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It is hard to see how Jeffrey Donaldson can continue much longer as leader of the DUP. He is believed by his party to want to return to Stormont yet he cannot be confident of bringing a majority of his party officers with him.
Senior figures at the Northern Ireland Assembly have received pay increases of up to 15%, it can be revealed — despite the Assembly not having functioned for almost two years.
On a Thursday night a few weeks ago, I was sitting in Studio B in BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast. As a guest on The View, the focus was unionism and Irish unity, until at the end of the programme the discussion moved to the rise of the far right in the Republic. And what was said next helps to explain what is now unfolding in Irish society.
On a Thursday night a few weeks ago, I was sitting in Studio B in BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast. As a guest on The View, the focus was unionism and Irish unity, until at the end of the programme the discussion moved to the rise of the far right in the Republic. And what was said next helps to explain what is now unfolding in Irish society.
After coming to Belfast to interview Michelle O’Neill in mid-2022, Henry Mance of the Financial Times observed: “Having promised to be a ‘First Minister for all’, O’Neill is not First Minister at all.”