Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sammy Wilson predicts that no deal on NI Protocol this week

NI Protocol

Sammy Wilson and Micheál Martin have expressed concern. That the UK government is approaching its negotiations with the EU. James Cleverly and Chris Heaton-Harris are scheduled to speak with Maro efovi. Sammy Wilson, a member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), has stated that he does not think the Northern Ireland Protocol will be resolved … Read more

Leo Varadkar admits mistakes with Brexit

Varadkar

Mr. Varadkar was elected prime minister for a second time. The protocol keeps Northern Ireland compliant with some EU trade laws. Since the Northern Ireland agreement went into effect at the beginning of 2021, tension has been present. Leo Varadkar, the prime minister of Ireland, has claimed that everyone involved in the Brexit negotiations made … Read more

Northern Ireland politicians misses election cancellation deadline

Northern Ireland politicians misses election cancellation deadline.

The Northern Ireland Protocol, according to unionist leaders, weakens Northern Ireland’s standing within the UK. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is preventing the resumption of power-sharing. If no executive is in place by Friday, the NI secretary is prepared to call a vote. Politicians in Northern Ireland have failed in their last-ditch attempts to reinstate … Read more

UK to unilaterally alter N. Ireland post-Brexit trade deal

UK

The UK will draught a new post-Brexit trade protocol with Northern Ireland “in coming weeks”, but prefers a negotiated solution with the European Union, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Tuesday. “Our preference remains a negotiated solution with the EU, and in parallel with the legislation being introduced, we remain open to further talks,” Truss … Read more

UK urges N. Ireland parties to form a new government

Ireland

After historic elections and amid unresolved Brexit disputes, UK Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis called on all parties in the province to establish a new power-sharing government in Belfast on Monday. On their first day back on the work since Sinn Fein won the election on Thursday, the five major political parties were scheduled to … Read more

As the finish line approaches, Sinn Féin is overjoyed

The assembly election in Northern Ireland is nearing conclusion, with the republican party Sinn Féin expected to gain the most seats for the first time. It is competing with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has seen its vote share fall, for the right to designate the next prime minister. The unionist party has been … Read more

DUP leader concedes Sinn Fein set to win Northern Ireland polls

Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, admitted on Saturday that his nationalist opponents, Sinn Fein, were on track for a historic election triumph. “Certainly it looks at the moment as if Sinn Fein will emerge as the largest party,” He told Sky News that the DUP would refuse to join a future administration … Read more

Sinn Fein leader vows ‘new era’ for Northern Ireland

Ireland

Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill said on Saturday that Northern Ireland was entering a “new era” as her nationalist party prepared for a historic election triumph, encouraging a “healthy debate” about abolishing UK sovereignty. “Today marks the beginning of a new age. It’s a watershed moment in our politics and for our people “As full … Read more

Conservatives lose key councils in UK vote

UK

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party lost control of major councils in London, with a potentially historic change coming in Northern Ireland, According to partial results from local and regional UK elections on Friday. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party captured long-held Conservative strongholds in the capital, including Margaret Thatcher’s “favourite” council Wandsworth, and Westminster for the … Read more