Currently the youngest someone can vote in Northern Ireland is 18. However in Scotland, 16-year-olds were allowed to vote in ...

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

The Stormont Assembly has “engaged” with police over abuse faced by MLAs. Assembly members last week spoke out about facing ...

The IRA was under intense pressure tonight to end all paramilitary activity as Northern Ireland's Assembly and power sharing institutions prepared to make way for the return of direct rule from ...

It is anticipated the centre will consist of elite pitches and facilities for men's, women's and youth teams ... Arts and Leisure at the Northern Ireland Assembly. Nelson explained the ...

Cara says she would like to see more young people represented at Stormont Members of the Northern Ireland Youth Assembly have come together to debate the arguments for and against lowering the age ...

Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid today announced a brief suspension of the Stormont Assembly ahead of another six weeks of negotiations to try and end the deadlock threatening the future of ...

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.