11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (946+ words) Tom Kelly is an Irish News columnist with a background in politics and public relations. He is also a former member of the Policing Board. FOR 35 years, I’ve been attending party conferences, conventions and ard fheiseanna as a delegate, visitor,…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (778+ words) Today, Michelle O’Neill and I will travel to Cardiff to meet Scotland’s First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney, and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth. We will come from different political traditions and different constitutional circumstances, but we will…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago   (860+ words) Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he was removing US tariffs on Irish whiskey as he brought his two-day visit to Ireland to a close. Crowds cheered the US President as he made the announcement on the 18th green during…...

22+ hour, 21+ min ago   (632+ words) John Manley has spent the vast bulk of his 25 year-plus journalistic career with The Irish News. He has been the paper's Political Correspondent since 2012, having previously worked as a Business Reporter. He is a past winner of the CIPR's Business…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (248+ words) Donald Trump has said he will save his opinion on Scottish independence for “another day”, shortly after doubling down on his comments on Irish unity. On Saturday, the US President responded to a question from the Press Association by saying…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (731+ words) Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill will join her counterparts from Scotland and Wales in Cardiff on Monday to sign a memorandum of understanding calling on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold independence referendums. The First Ministers of the UK’s devolved…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (315+ words) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement. The US president triggered a diplomatic row on Saturday by claiming during a visit to Dublin that Irish…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (486+ words) US President Donald Trump’s remarks in support of Irish unity reflect the “broad north American sentiment”, former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams welcomed Mr Trump’s remarks but stated that Taoiseach Micheál Martin had “put himself outside…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (451+ words) A referendum on Scottish independence is “not off the table”, a senior minister has said, despite comments from the Prime Minister. Separation from the UK was thrust into the fore again this week after Andy Burnham said in the House…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (609+ words) A specialist conservation architect has warned that lengthy planning processes and the cost of upkeep are putting Northern Ireland’s heritage buildings at risk. It comes after The Irish News revealed that there have been just three convictions in the past…...