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NI Protocol
NI Protocol
Customs and immigration issues between GB and NI. Part of the 2019 Brexit Withdrawal Agreement that covers the special situation in Northern Ireland and is overhauled by the 2023 Windsor Framework.
Northern Ireland
What NI businesses can expect as key sector in crosshairs of Trump tariffs
Sam McBride
In an era of Trump meddling, the past shows how leaders can alter history for the better
News
Trump’s Belfast pal tells Ireland to strike deal with him
Politics
Allister takes aim at ‘DUP blunders’ as he claims Union is being damaged ‘by the day’
Northern Ireland
NI business in US in hope of forging ‘critical’ links – but some say significance of trips has ‘diminished’
Analysis
Claims about the importance of US investment in our economy are ringing increasingly hollow
Suzanne Breen
DUP dragging its feet on Casement Park will score party points but damage the Union over the long term
Northern Ireland
It’s easier exporting to Japan than to NI these days - GB firm
News
Former Tory chief whip stunned by Jeffrey Donaldson’s historical sex charges
Suzanne Breen
Hilary Benn manages to unite Sinn Fein and DUP... and he is in the firing line
Analysis
New Economy Minister faces challenging brief as global trade war looms
Sam McBride
DUP suffers brake failure… but it’s Stormont that could hit the wall
Northern Ireland
DUP MLA claims rescued seals could have been killed over issues with ‘protocol relate paperwork’
Politics
Stormont slammed for ‘half-hearted’ approach to ongoing homelessness crisis
Suzanne Breen
A DUP dream come true if Donald Trump were to visit Portrush for The Open golf spectacular
Northern Ireland
NI businessman on post-Brexit woes: ‘Small firms like ours aren’t fully in UK internal market or EU single market’
Analysis
Sinn Fein has been in charge of economy for year... so how has party performed?
Politics
DUP MLA brands bugging of private party meeting selling Donaldson deal ‘regrettable’
Northern Ireland
Family-owned Co Antrim firm sees post-Protocol revenue hit £97m
Politics
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Wires, codenames, practice runs and cyphers: Inside the plan to bug DUP meeting and ruin Donaldson deal
Suzanne Breen
2025 must be a year of restoration for DUP, after return to Stormont sold by a leader whose exit plunged party into crisis management
Northern Ireland
NI candle maker says new EU regulations could impact businesses ahead of Christmas
Sam McBride
DUP key to securing sea border vote – but it leaves party far more vulnerable than anyone else
Politics
MLAs backing Windsor Framework arrangements ‘an important step forward’ says Secretary of State
Analysis
Protocol feels like a well-meaning but cumbersome framework holding NI back
Politics
Explainer: The NI Assembly to hold vote on Articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland
Fears new EU regulations will hurt sales to Northern Ireland: ‘There’s got to be a chill factor’
Politics
Northern Ireland should send observer MEPs to Euro Parliament, proposes SDLP
Comment
Daring to Dream - an autumn reflection from the Archbishops of Armagh
News
Police probe Russia links to Continuity IRA helicopter hoax
Northern Ireland
Ex-Wrightbus chief ‘hailed Boris Johnson speech with cry of No Surrender’
Republic of Ireland
Claims Russia tried to use Irish politician to link with loyalist paramilitaries during Brexit rows
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NI couple who left four-week-old baby blind, brain damaged and ‘likely to die’ jailed
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Dad who assaulted PSNI officer before locking him in custody cell avoids prison sentence
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Pamela Ballantine and her sister Susie lift the lid on their special family bond: ‘I just think she’s brilliant...’
Northern Ireland
NI building company appoints liquidator with debts of more than £3.4m
Northern Ireland
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‘I teared up a bit’: BBC NI weather presenter Angie Phillips bids emotional farewell after 30 years
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Contractor pulls out of £671m children’s hospital project in Belfast
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Ballymena man Darren Campbell shuts ‘brand builder’ business down after months of controversy
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Tommy Robinson to appeal against sentence for contempt of court
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Courts
Man remanded over murder of pensioner in Co Tyrone
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Northern Ireland
Two men remanded over murder of pensioner in Co Tyrone
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Northern Ireland
Teachers in NI end industrial action by accepting new pay offer
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Film & TV
Pamela Ballantine and her sister Susie lift the lid on their special family bond: ‘I just think she’s brilliant...’
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UK Government mulls response to Trump’s tariffs as global markets slide
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