The deputy first minister says despite being small, Northern Ireland has every opportunity to achieve big things. Deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly is on her feet in the assembly.

and my objective is to make sure that we put the best argument forward to the government because we simply don’t have the resources here in Northern Ireland to mitigate against those changes.” Earlier ...

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 ...

Ulster Unionist Party Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MLA has called on the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to take action following the release of National Archive files that indicate Tony ...

Alliance Communities spokesperson Sian Mulholland MLA has called on the Northern Ireland Assembly to unite in opposition to what she describes as Labour's "draconian" welfare cuts. Speaking ahead of ...

An independent investigation into alleged contractor fraud at NI Water which found no evidence of wrongdoing cost £144k, it ...

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has expressed concern over benefit reforms described as the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation.

US President Donald Trump took “a huge amount of interest in Northern Ireland”, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said. Mr Trump met Ms Little-Pengelly, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons ...

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

First-ever Charity Jobs NI Careers & Volunteers Job Fair saw hundreds of attendees and over 290 applications submitted ...

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 ...