Proposals for the introduction of miscarriage leave and ‘safe leave’ for victims of domestic abuse have recently been announced in Great ...

Edwin Poots encouraged assembly members to ensure that they report any threats or harassment that they receive to the police. The Northern Ireland Assembly has engaged with police over abuse faced ...

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission has recently achieved Autism NI’s Impact Award, demonstrating the commitment of Assembly staff to inclusion for autistic and neurodivergent visitors.

The IRA was under intense pressure tonight to end all paramilitary activity as Northern Ireland's Assembly and power sharing institutions prepared to make way for the return of direct rule from ...

The Northern Ireland Assembly is now led by two women, Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Féin and Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP. Their elevation has led to a noticeable change of tone in political ...

A group of teenage parliamentarians have come together to debate the merits of lowering the voting age in Northern Ireland to 16. They are members of the Youth Assembly, a 90-strong body of 12-16 ...

Emma Little-Pengelly, as well as Communities Minister Gordon Lyons and Northern Ireland Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots, met the US president during a St Patrick's Day luncheon on Capitol Hill.

On 19 November 2024, the new regulations were approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly in response to a public consultation throughout September 2023. The Department of Communities was given the ...

The NI Affairs Committee say changes to funding would allow the executive to 'plan meaningful changes'. A proposal to ban cars from a city-centre street have faced years of delays. Jon Boutcher ...

A unionist student has said he feels optimistic that his message is being heard about the disenfranchisement of Northern ...

Stormont Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said she has urged the UK and Irish governments to keep the region in mind in ...