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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

John Walsh: Facing Sunak’s economic pragmatism, DUP votes against Stormont brake

Jeffrey Donaldson’s party prioritises constitutional absolutism above the economic benefits of the Windsor Framework
  • John Walsh
  • March 22, 2023
Northern Ireland

DUP to vote against Windsor Framework Brexit deal

Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson said on Monday that his party still wants changes to the agreement announced last month
  • Business Post
  • March 20, 2023
Politics

Packed schedule keeps Tánaiste on his toes, and on point

Micheál Martin spent last week in New York talking up his predecessors’ achievements and promoting the €1bn Shared Island initiative, playing down suggestions that he sees the project as a legacy of his own
  • Killian Woods
  • March 19, 2023
Business

Danny McCoy: Unprecedented prosperity is a dividend of 25 years of peace

As businesses reflect on the remarkable period of growth that the Good Friday Agreement has facilitated and underpinned, it is imperative that the uncertain political landscape in the North be resolved
  • Danny McCoy
  • March 19, 2023
Northern Ireland

Elaine Byrne: The EU’s role in the Good Friday Agreement has been written out of history

Membership of the EU enabled the thawing of relations between Ireland and Britain, yet the bloc’s role in the quest for peace on this island has been overlooked
  • Elaine Byrne
  • March 18, 2023
funding

VC investment in Northern Ireland jumps to all-time high with rise in overseas backers

New data shows there were five funding rounds worth more than £10 million in 2022
  • Business Post
  • March 14, 2023
Commercial Property

Belfast Harbour submits proposal for 71 affordable homes at City Quays

The development application refers to two sites at Pilot Street and Corporation Street
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • March 11, 2023
Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: The DUP must be wary of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Any stalling by Jeffrey Donaldson on the Windsor framework will allow the naysayers to gain momentum, and a rejection of it by the DUP will lead to the North being viewed as ungovernable
  • Deirdre Heenan
  • March 5, 2023
Politics

Businesses hail Northern Ireland deal as a win for consumers

Companies say it is crucial that the Northern Ireland assembly is now restored
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • February 27, 2023
Brexit

Von der Leyen to travel to London to meet Sunak after ‘very significant progress’ made on NI Protocol

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said today he hoped a deal would satisfy the Democratic Unionist Party to the point where they would re-establish power-sharing in Northern Ireland
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 26, 2023
NI Protocol

Daniel Murray: Sunak's greater challenge lies in persuading the DUP and Eurosceptic Tories to sign up to any protocol deal

As an agreement over the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol appears to draw near, our political correspondent explores the hurdles the British prime minister must overcome to put an end to a three-year ordeal
  • Daniel Murray
  • February 26, 2023
Northern Ireland

Deirdre Heenan: If he gives in to the Brexit zealots, Sunak will be prime minister in name only

It is crunch time for Rishi Sunak, who cannot sit on the fence when it comes to the Northern Ireland protocol for much longer
  • Deirdre Heenan
  • February 25, 2023
Politics

UK says Northern Ireland deal won’t happen without DUP blessing

Both the EU and UK are looking for a breakthrough in talks over a new Brexit deal for the region
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • February 24, 2023
Northern Ireland

Bertie Ahern condemns Omagh shooting of police officer as ‘shocking’ and ‘callous’

PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot in front of his own son in Omagh, Co. Tyrone on Wednesday evening
  • Daniel Murray
  • February 23, 2023
Northern Ireland

UK prepares to face down DUP in bid to end Brexit standoff

Rishi Sunak, the UK prime minister, is aiming for a deal to be announced this week
  • Bloomberg
  • February 20, 2023
Northern Ireland

EU ‘very conscious’ of unionist concerns on North protocol – Tánaiste

Micheál Martin spoke of the challenges around securing a deal on the protocol as speculation grows that an agreement is close
  • Daniel Murray
  • February 19, 2023
Business Post's View

Editorial: We have reached a decisive moment for the NI protocol and for power sharing

As the British government and EU officials appear to move towards a deal on the Northern Ireland protocol, it is time for the DUP to show that it can put political differences aside and re-enter into power sharing
  • Business Post
  • February 19, 2023
Politics

EU ‘very conscious’ of unionist concerns as Northern Ireland protocol deal moves closer

Micheál Martin was speaking to the Business Post as Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, travelled to Belfast to meet with Northern Ireland parties
  • Daniel Murray
  • February 17, 2023
Politics

DUP warns Sunak not to leave Northern Ireland ‘abandoned to the EU’

Micheál Martin has said a Brexit agreement is not yet secured, but there are hopes of a breakthrough after Rishi Sunak arrived in Belfast
  • Paul O'Donoghue
  • February 17, 2023
Politics

Sinn Féin should agree to no border poll for 10 years – Liz O’Donnell

Former government minister says political unity between the north and south of Ireland ‘should not be presented as imminent’
  • Donal MacNamee
  • February 16, 2023

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