Social Democratic and Labour Party

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Full results for the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies

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

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

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

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

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

Constituency profile: East Belfast

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

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

Colum Eastwood’s large 2019 majority set to be eroded but he is expected to retain his seat with a much-reduced majority

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

The DUP has eight MPs, while ‘abstentionist’ Sinn Féin has seven

Taoiseach rejects Sinn Féin’s claim of ‘expensive U-turn’ on phasing out of long-term leases

MLAs to debate party’s motion calling on First and Deputy First Ministers to commit to publishing programme for government

‘Hard yards’ required to demonstrate that unionists and their traditions would be respected, former taoiseach says in advance of New Ireland Commission event

‘To make a case for constitutional change in Northern Ireland, you should first show this region is successful, that people can doctor, can get a school place,’ says Andrew Muir

Germany’s experience is relevant to Ireland given the sharp differences that followed the publication of a report on unification costs

Claire Hanna says ‘those of us who want to talk about a new Ireland have an obligation to spell out a lot more exactly what we mean by that’

Colum Eastwood believes 10-year timetable for a Border poll put forward by Sinn Féin is ‘realistic’

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

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is fortunate nationalism is not laughing openly at the party’s deal with the British government

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

Last week’s DUP deal underlines the North’s links to the British market and casts doubts on its willingness to follow EU rules - this puts a big opportunity at risk

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

First step is the election of a speaker – the prerequisite for all other Northern Ireland Assembly business

SDLP’s Claire Hanna says ‘we’re all in this crazy waiting room’ while DUP’s ‘internal psychodramas’ set the pace

A further attempt to recall Northern Ireland’s powersharing government failed on Wednesday, when the DUP did not support the nomination of a Speaker in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation