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Northern Ireland Protocol

Michael Brennan: As protocol row heats up, oldest and deepest fears revived

The dispute over Britain’s latest moves to nullify the protocol represents a huge and unwelcome difficulty for those trying to strengthen cross-community relations in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: Boris Johnson is not a unionist – he’s a ruthless Johnsonist

The DUP has marched its supporters into the political wilderness in hoping for the best from a man who has already hoodwinked and humiliated them

Northern Ireland

British moves to override NI protocol ‘illegal’, minister says

Thomas Byrne, the Minister for European Affairs, rejected the idea that Britain could act unilaterally on either the protocol or the Good Friday Agreement

Editorial: As unionist hegemony ends, nationalism isn’t the only thing taking its place

The Assembly election results have left Sinn Féin as the largest party in the North, but the doubling of the Alliance’s support cannot be ignored

Sinn Féin hopeful of becoming largest party with counting underway in NI elections

The SDLP face a tough battle amid a surge in support for Alliance candidates

Daniel Murray on the campaign trail: It’s make-or-break for unionism as Sinn Féin closes in on top prize

If the opinion polls are accurate, and Sinn Féin qualifies for the position of First Minister after the Northern Assembly elections, can the DUP be brought back to the table to form an executive?

Deirdre Heenan: Clinging on to the North’s ‘two tribes’ system is undesirable and unsustainable

It may be time to accept that Northern Ireland’s current system of mandatory coalition is obsolete and outdated

Elaine Byrne: Change comes gradually, then suddenly to politics in Ireland

A historic, once-in-a-generation political upheaval is surely on the way in Northern Ireland. But will it survive it?

John Walsh: It is in all our interests for South to pay closer attention to events in the North

The current unstable backdrop in Northern Ireland could have consequences south of the border and it is crucial that differences over the protocol are resolved

Deirdre Heenan: Donaldson and the DUP persist in digging their own political grave

The party is painting the upcoming election as ‘a battle for Northern Ireland’, but its own strategy suggests a deep-seated desire for self-destruction

Deirdre Heenan: Beattie turns his back on extremists, but it may be too little too late for this election

Doug Beattie promised to recast the Ulster Unionist Party as progressive before joining hardline unionists in opposing the protocol; he has now distanced himself from them in what could be the start of a rebuilding process for the UUP and unionism itself

Deirdre Heenan: DUP has been broken by Brexit and is in danger of dying from discord

Festering wounds over leadership, increasing factionalism and a declining voter base suggests this is the beginning of the end for the DUP

Stormont elections loom as dispute over Northern Ireland protocol rumbles on

Retail group says there is no evidence to back the DUP’s claim that protocol is costing the Northern Ireland economy £850 million per year

Deirdre Heenan: DUP’s increasingly desperate behaviour has all the signs of a party looking at the political wilderness

The DUP’s decision to dissolve the executive is an act of narrow, naked self-interest, which is unlikely to rescue it or return it to its former dominant position

Matt Cooper: It’s not yet time to yell ‘Cut’, but Netflix’s best days may be over

The streaming behemoth is an extraordinary success, with 222 million viewers worldwide, but faces stiff competition from the likes of Disney and Amazon

Deirdre Heenan: Double-jobbing rule change fiasco results in ‘Jeffreymandering’ disaster

A bungled attempt to hand the DUP an electoral advantage by rewriting parliamentary procedures has completely backfired

Deirdre Heenan: DUP welcomes in the new year proudly parading its dysfunction

The Democratic Unionist Party’s recent remarks on the NI protocol show them to be as ill-judged and divorced from reality as ever

John Walsh: Desperate Donaldson backs himself into a corner on NI protocol

If the DUP leader were to collapse Stormont, it would be an act of staggering folly, ensuring the North suffers the full economic hit of Brexit

Deirdre Heenan: Donaldson’s echoing of the voice of hysteria smacks of desperation

The embattled DUP leader is in dire need of a win, but his entente cordiale with Jim Allister’s hardline Traditional Unionist Voice is recklessly ill-advised

Deirdre Heenan: Plenty of fury and bluster, but nothing new from Donaldson

The DUP leader’s call to bring down the North’s institutions over the Northern Ireland protocol looks like a desperate and not very credible threat to address dwindling support for his party