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Frustration Mounts Over Political Impasse In N.Ireland

A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services.

International Business Times

Northern Irish leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to revive Stormont

Northern Ireland secretary meets party leaders and increases pressure on DUP to drop power-sharing boycott

The Guardian - UK

Patience wearing thin over DUP Stormont blockade – McDonald

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has reportedly told party members that he is not ‘calendar led’ in talks with the Government.

The Independent UK

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O’Neill says she believes powersharing could be restored within weeks

The Sinn Fein Stormont leader was in Stormont for a meeting with Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf.

The Independent UK

N Ireland Chamber chief calls for fully-functioning Stormont to help businesses

Cathal Geoghegan was speaking at the Stormont Assembly remains in a state of collapse.

The Independent UK

Calls grow for financial aid from UK Government after Northern Ireland floods

Businesses in Downpatrick were beginning the clean-up operation after some were nearly entirely submerged in water.

The Independent UK

Getting flood aid without Stormont ‘like fighting with arms behind our backs’

Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy expressed frustration as discussions on how to help businesses go on.

The Independent UK

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‘Why would we want to be part of the UK?’ Young people will probably soon deliver a united Ireland

Disillusioned with Stormont and Brexit, 18 to 24-year-olds want progressive change – and don’t see it happening in the union, says writer Emma DeSouza

The Guardian - UK

‘The hope we had is gone’: how 20 months of stasis has paralysed Northern Ireland

While the DUP conference may put a brave face on the crisis, public services and even the state’s legitimacy are hollowing

The Guardian - UK

Bertie Ahern calls for restoration of Stormont before end of November

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said he would be ‘very disappointed’ if Stormont is not restored by the end of next month.

The Independent UK

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

Labour veteran Hilary Benn spent two days in Northern Ireland on his first official visit since his appointment by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Donaldson says he will not ‘bow to threats’ amid warning of loyalist protests

In response to a letter sent by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson, the DUP leader said his party would not be intimidated over any return to Stormont.

The Independent UK

Government working intensely to get Stormont up and running – Sunak

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said patience had run out with the DUP’s blockade of the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK

Pressure builds on government as ‘seventh circle of hell’ at Stormont continues

Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over Brexit arrangements.

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Letter was sent to Terence O’Neill in 1964 about NI to Scotland tunnel idea

Declassified files show some Stormont officials were scathing about the tunnel suggestion.

The Independent UK

Stormont official suggested ‘sexier’ picture of NI economy required, files show

The official said a Foreign and Commonwealth Office briefing document for use by UK embassies overseas was a ‘relic of the past’.

The Independent UK

Alternatives should be looked at if Stormont not restored by autumn – Varadkar

The Irish premier said Northern Ireland has gone too long without devolved government during a visit to Belfast.

The Independent UK

UK Government must make next move to resolve Stormont impasse – DUP

Deputy leader Gavin Robinson has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to deliver on commitments he made.

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The Independent UK

Good progress in negotiations to secure Stormont restoration, Heaton-Harris says

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said there would be no revamp for the Windsor Framework.

The Independent UK

Stormont stalemate is ‘totally unsustainable’, O’Neill tells Heaton-Harris

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is concluding a series of talks with party leaders.

The Independent UK

Ball in Government’s court over return of Stormont – Donaldson

The DUP leader met with NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

O’Neill ‘not fully briefed on pandemic risks and responses as health minister’

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill served as the Stormont health minister from 2016 to 2017.

Belfast Live

Ulster Unionist Party to close office in North Belfast

The UUP was unable to regain seats in North Belfast in either the Stormont election last year or the council poll in May

Belfast Live

Cyclist casualty figures in Northern Ireland should be a 'wake up call' to decision makers

Lack of movement in reducing cyclist casualties in ten years branded "shameful" by charity Cycling UK

Belfast Live

NI political party websites with the most and least views from Stormont officials

Some parties had surprisingly little traffic to their websites from Stormont department officials despite electoral successes

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