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Donaldson accuses Irish Government of double standards over legacy challenge

The Irish Government has been challenged to say what it is doing to deal with Troubles’ legacy cases in its jurisdiction by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Sir Jeffrey accused Dublin of “double standards” after it launched legal action over the ...

20 Dec 2023 at 17:49

Northern Ireland

SDLP calls for Irish Government to have consultative role in NI budget

The SDLP said the Irish Government should have a consultative role in formulating the budget for Northern Ireland in the continued absence of a functioning Stormont Assembly. The party’s two MPs, Claire Hanna and leader Colum Eastwood, have ...

04 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Rail review a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity for Northern Ireland – Eastwood

An all-island rail review represents a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to restore the rail infrastructure in Northern Ireland, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. Among the recommendations of the 25-year plan published by the Department ...

25 Jul 2023 at 16:15

Northern Ireland

Tributes paid to Colum Eastwood for work to restore Stormont institutions

Outgoing SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has been praised for his years of work to restore the Stormont powersharing institutions by Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill. Irish premier Simon Harris, DUP leader Gavin Robinson and ...

29 Aug 2024 at 13:29

Northern Ireland

Micheal Martin: UK Government ‘inconsistent’ on Northern Ireland’s past

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin has described the approach of the UK Government to Northern Ireland’s troubled past as “somewhat inconsistent”. He was speaking after a public inquiry was announced into the Omagh bomb at ...

03 Feb 2023 at 21:27

Northern Ireland

Colum Eastwood – the SDLP’s youngest leader failed to reverse electoral decline

When he launched his campaign to become leader of the SDLP in 2015, a young Colum Eastwood made his pitch to party members by telling them he was “fed up losing”. Now the Foyle MP has stepped down almost a decade later, seemingly ...

29 Aug 2024 at 12:19

Northern Ireland

UK Government needs to get serious with DUP about Stormont return – Eastwood

The UK Government needs to “get serious” in its negotiations with the DUP about a return to government at Stormont, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has told MPs. Giving evidence to a Westminster committee, Mr Eastwood also said that ...

06 Sept 2023 at 12:50

Northern Ireland

Tories have wrecked NI and destroyed UK’s relationship with Dublin – Eastwood

The Conservative government “wrecked” Northern Ireland and “destroyed” the UK’s relationship with Dublin, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. Mr Eastwood said he believed that a Labour government would be more positive for ...

25 Jun 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Irish unity is best way of getting back into European Union – Eastwood

Irish unity is the best way of restoring Northern Ireland’s position within the European Union, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. Mr Eastwood said that while he did not consider the unity debate to be an election issue, ...

07 Jun 2024 at 15:08

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity, says Eastwood

Northern Ireland

Next Irish government should begin planning for unity – Eastwood

The next Irish government should include planning for constitutional change across the island among its commitments, a former SDLP leader has said. Colum Eastwood said his party’s New Ireland Commission – set up to ...

15 Dec 2024 at 11:42

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Man forced at gunpoint to drive car with suspect device to Northern Irish police station

A man has been forced at gunpoint to drive a car containing a suspect device to a police station in Derry. A major security operation is continuing in the city following a hijacking on Sunday night when the ...

21 Nov 2022 at 11:13

Northern Ireland

Ahern: United Ireland ‘most desirable outcome for people and communities’

A united Ireland would be the “most desirable outcome for people and communities across Ireland”, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said. The former Irish leader, who played a significant role enabling the ...

07 May 2024 at 00:01

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