Michelle O’Neill was never supposed to be here. When the Northern Ireland Assembly was established following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, which ended 30 years of sectarian bloodshed known as “The ...

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein has become the leading party in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time in history, according to a BBC tally of election results, raising major questions ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — The Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which seeks unification with Ireland, hailed a “new era” Saturday for Northern Ireland as it captured the largest number of ...

The U.K., U.S. and Irish governments have urged rival parties in Northern Ireland to come together to resurrect its power-sharing government after Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein scored a historic ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — An English Member of Parliament and a US Congressman have joined calls for the British government to repeal the law dealing with abortion provision in Northern Ireland so ...

Northern Ireland could see a return of a functioning government as soon as this weekend as the region's parties have been summoned for a sitting of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Saturday, February ...

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President ...

For the first time, a Sinn Fein politician will serve as first minister. By Stephen Castle Reporting from London After two years of political gridlock, Northern Ireland is set to finally have a ...

The Northern Ireland Assembly will return at 1pm on Saturday after a three-year absence, following an agreement by the DUP and Sinn Féin to reenter the devolved government. The landmark deal to end ...

David Trimble, leader of the largest pro-British party, resumed his work as First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, bolstering hopes that the fragile coalition government could begin to ...

Northern Ireland's devolved government is on the brink of collapse after the resignation of almost all of the ministers from one side of the cross-party administration. First Minister Peter Robinson, ...

An English Member of Parliament and a US Congressman have joined calls for the British government to repeal the law dealing with abortion provision in Northern Ireland so the local government can ...