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First Minister Michelle O’Neill damaged Executive unity amid violence

Kellie Turtle, Age NI Head of Policy and Engagement is joined by Phillip McGuigan, Chair of NI Assembly Health Committee. CREDIT AGE NI

MLA backs Age NI work on unplanned hospital stays

Sinn Féin MLA, Caoimhe Archibald, has condemned the violence and disruption in Coleraine which disrupted bus and rail services in the town. CREDIT NI WORLD

SF MLA condemns Coleraine disorder

Former Sinn Fein MLA Barry McElduff, who now chairs Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. Photo: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Vote to silence councillor shows 'harsh reality of Sinn Féin dominance' - UUP

Causeway Coast and Glens Council headquarters at Cloonavin in Coleraine. CREDIT NI WORLD

Outgoing Mayor proposes live streaming Council meetings

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (centre) outside the High Court in Dublin

Gavin Robinson: 'Thoughts with victims of IRA' as Adams wins BBC defamation case

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Photo: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Government reiterates commitment to stop Gerry Adams compensation

Some of the community-minded residents of Granville who organised their own Big Spring Clean in late March. Photo: Mark Robinson

Mid Ulster's young litter-pickers praised for Big Spring Clean efforts

Neither First Minister Michelle O'Neill (right) nor her junior minister Aisling Reilly (left) have given their view on the implications of the UK Supreme Court sex ruling in Northern Ireland, stating instead that they would wait for guidance from the Equality Commission.

Sinn Fein junior minister dodges question on Supreme Court sex ruling

Morning View

Editorial: Time for SF and Alliance to stop hiding behind equality quango

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher described Sean as a ‘decent’ man even as his allegations of sectarianism were unravelling Pic: Liam McBurney/PA

Boutcher silent on key News Letter questions about false sectarian claims

Sinn Fein Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins.

NI Water finances investigation due to report next month

DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley has chided Sinn Fein on immigration - saying they want 'Brits out but everyone else in'.

Sinn Fein wants ‘Brits out but everyone else in’ - Buckley

UUP MLA Doug Beattie.

Beattie slams O'Neill for chastising minister over single sex policy in schools

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons during an announcement of a draft anti-poverty strategy. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Executive's anti-poverty strategy is not about 'more benefits’ - Lyons

Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly says the Assembly must ensure the law on single sex spaces is followed in Stormont. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Deputy First Minister: Stormont must follow legal advice on single sex spaces

Ulster Unionist Party MLA Doug Beattie says taxpayers could foot the bill for legal cases challenging a decision by SF, Alliance and SDLP to ignore legal advice on single sex spaces.

MLAs set 'dangerous precedent' by rejecting legal advice - Doug Beattie

Grand Central Station in Belfast has been the recent focus of a row over Irish language signs

Gavin Robinson: Why the Irish language signage decision cannot stand

Sinn Fein Councillor Gary McCleave criticises a local flute band for playing an anti-Catholic song at an Apprentice Boys parade in Lisburn. Pic credit: McAuley Multimedia

Sinn Fein has called out sectarian singing at parade in Lisburn

Sinn Fein’s Carál Ní Chuilín has previously said that the views of a women's group asking for single sex spaces were “disgraceful”.

Sinn Fein MLA wants NI sex discrimination laws revisited over trans ruling

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald has opposed a 'half a million euro' housing tsar in the Republic - but backed a £1m climate tsar commissioner in Northern Ireland, as MLAs plan to outsource responsibility for scrutinising the ambitious climate targets they set themselves. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

DUP accuse Sinn Fein of hypocrisy over NI climate tsar

Councillor John McNamee. Picture: Mid Ulster District Council

Councillor condemns 'threats' to workers putting up Irish-English signs

The First Minister Michelle O'Neill has declined to say whether she agrees with the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

First Minister avoids questions on Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman

Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey.

Lord Empey hits out at NIO minister's border poll comments

The Northern HSC Trust has introduced body-worn cameras for medical staff working in Emergency Departments. Mid Ulster District Council is calling for such provision to be extended to Southern HSC Emergency Departments, including Craigavon Area Hospital. Credit: Google

Councillors support body-worn camera pilot plan in Northern Health Trust area

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council members have warned that a walking route between Christie Park in Coleraine, and Castleroe may be unsafe after dark. CREDIT GOOGLE MAPS

Coleraine walking route safety concerns

Sinn Fein's health spokesperson David Cullinane TD. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Sinn Fein accused of 'flip-flopping' after TD apologises to trans community

The UK Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London. A judgement will be delivered on Wednesday over whether men who identify as transgender can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act.

Allister: transgender laws are 'anything but progressive'

First Minister Michelle O'Neill with Mid Uster MP Cathal Mallaghan official opening the new SInn Féin constituency office in Magherafelt | Supplied

Sinn Féin opens constituency office in Magherafelt town centre

At this month’s Environmental Services Committee meeting Sinn Féin Councillor Brenda Chivers proposed council work with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to upgrade the roundabout to a landscape feature and to maintain the grass after completion. CREDIT GOOGLE

Council to upgrade Limavady bypass roundabout

Emma Sheerin MLA says those responsible for starting wildfire should be held to account | Supplied

Those who started wildfire at Draperstown should 'be held to account' - Sheerin

Linda Dillon MLA | Supplied

Dillon: every child must have access to a pre-school placement

Pictured outside Cookstown Enterprise are Mid Ulster MP Cathal Mallaghan NI minister, Fleur Anderson MP, and guests | Supplied

Minister gets to see firsthand incredible work done by Cookstown Enterprise

Mid Ulster MLA Linda Dillon

Dillon calls for regulation of non-surgical cosmetic treatments

The learner pool at South Lake Leisure Centre, in Craigavon, has a steady temperature of 29°C. Credit: Google

Craigavon's South Lake Leisure Centre pool temperature queried

Sinn Féin councillor Brenda Chivers has welcomed road safety measures to help prevent speeding on the Drumsurn Road. CREDIT GOOGLE

Chivers welcomes Drumsurn road safety measures

DUP MLAs meet members of the Women's Rights Network Northern Ireland at Stormont. Photo: DUP

DUP meets women's group - weeks after Sinn Fein branded them 'disgraceful'

Sinn Fein Councillor Gary McCleave was one of two Councillors who opposed the plans to increase the community budget to mark the anniversary of VE Day. Pic credit: McAuley Multimedia

Sinn Fein vote against an increase to the VE Day community funds

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has outlined a change of approach to how public policy is formulated - reducing the influence of lobby groups. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Gordon Lyons says he won’t ‘outsource’ Stormont policies to lobby groups

Donald Trump with Emma Little-Pengelly and Gordon Lyons at the Capitol Hill St Patrick's Day lunch event on Wednesday March 12 2025. Picture by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye

‘Getting in there first’ key benefit of USA St Patrick's Day trip – DUP's Lyons

On-street car parking is currently limited to one hour in Dungannon. Councillors are hoping to increase that to two hours to boost town-centre trade. Credit: Google

Consultation on two hours of on-street car parking welcomed

O’Neill Road recycling centre. Pic: Google Maps

Council consults with trade unions as recycling centre savings sought