Gavin Robinson

Residents in a mainly Catholic neighbourhood in Northern Ireland’s Portadown have celebrated the UK’s decision to ban a contentious Protestant parade down their main road, bringing to an end a weeks-long standoff after local authorities initially approved the march

Police investigating Northern Ireland First Minister over Orange Order protest

There is a stalemate between loyalist marchers and republican protesters over an Orange Order parade in Northern Ireland

Appeal court clears flashpoint march, sparking political and community backlash

Introducing the evening’s entertainment — an Abba tribute band — Robinson quoted a line from the “blackboard scene” of the sitcom, which addressed some apparent differences between Catholics and Protestants

A decade ago, the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) viewed Brexit as a potential gamechanger in the struggle to resist future pressure for a united Ireland

Well yes, because prior to his declaration on Saturday, President Trump avoided any tricky questions around Irish unity

A decade ago, the Democratic Unionist party (DUP) viewed Brexit as a potential gamechanger in the struggle to resist future pressure for a united Ireland

Trump lands in Ireland ahead of political meetings and golf

The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders

The current Stormont Executive's "early promise has evaporated", the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is to tell their annual conference

One member of the Commission, Billy Gamble, who had faced the most public criticism over private comments he is alleged to have made about the parade determination, resigned on Wednesday

The Parades Commission, which adjudicates on contentious marches, has blocked the Orange Order from marching along Garvaghy Road in Portadown in July every year since 1998

The commission had banned this year's parade from the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road — a move which reflected every decision it has made since 1998

Conor Murphy was speaking after the political parties separately met Sir Chris Bryant, during his first visit to Northern Ireland as secretary of state

Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, but there were no new clashes on the evening of Thursday, June 11

Belfast riots: plastic bullets rained down and tyre bonfires raged

Video circulating online appeared to show members of the public confronting the attacker, including one person wielding a hurling stick

A crowd of Plaid supporters had gathered to welcome their 43 new MSs

At a press conference in Belfast on Sunday, Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Singleton praised the bravery of police officers who “immediately and courageously ran into danger, placing themselves in harm’s way, and evacuated nearby homes”

Mandelson was sacked in September last year after revelations about the extent of his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein

Jim Allister will also reiterate his party's long-held concerns over the impact of post-Brexit trade barriers between Northern Ireland and Great Britain

Martin Lewis issues energy bill advice amid Iran oil price crisis

MPs have voted to remove a measure providing conditional immunity from prosecutions for Troubles-era crimes from the previous Conservative government's legacy act

Under that approach, the UUP’s Tom Elliott won the Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat in 2015, narrowly defeating the Sinn Féin candidate