Irish Sea

Jim Allister says businesses in Great Britain are already stopping trade with Northern Ireland, as new rules on sending parcels loom.

‘Deep concern’ over new parcels border

TUV leader Jim Allister took the North Antrim seat from the DUP at the general election.

DUP has no plans to 'face up to ramifications of deal'

DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP speaking at the resumption of the House of Commons in July.

Robinson: DUP has lessons to learn from election

Dr Dan Boucher was a TUV candidate in the general election, and formerly the DUP Director of Policy.

New EU rules latest Sea Border development to damage UK trade

Henry Wee Wheels visiting Stena Line's Pet Lounge

Furry travel with Stena Line

Sammy Wilson - the DUP's most vocal critic of the Protocol in the House of Commons - will now be joined on the green benches by arch rival Jim Allister.

New MPs will put focus back on sea border

DUP Leader Gavin Robinson speaking during the launch the party's manifesto at Danny Blanchflower Stadium in east Belfast. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

DUP and TUV at odds over Autumn sea border changes

Gavin Robinson faced repeated interruptions during what the DUP have described as a 'bizarre' interview on BBC Northern Ireland.

DUP question 'bizarre' BBC election interview

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson (left) and TUV leader Jim Allister on the steps of Stormont in Belfast after unionist opponents of the Government deal published legal advice which was later dismissed by then-DUP-leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

DUP's 'derided' critics question new approach

DUP veteran Sammy Wilson has said the party backed a mutual enforcement to the Irish Sea border in the past but the government and EU rejected it. Photo: PA

Wilson and Allister in row over parties’ records

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has set out his party's vision for the country - including plans for Northern Ireland. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Labour committed to Irish Sea border

TUV leader Jim Allister has said it is the endorsement of the voters which his party is seeking, after Nigel Farage endorsed two rival DUP candidates. Picture:Stephen Hamilton Photography

TUV seeking endorsement of voters

TUV leader Jim Allister with some of his candidates as he signs nomination papers for his general election bid for North Antrim.

TUV put trust at centre of campaign

The DUP's policy of removing EU law in Northern Ireland has left more questions than answers about what trade arrangements it would prefer. Sammy Wilson says the party will be arguing for 'mutual enforcement' to replace the Windsor Framework. Photo: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire

Wilson: DUP will back ‘mutual enforcement’

TUV leader Jim Allister speaking during a public meeting on the Irish Sea border at Moygashel Orange Hall.. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Jim Allister: Voters know who to trust

DUP MP Sammy Wilson told the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron in a Westminster committee yesterday that there are increasing numbers of checks being conducted “to the point that DEFRA are not releasing the figures”.

Wilson: Government's data release policy is admission that checks not reduced

A question by Baroness Kate Hoey on the number of checks carried out on the Irish Sea border uncovered a new government policy of not revealing the information in order "not to undermine" the scheme. The crossbench peer described the government position as "extraordinary". Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

London stops release of sea border checks information

UUP leader Doug Beattie has written to the Secretary of State seeking clarity on new protocol rules.

‘Chaos’ over London role in Stormont ministries

TUV leader Jim Allister pictured at his party's conference earlier this year where he announced an electoral pact with Reform UK. Picture by Stephen Hamilton Photography

TUV: '100 days of DUP sell-out'

Belfast Giants’ head coach Adam Keefe with Stena Line crew. Picture: William Cherry, Press Eye

Belfast Giants: Stena Line commit to 13th season in partnership with the Giants

DUP interim leader Gavin Robinson is focused on childcare and the economy as the party emerges from one of the most challenging periods in its history. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Robinson: DUP focused on 'real issues'

Ben Habib is a former Brexit Party MEP and now deputy leader of Reform UK. He is a property businessman

Habib: DUP 'no longer political guardians of unionism'

DUP MP Ian Paisley with his party leader Gavin Robinson at a North Antrim constituency meeting on Tuesday night. Mr Paisley says the new leader "has created significant space for the party to tell the story properly, and allow for those of us who probably felt that there was a degree of spin in all of this. We’re back to a solid basis of truth".

Battle over the truth about the Irish Sea border

DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said the party's deal will remove the border in the Irish Sea for UK goods - and defended Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's claim that it was removed, saying it's what it will do, not what had happened at that point. Photo: BBC News NI

Robinson: UK internal border gone by autumn

DUP leader Gavin Robinson, writing in today's News Letter, defends the party's deal with the government - and 'imperfect' powersharing at Stormont.

Robinson accuses opponents of 'exploiting concerns' over Windsor Framework

TUV: ‘Best of both worlds’ claim is nonsense

Jamie Bryson suggests he will run in East Belfast at the general election if the DUP don't change what they are saying about the Irish Sea border.

Bryson hints at East Belfast election bid

Hauliers at Larne port, a major entry point for goods travelling from GB into Northern Ireland

Agriculture Minister denies ordering extra checks on food arriving in NI from GB

Reserve junior champion Drumhill Echo Y091 sold at 16,000gns for Jonathan and Lisa Doyle, Cookstown.

Stirling success for Tyrone Aberdeen Angus herds

The former DUP deputy leader Lord (Nigel) Dodds and Lord Morrow the DUP party chair. They say: "It is obvious that the battle on the Irish Sea border is not over." Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

DUP officers defiant: 'there is still a border in the Irish Sea'

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and DUP leader Sir Jeffery Donaldson during a joint press conference at Hillsborough Castle on Wednesday night.

We should bank deal says DUP leader as he issues challenge to critics

Security checks at the Port of Larne. The DUP have reportedly secured assurances from the government that UK laws will be screened to stop any hardening of the Irish Sea border due to future divergence in regulations between GB and NI

Shape of deal clear - will DUP buy it?

Jim Allister MLA has slammed comments made by the Grand Secretary of the Orange Order to the News Letter on Saturday which outlined what he believed the solution to the Irish Sea border issue could entail.

Orange Order sea border view 'dangerously simplistic'

MV Princess Victoria backing into a pier at Stranraer in September 1949. Pic submitted by Department for Communities

MV Princess Victoria documents and photographs to feature in Larne display

A pet friendly cabin

More pets are enjoying ferry travel across the Irish Sea

Stena Superfast VII vessel docked at the Belfast terminal. (Pacemaker).

Stena services resume

Ballygally Castle has unveiled the renovation of Shaw’s Lounge. Picture: Hastings Hotels

Ballygally Castle Hotel completes £100,000 renovation investment

At Rockabill Lighthouse in Skerries, Co Dublin, six local women calling themselves The Grainne Ni Mhailles are pictured after they swam the 44 kilometre distance in the Irish Sea from Templetown Beach in Co Louth to the Lighthouse.

Andrea and friends smash Irish swim record

This Donaghadee property is on the market now

Enjoy stunning views from this gorgeous modern home in Donaghadee

Flash flooding after torrential rain causing traffic chaos in Belfast on Monday evening. Picture: Davis McCormick/Pacemaker Press

Met Office issues yellow weather warnings for Northern Ireland

Talented sisters: Jessika is pictured with sister Holly. The sisters both swam in a race from Rostrevor to Warrenpoint, on Saturday, just two days after Jessika's big swim. Jessika won first female skins and Holly won second junior female skins.

Local school girl breaks record for open water swim by whopping 56 minutes

The European Causeway docked at Larne. Picture by Stephen Hamilton / PressEye

P&O Ferries: Inspection for vessel after loss of power at sea