David Sterling, former head of the NI civil service, tells David McCann about being left in charge of government, how we were just days from being sent water bills, and whether he really believes devo ...

You may have noticed that there's lots in the news lately about the political issue of devolution. But what is devolution, and why is everyone talking about it right now? Here's everything you need to ...

Northern Ireland's political parties are resuming negotiations in a last-ditch attempt to restore devolved government before time runs out. If there is no agreement by 13 January, the Northern Ireland ...

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The government planned no major new initiative over the running of Northern Ireland “for some time to come”, the Northern Ireland Secretary, Mr Merlyn Rees, told a sombre gathering of MPs at ...