Finance Minister confirms rise in regional rate Responding to an  Assembly written question  this week, Finance Minister John O’Dowd MLA confirmed that the Executive has now formally agreed his ...

Transcript of the Secretary of State's keynote address at Ulster University on 4 February 2025 I am delighted to be speaking ...

Nicola Sturgeon called for Scotland to have some form of formal mechanism to allow the country to hold an independence referendum such as ...

Some customers in Northern Ireland could have to wait up to another fortnight to have their internet and phone connectivity ...

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly have been speaking to mark a year since the ...

A “friendly working relationship” between the leaders of Stormont’s powersharing Executive helps it to navigate challenging issues, Michelle O’Neill has said. The First Minister said it was “not roses ...

The Northern Ireland Executive has delivered “huge advances” for people in the region since it was restored, but there is still “much more to do”, its leaders have said. First Minister Michelle ...

Caoimhe Archibald has been appointment Economy minister in a Sinn Féin Executive reshuffle following Conor Murphy's ...

US President Donald Trump has said that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but ...

Conversations on compensation for people who lost electricity for days in the wake of Storm Éowyn are continuing, Northern Ireland's finance minister has said. Caoimhe Archibald told BBC's Sunday ...

Shenzhen may have the tech, but Hong Kong holds the key to research and funding. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Northern Ireland Assembly has indicated it won’t revisit its report into salaries and expenses prompted by the events surrounding Michael McMonagle – a former Sinn Fein press officer later ...