Stories from 2017-06-28

Northern Ireland's devolution deadline nears

David Blevins

Crunch talks held at Stormont as parties bid to thrash out powersharing deal

David Young

Stormont talks deadline 'remains achievable', Brokenshire says

Trump asks Taoiseach for clarity on Northern Ireland peace process

Fionnuala Jones

Stormont talks - DUP's Poots suggest parallel process might be on the cards

Sue Doherty

DUP say SF needs to 'knuckle down' in negotiations

Sinn Fein - DUP are not budging in talks

Majority of NI voters want reform of Stormont, according to latest polling

Claire Williamson

These are the six stumbling blocks halting an agreement at Stormont

David Young

Tony Blair deceived Sinn Fein on Irish language at St Andrews, says ex-DUP chief Robinson

Suzanne Breen

Robinson - SF should be prepared to promote Ulster Scots culture

Irish Language Act hampering Northern Ireland power-sharing

Henry McDonald

Peter Robinson signals approval for Irish language law

Sam McBride

DUP councillors struck dumb on prospect of Irish language act

Mark Rainey

Now Sinn Fein's turn to step up to plate for greater good and do deal on Stormont

Peter Robinson

DUP trying to sell Irish language act U-turn as a victory

Sam McBride

Court to review policy on Ireland border poll

Alan Erwin

Fresh uproar as it's revealed Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will headline speeches at mass demonstration against DUP Saturday

Harry Cole and Matt Dathan

Victims group hits out at DUP/Tory deal on legacy amid fears of side deals

Brendan Hughes

Scots ministers escalate dispute over Tory-DUP deal funds

Commons speaker rejects SNP request to debate £1 billion DUP deal

Richard Wheeler

Welsh Minister Carwyn Jones hits out at deal that 'kills idea of fair funding for nations and regions'

Kathleen Nutt

Orange Order dismisses speculation over parading 'side deal' in DUP-Tory pact

John Manley

The DUP must not let this Tory deal damage the Good Friday agreement

Gerry Adams

DUP look smug as they put Sinn Féin on the spot

Patrick Murphy

As any Muppet can tell you, Gerry Adams - it isn't easy being green

Ruth Dudley Edwards

DUP/Tory deal is horribly bad for Sinn Féin

Brian Feeney

DUP road cash will leave Ireland more 'united'

Paul Melia

Why the single biggest obstacle to the creation of a 32-county united Ireland is... Gerry Adams

Alban Maginness

Revealed - How many UUP voters support talks about DUP merger?

Troubled past - the paramilitary connection that still haunts the DUP

Ian Cobain

Daily Mirror challenged by DUP over 'crackpot' headlines

Mark Rainey

'Wrong on so many levels' - Daily Mail's DUP cartoon sparks outrage online

Sasha Brady

Lampooning English Press cartoonists should really learn where to draw the line

Chris McGimpsey

Border fears will push UK towards softer Brexit - Hogan

Sarah Collins

DUP pledge funds for shared housing projects days after party is criticised over response to UVF flags

Connla Young

Loyalist village wants banner of UVF murderer put back up, claims residents' association member

Leona O'Neill

Belfast City Council won't say if chief knew about bonfire pallets storage

Brendan Hughes

Two arrests in PSNI murder bid probe

Gemma Murray

PSNI clear 10 of 317 paramilitary-style 'punishment' attacks

Andrew Madden

MLA sorry for jumping the gun on RHI papers

Own goal for ex-Celtic player Miller who was mistaken about 'snipers' at Linfield's Windsor Park ground

Aaron Tinney

Linfield hit back at "hysterical" press articles ahead of potential Celtic clash

Nicola Sturgeon puts IndyRef2 on hold as she tells Holyrood she will now focus on influencing Brexit

Andy Philip

Orange Order walk - Major Glasgow streets to be closed on July 1 for procession

Aftab Ali

Stories from 2017-06-27

Jeremy Corbyn - Tory-DUP deal 'not in the national interest' and only helps Theresa May cling to power

Samuel Osborne

Michael Fallon defends £1bn DUP deal amid backlash

Peter Walker and Anushka Asthana

DUP's opponents say Tory deal is not blank cheque for hard Brexit

Henry McDonald

Fears DUP could demand MORE cash in two years as part of 'grubby' pact to prop up Theresa May

Jason Beattie and Dan Bloom

Tory-DUP deal equivalent of '£500 per person in NI'

Adams - Assembly will ensure cash shared fairly

Tory-DUP deal pledges regional cash windfall but welcomes not universal

John Manley

Scottish and Welsh leaders blast 'grubby' deal between UK Government and DUP

Michael Settle

DUP are 'milder form of Ku Klux Klan', says George Galloway

Harriet Agerholm

Opposition to DUP deal 'hypocrisy of the highest order' Nigel Dodds says

Language on legacy 'odious'

Connla Young

Sinn Fein to 'resolutely oppose' any preferential treatment for British soldiers

DUP-Tory pact offers mere 'platitudes' about police and military - TUV

No mention of the Irish border in DUP's Tory deal

Paul Hosford

Pressure on Sinn Fein to compromise as DUP seal £1bn deal with Tories

Suzanne Breen

Just first course of what DUP envisages as a lengthy meal

Sam McBride

Another gamble? Theresa May's £1bn deal with DUP carries many risks

Denis Staunton

Package of support can provide impetus to help Northern Ireland Executive move forward

John Simpson

DUP £1.5bn deal is a good one but who gets to spend it?

Gerry Moriarty

How long will DUP prop up May and Tories?

Robert Preston

Who is Arlene Foster, the DUP leader and new power holding Theresa May's leadership together?

Lucy Pasha-Robinson

DUP deal has saved May's skin for now - at cost of much unease

John Downing

This shoddy DUP deal will ultimately cost Theresa May far more than £1bn

Martin Kettle

Theresa May in survival mode as she does a deal with unloved DUP

Fionnuala O Connor

Jeremy Corbyn and anti-DUP stripper did a fantastic job in livening up my Saturday

Ruth Dudley Edwards

Arlene Foster's focus on cash not sash is a win-win for DUP and all of Northern Ireland

Jon Tonge

The Guardian view on the Tory-DUP deal - Theresa May is in denial

Editorial

A good deal for Northern Ireland

Editorial

DUP has bought PM time but her government is fatally weakened

Editorial

DUP give a politics masterclass - May pays £1bn price for power

Editorial

A hopeful day for NI after a promising DUP-Tory deal is sealed

Editorial

DUP deal with Tories will put pressure on Sinn Féin

Editorial

Juncker adviser rejects special status for North

Colm Kelpie

Pressure mounts on Northern Ireland parties to seize day, re-establish Executive and reap all benefits of windfall

Noel McAdam

Stormont talks - Simon Coveney warns time 'running out'

The generous Tory-DUP deal will need stability to be successful

John Manley

If Stormont is to be restored, Sinn Fein will have to go back much humbler than when they exited...

Tom Kelly

Dissidents 'blooding' teens for even worse violent acts

Leona O'Neill

Image of weapons found in republican-dominated Belfast district

Guns seized 'similar' to those used in paramilitary-style attacks

Claire Simpson

Split rocks dissident group as 23 members walk out in protest against Belfast leadership

Suzanne Breen

Man arrested after UVF banner of murderer Somerville is removed from outside primary school

Leona O'Neill

Colin Horner shooting - Mechanic's garage used as "staging post" for a loyalist feud killing, court hears

Alan Erwin

New IRA-Libya compensation bill makes its first appearance

Duo hit during fatal shooting of Marian Brown had to cower by wall, inquest hears

Linda Stewart

Stories from 2017-06-26

Tories and the DUP reach £1bn deal to prop up minority government

Henry McDonald and Anushka Asthana

'We share many values' - Theresa May signs deal with Arlene Foster's DUP to support a minority UK government

DUP deal will make the Tories the nasty party again, says Lord Patten

Gordon Rayner

DUP-Tory deal - Here's what the £1.5billion package is to provide

Chris Sherrard

Tory-DUP deal - Why are the Northern Irish unionists so controversial?

Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Who is Arlene Foster? Democratic Unionist Party leader and former First Minister of Northern Ireland

Patrick Knox

DUP will work to deliver for people who put trust in party

Arlene Foster

The Conservative-DUP deal is great news for the DUP, but bad news for Theresa May

Stephen Bush

DUP less focused on Stormont as Westminster talks drag on

Claire Simpson

Church leaders in power-sharing plea to NI politicians

NI bill of rights not outstanding issue, says gay UUP councillor

'Removal of flags not responsibility of PSNI'

After years of peace we seem incapable of outgrowing cultural boundaries

Tom Kelly

Just when Northern Ireland needs humility, all we are likely to see is hubris

Malachi O'Doherty

No matter what happens this week, there is no escaping our nightmare

Alex Kane

Davis suggests 'invisible border' in Ireland after Brexit

Amanda Ferguson

Demographics are shifting towards a united Ireland - we must have a plan

David McWilliams

A socialist challenge in the North of Ireland

Todd Chretien

Sinn Féin 'flouting election rules in North', says PBP

Amanda Ferguson

Sinn Fein urged to move on from 'violent past' as MP McCallion praises IRA volunteers

Leona O'Neill

Belfast council refuses to replace bonfire pallets stolen from storage

Brett Campbell

Belfast council's fingers burnt over involvement in bonfire fiasco (Jun 24)

Lindy McDowell

Serious questions about where the UVF will go in future

Aaron Edwards

UVF poster 'an example of terrorist idolatry'

Man shot in the legs in North Belfast

Sarah Scott

Two men arrested over paramilitary style shooting in North Belfast

Armed dissidents blamed for brutal attack on Derry teen

Donna Deeney

Gardai quiz Real IRA man over shooting of Hutch Pal 'Mago'

Robin Schiller

Lone wolf terrorist who pretended to be a Swedish model bragged of her attempt to murder police officers on Twitter and Facebook

Alex Matthews and Keiligh Baker

Barr welcomes help and support for Armed Forces veterans

Papers alleging British Army waterboarding in NI uncovered

Freya McClements

Seamus Ruddy tortured and murdered over links to Lebanese arms deal

Allison Morris

Ex-soldier faces trial over death of innocent man shot in the back in Northern Ireland field

Women in NI shouldn't pay for abortions - McDonnell

Claire Hayhurst

Leo Varadkar pledges to press case for NI same-sex marriage

We must support our LGBT brothers and sisters in NI

Una Mullally

'27 states have Irish interests at heart'

Sarah Collins

Celtic are right not to take tickets for the Champions League game with Linfield that nobody wants (Jun 24)

Bill Leckie

Ayrshire dad brands ex a 'dirty Orange b*****d' in row over son's Celtic top (Jun 22)

Edwin Lawrence

SNP's soft Brexit quest leaves independence in strange place

David Torrance

Constitutional wrangling puts devolution at crossroads (Jun 20)

Iain Macwhirter

Stories from 2017-06-25

Adams - Rights and respect key to 'convincing unionists' on Irish unity

Amanda Ferguson

We need new approach to convince unionists about united Ireland, says Gerry Adams

David Young

Northern Ireland stuck in a hokey-cokey union

Conor Brady

'We're not dinosaurs' insist DUP Westminster power brokers

Scotland and Wales will not automatically get more funding from the Tories multi million pound deal with the DUP

Ben Riley-Smith

Ulster's DUP want a 21-mile bridge linking Northern Ireland with Scotland

If legal challenge blocks DUP-Tory deal, constitutional crisis will ensue

Sam McBride

Women's march - Activists protest against Conservative deal with DUP

May Bulman

Nelson McCausland - DUP is a fairly compassionate party (Jun 12)

Susan Thompson

Watching DUP play kingmakers of UK politics best done from behind couch (Jun 10)

David McWilliams

Dinosaur chasers betray their guilty consciences over DUP hunt

Ruth Dudley Edwards

Top UUP figures - we still believe in liberal unionism (Jun 10)

Calls for more control after DAERA Queen tweet (Jun 20)

Connla Young

Living in the shadows ... peace wall stories brought to life by new project in east Belfast (Jun 23)

Christine Carrigan

Public art replaces Union flag and pole in Co Derry town (Jun 10)

Connla Young

Whiterock parade passes off peacefully

Questions need answered over Belfast council's involvement in storing pallets linked to controversial bonfires

Editorial

The reality is that identity matters and always will (Jun 23)

Alex Kane

The wounds of history (May 19)

Tommie Gorman

Border trails show IRA's campaign of 'ethnic cleansing'

Stephen Gamble

Essays raise further doubts about the legacy inquest plans (Jun 7)

Editorial

This charity has been building peace in Northern Ireland for nearly 40 years

Sheila Langan

The Protestant minister who has extended a warm welcome to local priest to celebrate Mass in his church

John Meagher

Shameful hounding of Tim Farron proves there's nothing so illiberal as the liberal-Left (Jun 22)

Nelson McCausland

Unrealistic to expect politicians to separate their faith from who they are (Jun 19)

Tom Kelly

New Sinn Fein MP McCallion attends WWI service (Jun 12)

George Jackson

Celtic supporters' club in Brendan Rodgers' hometown urges fans NOT to risk their safety by travelling to Linfield clash

Chris Doyle

We can't be neutral on terrorism - Varadkar (Jun 23)

John Downing and Sarah Collins

State can look at North citizenship only after Brexit decisions (Jun 24)

Marie O'Halloran

Northern farmers buying up land in Republic due to Brexit (Jun 21)

Jim O'Brien

EU Cross Border funding for Carlingford Lough (Jun 14)

Donard McCabe

Brexit will not affect Derry-Dublin road upgrade, Transport Minister says (May 31)

Brexit - Hard border in Ireland is biggest fear among frontier folk of Tyrone

Donna Deeney

Only that woman from the DUP can save us from Brexit now

Stewart Lee

Brexit could turn to 'bromance' if British voters get a second chance

Ann Fitzgerald

An Irish solution to an Irish problem on Border (Jun 23)

Editorial

London stumbles towards the exit (Jun 23)

Editorial

Brexit changes Scottish independence context, says games firm boss

Aberdeen Press and Journal

Andrew Bovie - 'What drives me ultimately is protecting the Union'

Militant Irish Republican group plan Scottish rally to recruit new supporters

Norman Silvester

Stories from 2017-06-24

Man legally challenging deal with Tories vows to go all way

Sam McBride

MLA Beattie calls for calm heads over military covenant row

David Young

Shadow chancellor calls for transparent Tory/DUP deal

Anti-DUP march to take place in London today

Marie Louise McConville

Dear England - Here's who the DUP are

Donald Clarke

Hardball DUP tactics in Tory talks could one day rebound on unionism

Ben Lowry

DUP's talks with Tories 'a distraction for Stormont'

Colm Kelpie

'Little evidence of progress' at Stormont - Alliance Party

Expect Sinn Féin to wait until autumn before saving Stormont

Newton Emerson

DUP acknowledges Irish language act costs are 'reasonable'

John Manley

DUP quiet over claim Poots said Irish language Act costs 'reasonable'

Linda Stewart

Colum Eastwood considered quitting after losing all SDLP MPs

Enda McClafferty

Brexit - Solution needed for Irish border 'now'

John Campbell

Border in the Irish Sea is 'only solution'

Nicola Anderson

Simon Coveney's emphatic insistence on 'special status' and an 'invisible border' welcomed by Martina Anderson

Kevin Mullan

Residents attend protest rally against UVF flags in south Belfast

Suzanne Breen

UVF victim 'forced to relive horror of dad's death' as killer celebrated

Shauna Corr

Tyrone tribute to UVF murderer Wesley Somerville removed

Brett Campbell

Independent probe into council bonfire fiasco

Paul Ainsworth

Council told loyalist paramilitaries behind theft of almost 3,000 pallets from unsecured site

Paul Ainsworth

Bonfire anger - Sandy Row residents in uproar over pallets loss

Christine Carrigan

Belfast council staff 'fearing for safety' after bonfire pallets theft

Suzanne Breen

Storage of Belfast bonfire pallets to be probed by council

Press barred from bonfire pallet controversy meeting

Paul Ainsworth

UVF supergrass Gary Haggarty gets life for five murders and 195 terror offences

John Cassidy

Supergrass trial - Police ignored Gary Haggarty's warning and let my son die

Maurice Fitzmaurice

Gary Haggarty - Victim's son says killer 'shouldn't see daylight'

Who were 'Supergrass' Gary Haggarty's five murder victims?

Gerry Moriarty

Victims' relatives vent anger over police informer 'who was allowed to kill at will'

John Cassidy

Collusion runs through the Haggarty case from start to finish

Allison Morris

Geordie Gilmore - PSNI receive second anonymous letter containing vital information

Sarah Scott

Ivor Bell trial decision delayed in Jean McConville murder case

David Young

Decision over Ivor Bell trial delayed until Autumn

Marian Brown - Ex-Army officer gives shooting account

Kevin Sharkey

Soldier on duty when Marian Brown shot dead accused of inventing gunmen story

Allan Preston

Northern Irish women deserve equality. That's why I'm challenging abortion law

Stella Creasy

Presbyterian church slams trend of 'illiberal liberals'

Champions League - Celtic won't take tickets for potential Linfield trip

Celtic fans angry as Hoops turn down tickets for potential Linfield clash

Adrian Rutherford

Celtic fans plan Linfield trip despite ticket embargo

Mark Rainey

'If we go back to a hard border, I might as well forget about it'

Claire Mc Cormack

Stories from 2017-06-23

Military Covenant 'part of DUP-Tory deal'

Vincent Kearney

DUP-Tory deal facing Sinn Fein backlash over military covenant

Suzanne Breen

DUP hold secret talks with Labour and Lib Dems in bid to heap pressure on Theresa May to accept their spending demands

Matt Dathan

Daily Mirror

Tories edging closer to a desperate deal with the DUP

Ben Glaze

'It's completely stupid... utter crap' - Stephen Rea doesn't hold back on Tory DUP deal

Kirsty Blake Knox

'Time running out' for Stormont talks - Sinn Féin

Instead of chasing the moonbeam of Irish unity, SF should restore Stormont

John Cushnahan

Brexit Border talks complicated by delay in resumption of Northern Executive

Patrick Smyth

Brexit - Irish Prime Minister says 'door remains open' for UK to stay in EU

Joe Watts

Coveney reveals his plan for invisible Border with North

Colm Kelpie

Frictionless border desire of businesses across island of Ireland - CBI

John Mulgrew

What can the North learn from a small German-Swiss town?

Derek Scally

Why a special deal for Republic and the North is vital in the world beyond Brexit

Leslie Budd

How does the Irish border affect the Brexit talks? (Jun 21)

Lisa O'Carroll

UDA's political wing defends DUP election endorsement (Jun 14)

Allison Morris

SDLP's Attwood still drawing £55k pay despite losing his job as MLA

Victoria Leonard

Half of Belfast bonfire site pallets in storage owned by supply-chain firm (Jun 22)

Brendan Hughes

Sinn Féin - Ratepayers should sue Belfast council for bonfire pallets storage

Brendan Hughes

3,000 bonfire pallets stolen in raid on Belfast council depot

Suzanne Breen

What is an Orangeman?

Karl McDonald

Call for PSNI to remove UVF tribute banner in Co Tyrone

Connla Young

Rally protesting against flying of flags in South Belfast planned

Maurice Fitzmaurice

Flying paramilitary flags, like UVF banners in Belfast, is menacing attempt to exert control over vulnerable communities

Henry McDonald

South Belfast flags row underlines Stormont's insincerity over shared space

William Scholes

Controlled explosion carried out on viable device in Co Derry

Sheena McStravick

Anger as bomb puts residents out of their homes

Gary Haggarty pleads guilty to 200 terrorism offences

David Young

Boreland murder - Three men to stand trial accused of destroying car

IRA compensation bill is set to be heard early next week

Philip Bradfield

Marian Brown inquest - Army patrol 'came under attack'

Parents of Provo shot by RUC in legal bid to quash inquest ruling

Alan Erwin

Call for 'more robust' response to hate crime in NI

Ex-Ulster BNP race hate boss does u-turn in online peace message

Steven Moore

Paddy Clancy on how Catholic and Protestant communities have given Ireland cause to celebrate

Paddy Clancy

Brexit - Irish passport office needed in Belfast, says Sinn Fein

Rise in numbers of visitors to North from Republic

Frank Cushnahan tried to get Attorney General to take the media to court

Sam McBride

Not even Britain seems to be clear on its Brexit position

Jim Power

Life of former US ambassador Dan Rooney celebrated in Dublin (Jun 20)

Elaine Edwards

Celtic's potential Champions League trip to Linfield pencilled in for July 14

Linfield fans react to new date for potential Celtic match

Kevin Sharkey

Stories from 2017-06-22

May warned to end austerity if she wants DUP support

Richard Wheeler

DUP says deal with Tories 95% complete

Henry McDonald

'We are no pushover' - very good chance of DUP deal with UK by next Thursday

Guy Faulconbridge

DUP broke off talks with Tories for 36 hours this week as they demand £2billion for Northern Ireland

Christopher Hope

DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson plays down reports of £2bn request to Tories

Weakened Tories good news for Libya-IRA victims - Empey

DUP fuming after Green MP Caroline Lucas calls them dinosaurs

Maurice Fitzmaurice

Calling the DUP 'dinosaurs' is allowed - Commons speaker

Can the DUP prop up a short-dated prime minister?

Robert Preston

Showering Tory-DUP cash on unreformed public services may be of little long-term benefit to NI

Esmond Birnie

Decisions to make for the UK kingmaker

Mary C Murphy

It is surprising that there is no word yet on a DUP-Tory deal

Editorial

May's Brexit flip-flop does little to instil confidence

John Manley

Politico.eu

Northern Ireland emerges as the thorniest issue in Brexit talks

Charlie Cooper

Tory-DUP talks holding Stormont to ransom, says SDLP's Eastwood

Noel McAdam

SDLP leader predicts deal to restore Stormont by autumn

Gerry Moriarty

Sinn Féin rubbishes SDLP claims of imminent deal with the DUP

John Manley

Housing wait for Catholics shows need for equality policy - SF

Victoria Leonard

Equality and rights hold the key to restoration of power-sharing Assembly

Daithi McKay

Unionist outrage at name change

DUP fined £4000 for errors in Assembly election spending details

Confederate flag is removed

Neill Cobain

DUP MP says there is 'no demand' for removing terror flags flying in her constituency

Harriet Agerholm

Emma Little Pengelly urged to call for Ormeau flags removal

Connla Young

Nationalist residents call off Whiterock parade protest

Connla Young

Belfast council storing 2,500 pallets for another bonfire site

Brendan Hughes

Dissident Republican denies undercar bomb attack on Catholic police officer

John Cassidy

Sentence handed to 'long wolf' bomber is not long enough, says sister of Stuart Downes

Allison Morris

Marian Brown - Ex-pathologist says 'no certainty' over fatal bullet

'Day of Reflection' held to acknowledge hurt and pain of Troubles

Marie Louise McConville

Government silent on whether anti-terror measures include NI

I'm a feminist, a leftist and a republican but I don't think the pro-life DUP is anti-woman

Anne McCloskey

Linfield and Celtic discuss possible July 13 Champions League qualifier

Mark Rainey

Tom Boyd insists Celtic are entitled to take their ticket allocation in Belfast

Alison McConnell

New date needed for Linfield/Celtic tie

Editorial

Justifiable concerns won't spoil big game

Editorial

Brexit report overturns data on Northern Ireland trade with the EU

Niall McCracken

How a hard Brexit could cost Ireland 49,000 jobs and €200m a year

Colm Kelpie and John Mulligan

Theresa May says Scottish parliament may be able to vote on Brexit plans

Severin Carrell

SNP fury at post-Brexit 'power grab' as Theresa May and Nicole Sturgeon head for constitutional collision course

David Clegg

It's looking increasingly like Nicola Sturgeon hasn't got the foggiest idea what to do about IndyRef2 (Jun 21)

Editorial