social-democratic Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland
SDLP’s New Ireland Commission explores path to unity through ‘partnership, co-operation and reconciliation’
irishtimes.com/ireland/2024/03/07/sdlps-new-ireland-commission-explores-path-to-unity-through-partnership-co-operation-and-reconciliation/
VIEW | A united Ireland was once perceived as a nationalist dream. Today it’s about economics, opportunity, and a return to the European Union ... Show more www.euronews.com/2024/02/08/is-ireland-inching-closer-to-being-united-as-one
Northern Ireland gets its first Sinn Fein first minister in historic shift: After two years without a government, Northern Ireland’s lawmakers return and name ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/03/northern-ireland-sinn-fein-michelle-oneill/
Quick Glance: Historic Milestone: First Nationalist Minister Appointed in Northern Ireland
- Michelle O'Neill from Sinn Fein has made history as the first nationalist minister in Northern Ireland.
- The deputy first minister will be Emma Little-Pengelly from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
- According to the Good Friday Agreement, the deputy minister has the same authority as the first minister.
- In her speech, which started in Irish, Ms O'Neill said: 'Today opens the door to the future - a shared future.'
Sinn Féin says united Ireland ‘within touching distance’ as Stormont deal agreed: Party prepares to claim Northern Ireland first minister post for first time ...
theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/30/sinn-fein-united-ireland-within-touching-distance-stormont-deal
‘Historic day’ as Michelle O’Neill becomes Northern Ireland's first minister and Stormont returns
itv.com/news/utv/2024-02-03/powersharing-to-return-in-ni-with-michelle-oneill-as-first-minister
Northern Ireland deal: Significant change to Windsor Framework unlikely: The UK Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is expected to share details regarding ...
euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/northern-ireland-deal-significant-change-to-windsor-framework-unlikely/
Threats won’t keep me from Northern Ireland deal, DUP chief declares: Jeffrey Donaldson wins rare cross-party praise for speech – but it could be his last in ...
politico.eu/article/threats-wont-stop-me-reach-northern-ireland-deal-dup-chief-jeffrey-donaldson/
SDLP suspends MLA for leaving Stormont to attend match: The SDLP has suspended MLA Justin McNulty after he left Stormont early yesterday "without ...
rte.ie/news/ulster/2024/0204/1430428-justin-mcnulty-sdlp/
DUP Set to Stop Bid to Restart Northern Ireland Assembly Before Strike: The Democratic Unionist Party rebuffed efforts by rival groups to restart the devolved ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-17/dup-set-to-stop-bid-to-restart-n-ireland-assembly-before-strike
Braverman’s role as home secretary in doubt as No 10 investigates police article: Downing Street says it did not agree to article which accused Met police of ...
theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/09/minister-dismisses-suella-braverman-accusation-met-police-bias
Quick Glance: Braverman's Sharp Attack on Sunak After Dismissal
- Braverman launches scathing attack on PM Sunak, accusing him of abandoning secret promises.
- Former home secretary criticizes Sunak's record in government after her dismissal.
- Braverman criticizes Sunak in a letter, accusing him of betrayal.
- She thanks the PM for the dismissal but criticizes his governance and lack of support.
Eastwood criticises PSNI over 'parade' probe: SDLP leader Colum Eastwood says police are conducting what he described as a farcical investigation after ...
rte.ie/news/regional/2023/1215/1422269-eastwood-psni/
Rishi Sunak avoids Rwanda headache – but ECHR mega migraine is looming: For all the sound of fury of the right-wing 'rebels', voting against at this ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/rishi-sunak-avoids-rwanda-headache-but-mega-migraine-is-looming-2805605
‘They attempted to kill John – they attempted to kill his family’: John Hume, the IRA and decades of death threats
irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/10/07/they-attempted-to-kill-john-they-attempted-to-kill-his-family-john-hume-the-ira-and-decades-of-death-threats/
Lough Neagh dying in plain sight is almost too good a metaphor for North’s poisoned politics
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/09/25/lough-neagh-dying-in-plain-sight-is-almost-too-good-a-metaphor-for-the-poisoned-politics-of-the-north/
Gareth O'Callaghan: Sinn Féin’s history no longer seems to matter to today’s voters
irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41222125.html
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Newton Emerson: Nationalism appears to be making the Belfast Agreement up as it goes along
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/09/07/newton-emerson-nationalism-appears-to-be-making-the-belfast-agreement-up-as-it-goes-along/
SDLP calls for Government to have role in NI budget: The SDLP said the Irish Government should have a consultative role in formulating the budget for Northern ...
rte.ie/news/2023/0904/1403217-ni-budget/
SDLP calls for Irish government to play role in forming NI budget: MPs tabled amendment mandating UK government engages with the Irish government on financial ...
businesspost.ie/news/sdlp-calls-for-irish-government-to-play-role-in-forming-ni-budget/
Paid articlePaid BBC orders ‘content’ review of Stephen Nolan radio show in North amid nationalist boycott
irishtimes.com/culture/2023/07/05/bbc-orders-content-review-of-stephen-nolan-radio-show-in-north-amid-nationalist-boycott/
Voters are in no mood for cautionary tales about Sinn Féin : Michelle O’Neill says there was “no alternative” to violence. Bríd Rodgers of the SDLP thought ...
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/06/13/anne-harris-voters-are-in-no-mood-for-cautionary-tales-about-sinn-fein/
Sinn Féin is largest party in NI local government: With all 462 seats declared in the Northern Ireland local government election, the results show a stunning ...
rte.ie/news/2023/0521/1384786-ni-election-result/
Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Northern Ireland Before Tending Roots: President Biden, who has ancestral ties to Ireland, will mark the 25th anniversary of the ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/10/world/europe/biden-belfast-northern-ireland.html
Quick Glance: Good Friday Agreement: Rishi Sunak promises a "better future" in Northern Ireland ahead of Joe Biden's visit
- The agreement brought an end to Northern Ireland's 30-year conflict, which had claimed over 3,500 lives.
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- The Good Friday Treaty After 25 years, "It is that promise of a better future that we offered to everyone in Northern Ireland that I will be thinking of first and foremost over the coming days." Prime Minister David Cameron said.
- "It is my responsibility as the prime minister of the United Kingdom to ensure we are making good on that promise."
- "As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, it is my responsibility to ensure that we keep that promise."
Northern parties react to election outcome as O’Neill calls on Irish and British governments to deliver plan to reform Stormont
businesspost.ie/politics/northen-parties-react-to-election-outcome-as-oneill-calls-on-irish-and-british-governments-to-deliv/
Sinn Féin on track for decisive victory in Northern Ireland local elections: DUP MLA Edwin Poots said the council election results could be described as a ...
businesspost.ie/news/sinn-fein-now-has-99-seats-in-ni-local-elections-14-ahead-of-dup-as-counting-resumes/
Northern Ireland council elections 2023: Sinn Fein becomes largest party in local government
wionews.com/world/north-ireland-council-elections-2023-sinn-fein-becomes-largest-party-in-local-government-594612
From the NS archive: Ulster’s heart-stopping moment: This article, by the then NS associate editor John Lloyd, was first published on 3 April 1998 ...
newstatesman.com/archive/2023/04/ulster-heart-stopping-moment-good-friday-agreement
Paid articlePaid Colum Eastwood: “We’re on the road to a united Ireland – and that’s going to be unstoppable”
newstatesman.com/politics/northern-ireland/2023/03/colum-eastwood-last-thing-irish-nationalism-needs-border-poll
DUP MP says party will ‘continue the fight’ against post-Brexit trade barriers: The DUP has been boycotting the Stormont Assembly since May 2022.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/sammy-wilson-northern-ireland-protocol-stormont-sdlp-british-government-b2305010.html
Colum Eastwood rules out SDLP merger with Ivana Bacik and Labour Party: At her party conference in Cork on Saturday, Ms Bacik said: “Working with our sister ...
irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41101984.html
Bloody Sunday families to be nominated for Nobel Prize: SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said he will nominate the families of Bloody Sunday victims for the Nobel ...
rte.ie/news/regional/2023/0129/1352425-bloody-sunday-families-to-be-nominated-for-nobel-prize/
Security alert disrupts crowds leaving match attended by President Michael D Higgins
irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/02/10/security-alert-disrupts-crowds-leaving-match-attended-by-president-michael-d-higgins/
Predicted UK recession ‘makes the case’ for a united Ireland: The SDLP has said Northern Ireland should return to the EU by joining with the Republic
businesspost.ie/politics/predicted-uk-recession-makes-the-case-for-a-united-ireland/
SDLP could live to rue failure to forge a partnership with UUP: Aligning with moderate unionism could have helped offset Stormont’s dysfunction and kept out ...
irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/02/02/sdlp-could-live-to-rue-failure-to-forge-a-partnership-with-uup/
Officials had ‘grim outlook’ for peace deal just three days before Belfast Agreement
irishtimes.com/history/2022/12/29/officials-had-grim-outlook-for-peace-deal-just-three-days-before-belfast-agreement/
Portrait of John Hume to be unveiled in Westminster: An official portrait of former SDLP leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume will be unveiled in ...
rte.ie/news/ulster/2022/1107/1333565-john-hume/
Why is a united Ireland desirable? 34 speakers to address the issue at Ireland’s Future conference
irishtimes.com/politics/2022/10/01/why-is-a-united-ireland-desirable-34-speakers-to-address-the-issue-at-irelands-future-conference/
North West 200 funding faces new challenge from councillors: The North West 200's recent funding injection of £96,000 has come under threat after councillors ...
visordown.com/news/racing/road-racing/north-west-200-funding-faces-new-challenge-councillors
SDLP and Fianna Fáil to continue ‘regular discussions’ amid reports of split: More than 200 SDLP delegates were told by party leader Colum Eastwood that the ...
irishtimes.com/politics/2022/09/29/sdlp-and-fianna-fail-to-continue-regular-discussions-amid-reports-of-split/
Burning of flags and poppy wreaths on nationalist bonfire condemned: Prominent figures from DUP, Sinn Féin and SDLP among those to criticise the burning of ...
irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/08/16/burning-of-flags-and-poppy-wreaths-on-nationalist-bonfire-condemned/
Paid articlePaid Good Friday Agreement architect David Trimble dies at 77: Trimble shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with Catholic moderate leader John Hume ...
euronews.com/2022/07/25/northern-ireland-peace-deal-nobel-laureate-david-trimble-dies-at-77
‘I hadn’t planned on being a politician. I genuinely didn’t. I always wanted to write’
irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/07/30/i-hadnt-planned-on-being-a-politician-i-genuinely-didnt-i-always-wanted-to-write/
Paid articlePaid SDLP accuses UK of 'whitewash' as Legacy bill proceeds: Controversial Troubles legacy and reconciliation legislation was branded a ...
rte.ie/news/ulster/2022/0705/1308476-legacy-legislation-latest/
Drastically changing political landscape in NI: Northern Ireland is awakening to a drastically changing political landscape, writes Northern Editor Vincent ...
rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2022/0507/1296594-northern-ireland-election/
Quick Glance: Sinn Féin achieves historic victory, but DUP wants protocol modification for power
- Mr Donaldson was chosen as DUP leader in Lagan Valley, while Alliance leader Naomi Long was voted as Alliance leader in East Belfast on a successful day for her party, which boosted its share of first preference votes by more than 4 percentage points to 13.5 percent to become the third largest party.
- Sinn Féin received 250,388 first-preference votes, while the DUP received 184,002 and the Alliance Party received 116,681 votes.
- "Until we get that progress, I made it clear I will not be nominating ministers to the Executive," DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said.
- He claimed that voters "lent" their votes to Sinn Féin.
UK local elections: Tories down almost 400 council seats: Party figures raise prospect of replacing Boris Johnson as Conservative leader
irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/uk-local-elections-tories-down-almost-400-council-seats-1.4872360
‘The age of entitlement is over’: Alliance surge represents major societal shift: Rise of the party will lead to a radical shake-up in how the North is governed
irishtimes.com/news/politics/the-age-of-entitlement-is-over-alliance-surge-represents-major-societal-shift-1.4872912
Several high profile politicians in battle for NI seats: All the latest developments as counting in the Northern Ireland Stormont Assembly election continues.
rte.ie/news/2022/0507/1296595-northern-ireland-election/
To say Sinn Féin now has democratic legitimacy is stating the obvious: If the Assembly election underlined the party’s progress, it is also exposed its limits
irishtimes.com/opinion/to-say-sinn-f%C3%A9in-now-has-democratic-legitimacy-is-stating-the-obvious-1.4872592
MPs pocket £13m from ‘second jobs’ with Theresa May and Sajid Javid leading the pack amid raging cost-of-living crisis
cityam.com/mps-pocket-13m-from-second-jobs-with-theresa-may-and-sajid-javid-leading-the-pack-amid-raging-cost-of-living-crisis/
SDLP ponders place in world after bruising Stormont election: Party rues that its idea to ‘de-sectarianise’ first minister roles was not taken up
irishtimes.com/news/politics/sdlp-ponders-place-in-world-after-bruising-stormont-election-1.4878887
Foyle result: Fate of two unionists decided by nationalist and socialist transfers
irishtimes.com/news/politics/foyle-result-fate-of-two-unionists-decided-by-nationalist-and-socialist-transfers-1.4872518
SDLP and the Ulster Unionists sacrificed their political future at the altar of peace
irishtimes.com/opinion/sdlp-and-the-ulster-unionists-sacrificed-their-political-future-at-the-altar-of-peace-1.4875885
Alliance becomes Stormont’s third largest party for first time: Once derided as a metropolitan party whose support base was confined to greater Belfast and the ...
irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40867268.html
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