Representatives from all parts of Northern Ireland sit in the assembly. They are called Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs. We can vote for these politicians in regional elections.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern Ireland Assembly have been given a dressing down by the Speaker. On Tuesday, during a Stormont plenary session, Edwin Poots reminded them ...

Industrial action by barristers in Northern Ireland is causing "serious damage" to the justice system, Stormont's justice minister has said. Naomi Long said delays in cases meant there was a "greater ...

Graffiti appeared in west Belfast featuring a crosshair symbol alongside the name of a local MLA.

Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) assembly member Timothy Gaston says the programme for government does not address unionist concerns over post-Brexit trade arrangements under the Northern Ireland ...

The new Labour government at Westminster has failed to recognise the impact of its new tax measures on production agriculture ...

Members of the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly have come together to debate the arguments for and against lowering the age of voting to 16. A range of views were heard at Stormont, and with 37 of ...

The Northern ... members’ statements at the start of Monday’s plenary session at the Assembly. “Lisa’s disappearance shocked not just people from the area but those across Northern Ireland ...

A group of teenage parliamentarians have come together to debate the merits of lowering the voting age in Northern Ireland to 16.

26 March 2025 Ministers Welcome First Steps Towards Baby Loss Certificate Scheme Finance Minister John O'Dowd and Health Minister Mike Nesbitt have welcomed the introduction of the Deaths, ...

Young people want Northern Ireland to work, not to indulge in endless conversations about constitutional change, say Alliance Party members born ... in the 2022 Stormont Assembly elections.

Northern Ireland's 108 Assembly members were informed at their last plenary session at Stormont before suspension their salaries would be slashed from their current level of around £41,000 to the ...