Politics

United Ireland support increases by 7 points - new survey

Backing for constitutional change has increased by seven percentage points in two years

Sinn Féin scrutiny committee vice-chair says education minister is ‘ignoring objective need’ in funding allocations

As the controversy around Lisneal College’s football pitch upgrade rumbles on Pat Sheehan says funding should go to where it’s most needed

Stormont salary and pension plans risks ‘putting the fox in the chicken run’

One of the panel previously responsible for determining MLAs’ salaries and expenses said proposed oversight arrangements ‘run totally contrary to all the standards of public life’

Paul Givan denies DUP ‘cronyism’ in allocation of funds for school’s league standard soccer pitch

The education minister accused members of the Stormont scrutiny committee of ‘victimising’ Derry’s Lisneal College

DUP fails to block Stormont committee’s reversal on reform agenda

After first stalling moves to look at removing the veto that enables the institutions’ collapse AERC agreed to include it in its forward work programme

John Manley: Response to Hilary Benn speech suggests secretary of state struck a nerve

Secretary of state’s call for more action from Stormont was met with an angry response from Sinn Féin

Hilary Benn says Stormont not obliged to pass funds onto councils as rates bills increase by double inflation

How UK Treasury money to meet councils’ increased national insurance costs is spent is at the discretion of the executive

Analysis: Sinn Féin reshuffle sees the arrival of an unknown quantity and the departure of an experienced operator

Liz Kimmins joins the Sinn Féin executive team as Conor Murphy takes his seat in the Seanad

First and deputy first ministers challenged over record in first year since restoration

Leaders cite ‘huge advances’ on childcare, the A5 and infrastructure development

Michelle O’Neill: We have delivered significant outcomes for the public

Opinion piece by first minister Michelle O'Neill on one year since the restoration of Assembly and Executive