only hope’ against Sinn Féin dominance

Galway-born MP for South Belfast is in pole position to take over as leader of the nationalist party

SDLP: O’Toole backs Hanna to replace Eastwood as leader

Colum Eastwood to stand down after nine years at top of party

Eastwood departs with the SDLP’s future in question. Is there room in nationalism for the ‘critical friend’?

Sinn Féin strategists are already eyeing up his Foyle seat, and if Eastwood decides not to run, it will be a hammer blow for the party

Colum Eastwood steps down as SDLP leader saying it is time for ‘change’

Claire Hanna, MP for South Belfast and Mid Down, considered to be among the front runners to be the party’s new leader

Decision on future construction at Casement Park must be made quickly, says Hilary Benn

Northern Secretary tells House of Commons ‘nothing has happened’ at stadium since announcement it would host European Championship fixtures

NI election: Sinn Féin now biggest party in Westminster, Stormont and council after DUP losses

Alliance makes history with first non-DUP MP in Lagan Valley, while TUV unseats Ian Paisley

How did Northern Ireland vote? A full breakdown of how each constituency voted in the UK election

Full results for the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies

Colum Eastwood retains seat with reduced majority in Foyle

Sinn Féin candidate Sandra Duffy, a councillor and former mayor of Derry City, received 11,481 votes

Starmer win offers Anglo-Irish relations ‘reset’

Labour is preparing for power after the UK election saw the Tories swept out of office while in Dublin, officials are hoping for improved relations with our neighbour

Northern Ireland voters go to the polls in general election with several constituencies hotly contested

Sinn Féin is seeking to cement its position as the largest party after securing most seats in recent Assembly and local council polls

UK election: everything you need to know, from how it works to seats to watch

UK general election: Westminster will seat 650 MPs by first-past-the-post, with the first counts expected hours after polls close

‘This is going to be close’: Sinn Féin’s John Finucane facing tight battle in North Belfast

Sitting MP one of the party’s most high-profile and polished representatives since taking the seat in 2019 election

‘Nobody’s vote is guaranteed, no seats belong to any party any more’

Constituency profile: East Belfast

The Irish Times view on Northern Ireland’s election: a contest with consequences

Subject to the fortunes of the DUP, Sinn Féin could end up by default with the largest number of MPs,

DUP has most reason to be anxious as North’s parties prepare for Westminster vote

As Sinn Féin learned earlier this month in the South, the difference between success and failure is often about expectations

The election countdown may be on, but it feels as if Northern Ireland is still getting used to it

With the DUP under pressure, Sinn Féin could overtake it to have the greatest number of seats at council, Assembly and Westminster level

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