LOCAL COUNCIL election results brought bad but not disastrous news yesterday for David Trimble, the Ulster Unionist Party leader, whose prospects for survival are the subject of much discussion.David McKittrick Ireland Correspondent
Opinion polls consistently show that the election results are not necessarily an indication of the electorate's stance regarding the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Most of the population of Northern Ireland is at least nominally Christian, mostly Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations. ...
While a range of notable themes emerged from the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Election, not least the rise of the ‘others’, the split vote of unionism and the decline of the SDLP, undoubtedly, the foremost outcome was the emergence of nationalist Sinn Féin as the largest party at Storm...
Under Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement, the government must be run by Irish nationalists and unionists together. If they fail to establish a working government in Northern Ireland, Brokenshire has the power to call another snap election, or introduce direct rule of the region from Westmi...
LONDON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Northern Ireland could face another election, the third within a year, unless political parties reach a power sharing agreement, a British government official has warned, it was revealed Thursday. James Brokenshire, secretary of state for Northern Ireland, spelled out...
How did Northern Ireland vote? A full breakdown of how each constituency voted in the UK election Full results for the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies Fri Jul 05 2024 - 14:04Gavin Robinson holds off Naomi Long to retain DUP seat in East Belfast Constituency had been billed as the battle ...
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But instead, the results of that election, and all subsequent elections in the following 40-50 years, were overruled by London. Having been finally granted the vote, the Irish people now found that the vote was of limited use. Yes, in 1874 to 1916, Ireland got much richer, it got land...
Solicitor Michael Madden, who represents a number of sub-postmasters from Northern Ireland who were wrongly convicted, including Mr Williamson, said while he needed to examine the detail, “at first glance, it’s fantastic news, and it’s a great relief to the client...
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