Carla Lockhart’s decision highlights the internal tensions within the DUP
MP’s resignation as a party officer not ideal for leader Gavin Robinson, but a defection, and with it the loss of an MP, would be a serious blow
Sinn Féin
Carla Lockhart resigns from DUP position amid row with party leadership
MP’s move stems from differing in opinion on withdrawal of Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from Stormont Executive
No link between healthcare staff recruitment and hospital performance, says Minister
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill compares Cork to Beaumont, where fewer patients are on trolleys
Micheál Martin was unwise to call Sinn Féin Nazi sympathisers
Fianna Fáil founder Éamon de Valera infamously conveyed his condolences on the death of Hitler
Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill attend police interview over Drumcree protests
Sinn Féin leaders interviewed as part of investigation into demonstrations that blocked Orange Order march on Portadown’s Garvaghy Road
Triple lock Bill passes Dáil vote amid Opposition anger
Government narrowly wins vote on proposed legislation removing need for UN approval of Irish troop deployments
Family of IRA victim Brian Stack get State apology for flawed Garda inquiry but still seek ‘full truth’
‘It hurts every time you see Sinn Féin representatives at a memorial for IRA men,’ says prison officer’s son
Only way to combat ‘drugs intimidation’ is to inform gardaí, Jim O’Callaghan says
Matt Carthy calls for ‘immediate, determined crackdown’ on gangs ‘terrorising communities’
Government wants HSE to cap hospital parking fee at €10 a day
Minister tells Dáil committee that health service will carry out new national review of charges
Triple lock neutrality row fuels fractious Dáil exchanges
Opposition parties raise signs with Save Neutrality message after Taoiseach and Sinn Féin leader trade political blows
Minister for Justice accused of ‘grossly unfair commentary’ over rape cases
O’Callaghan criticised for saying ‘only cases deliberately affected by withdrawal of services in Central Criminal Court yesterday were those involving allegations of rape’
Gardaí issue renewed appeal for information about murder of Paul Quinn
Family of 21-year-old victim believe members of IRA carried out fatal attack in Co Monaghan in 2007
Culture wars in the North
Sinn Féin and the DUP need to park their cultural identity issues and take responsibility for running the province
Dublin council denies St Edmundsbury housing rezoning but gives green light to two other sites
Finnstown Castle and Coldcut Road locations approved after Minister instructed authorities to provide more land
Failure by Sinn Féin and DUP to agree Stormont budget ‘beyond alarming’, says NIO minister
Sarah Owen tells British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly that Northern Ireland receives £1.24 for every £1 that goes to her Luton constituency
No chaos in the courts, Jim O’Callaghan says, as legal aid dispute ramps up
Minister expresses concern that rape cases were impacted at Central Criminal Court
‘Damaging’ to claim White Paper and Citizens’ Assembly will deliver Irish unity, Taoiseach says
Fianna Fáil leader said recent events at Portadown had ‘damaged everyone’
Man and woman arrested over Waterford petrol bombing knew family that was targeted
Suspects detained as part of inquiry into attack at home that killed two adults and two children
Upgrades to Cork halting site at standstill ‘due to intimidation of contractors’
Armed gardaí called in after disagreement over right-of-way led to violence, Oireachtas committee hears
Addictive online features should be disabled by default, report on use by children finds
Blanket social media ban for under-16s would ‘unlikely provide’ comprehensive solution to harms
Academic and lawyer Maeve O’Rourke to run for Seanad
Byelection will be decided solely by TDs and Senators, suggesting she will likely need support from Government parties
Arson attack: Waterford city ‘as sad as’ Dublin after Stardust fire, councillor says
Families in Waterford are under ‘extreme fear’ due to drug debts, said Cllr John Hearne
Northern Ireland deserves better than rearview mirror politics
Difficult to ignore how Garvaghy Road conveniently shifted attention from the everyday responsibilities of government
Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers
‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets
Public sector strike may be difficult to avert at this stage, Minister admits
Preparations are under way for the strike, which will see more than 300,000 public sector workers undertake a work stoppage
DUP accuses Bryant of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ on Garvaghy Road march
Party’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says party must ensure Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is ‘dealt with in the appropriate way’
Orange Order legal challenge to Garvaghy Road parade ban adjourned to Monday
Chris Bryant uses power to intervene and quash Parades Commission decision
Dáil sitting next Wednesday cancelled due public sector workers’ strike
Government had provisionally scheduled a full day of Dáil business but this was contingent on staff at Leinster House being available
The remaking of Jack Chambers
Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time
Siobhán Fenton: Sinn Féin might have an ulterior motive for its actions at Drumcree
Michelle O’Neill’s confident and defiant responses appeared almost to goad the DUP into walking out of Stormont
Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill due on Late Late Show
North’s First Minister has been prominent in opposing the Orange Order march on the Garvaghy Road
Nationalist politicians receive PSNI letters over protest blocking Garvaghy Road
Unionist politicians have led calls for arrest of Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill
Opposition parties ‘will not’ cross picket lines if Leinster House staff strike next week
Government Chief Whip says Dáil ‘must’ sit on Wednesday, the day earmarked for public sector strike
Sinn Féin and the DUP are happier arguing over a parade than agreeing a budget
The normalisation of ultra-short-termism has entrenched financial irresponsibility
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