UK Labour goes quiet on Northern Ireland investment zone in potential blow to border businessesNew UK government has so far refused to give its full backing to the policy
Diary Paul Johnston Diary: Behind the scenes of a ‘great reset’ in Anglo-Irish relations From election night to Croke Park, it was a busy week for the British ambassador
UK Election Labour’s 11 priorities: Banking reform, workers’ rights, planning overhaul and climate changeFrom the Bank of England to Northern Ireland, Labour has plenty of things it can change practically overnight
Politics Starmer invites Taoiseach Harris to Downing Street as leaders hold first phonecall Leaders will meet formally on July 17 as both sides express determination to have ‘close and constructive’ relationship
Politics Analysis: The DUP’s difficulty proved to be Sinn Féin’s opportunity The party's emergence as the largest in the Dail, the Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster is a prize it has long desired
Northern Ireland Analysis: Can Sinn Féin become the North’s largest party after the British general election?From Lagan Valley to South Tyrone, Dominic McGrath visits the constituencies that will decide the Northern Irish election
Northern Ireland Reunification should be political objective for next government, says Leo Varadkar Former Taoiseach says a united Ireland has the potential to be an ‘economic success’
UK The City lobbyist aiming to unseat ex-Brexit ‘hard man’ Steve BakerThe maverick Northern Ireland minister is in danger of losing his seat to Labour’s Emma Reynolds while conducting his re-election campaign from Greece
Commercial Property Former Co Down dairy co-op with development potential guiding €11mThe substantial dairy plant also offers a strategic opportunity for international access to markets across Britain and mainland Europe via Belfast, Larne, and Dublin ports
Northern Ireland Euro 2028 to provide £100 million boost to NI economyThe championship will take place in the North in Casement Park in Belfast
Commercial Property Leisure group buys Cookstown bar as part of £3m investment in mid-Ulster region ‘
Trade Arlene Foster tipped for new role promoting UK/Northern Ireland trade body The former DUP leader is reportedly set to be named as the chair of Intertrade UK
Opinion Deirdre Heenan: Doug Beattie blunders leave moderate Ulster Unionist Party reelingThe party has spent the last five months engulfed in controversies which have raised serious questions about Doug Beattie’s leadership and judgement
Culture ‘Loss is loss, no matter where it happens’: artist Colin Davidson on the universality of traumaAs Silent Testimony, his exhibition on Troubles victims, moves to London, the Belfast-born artist reflects on its continuing relevance today
Books Book Review: Dark humour and incisive analysis elevate Denis Bradley’s Northern Ireland peace memoirThe former priest’s book, Peace Comes Dropping Slowly, is a humane, unpretentious affair
UK Labour eyeing better Dublin ties as part of wider tilt at new EU deal, Hilary Benn saysThe shadow Northern Ireland secretary appeared alongside Charlie McConalogue at a Business Post event in London
Economy Northern Ireland private sector grows faster than UK average in MarchNew Ulster Bank figures indicated that NI employers’ optimism reached a six-year high, in spite of increased costs
Hospitality Belfast’s iconic Europa Hotel completes €17.5 million renovationRenovations saw updates to all 272 guest bedrooms, as well as the hotel’s bar and restaurant
News People in Republic far more likely to work from home than those in Northern IrelandNew ESRI research also found that workforce participation rates were lower in the North
Tech US health regulator approves anti-anxiety device from Belfast-based Neurovalens Healthtech firm received FDA clearance in October for an anti-insomnia device and has approvals pending for the treatment of PTSD and obesity