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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brendan Hughes

    Stormont: Parties clash for second day over FM role in Drumcree dispute (opens the original)

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    Stormont parties have clashed for a second day in the Northern Ireland Assembly over First Minister Michelle O'Neill's involvement in a street protest against the Drumcree parade. The Sinn Féin vice-president was accused of being "on the run" by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) after not attending to answer an urgent question on the issue for a second day. Sinn Féin said the assembly session coincided with "other urgent business" as O'Neill was travelling to Dublin to discuss the parading dis

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Brendan Hughes

    Labour conference: Drumcree parade resolution 'not going to be easy', says secretary of state (opens the original)

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    The secretary of state for Northern Ireland has warned that a resolution to the Drumcree parading dispute was "not going to be easy" but said the government would "go the extra mile for peace". Sir Chris Bryant said the situation was "tense" and added that "nobody wants Northern Ireland to return to the 1990s". Protesters remained on the Garvaghy Road overnight, while Orangemen also maintained a presence at Drumcree church, but were smaller in number than previous nights. Sir Chris was speaking

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Brendan Hughes

    Nothing relevant found about Donaldson's time as junior minister (opens the original)

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    A review into sex offender Jeffrey Donaldson's conduct during his time as a Stormont junior minister has concluded with "no relevant information" found. The "scoping exercise" was launched by the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) last month with staff asked to come forward if they "experienced abuse or inappropriate behaviour". Donaldson, a former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), was convicted in June of 18 counts of sex abuse including one of rape, which he committed against t

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Brendan Hughes

    NI Politics: Complaints to Stormont watchdog increase for second year (opens the original)

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    Complaints to the Northern Ireland Assembly's standards watchdog have increased for the second year in a row. A total of 161 complaints were made to the Assembly Commissioner for Standards in 2025-26, compared to 149 in the previous year. A controversy over a Stormont minister's social media post was the subject of 65 complaints. The commissioner investigates complaints against members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) and ministers in Northern Ireland's power-sharing government. Of the 161 com

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Brendan Hughes

    Road upgrades should 'come first' before moving health services, says minister (opens the original)

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    Progress on planned road upgrades "has to come first" before decisions are made on moving healthcare services, Stormont's infrastructure minister has said. Liz Kimmins said the infrastructure to enable people in some rural areas to travel long distances "quickly" for hospital services "simply isn't there". She was speaking after plans were announced to temporarily move inpatient maternity services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry to Craigavon Area Hospital due to workforce pressures. Kimmins to

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