Ms Connolly was greeted by First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly was speaking ahead of a traditional visit to Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Mr Brady’s daughter Saoirse paid tribute to a ‘caring husband, a loving and dedicated father, a devoted and doting grandfather’.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said on X: ‘I welcome the news that work will begin at Casement Park next week to prepare for its regeneration.’

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said on X: ‘I welcome the news that work will begin at Casement Park next week to prepare for its regeneration.’

Michelle O’Neill accused the Labour Government of making ‘false promises of a new dawn’, but ‘following Tory austerity’.

The Stormont leader said the UK budget had been a missed opportunity to support those struggling to pay for food and heat their homes

PSNI deputy chief constable Bobby Singleton has revealed details of the incident in Derry.

Steve Aiken will represent the UUP at Dublin Castle on Tuesday.

The unionist party has said it will not send a representative to the event in Dublin on Tuesday

Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister said she had other commitments on Remembrance Day.

A Director of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression has also been appointed by the Executive Office

First Minister Michelle O’Neill expressed disappointment while DUP leader Gavin Robinson hailed a ‘clear and welcome outcome’.

The left wing independent TD has a 19 percentage point lead over Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, according to the Business Post/Red C poll.

Mr Benn unveiled a legacy framework for dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past with Tánaiste Simon Harris last month.

The people of Ireland will go to the polls on Friday to elect a successor to Michael D Higgins as president of the country.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said there was a ‘huge gap’ in that she could be a presidential candidate but cannot vote in the same election.

Stormont deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly voiced opposition to the move.

The Tanaiste’s comments came after Fine Gael candidate for the Irish presidency suggested a Stormont parliament could be retained in a united Ireland.

The UK Government has put forward new legislation aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Ministers from both sides of the border will discuss co-operation on emergency planning on Friday.

The Alliance Party leader described the incident as ‘bullying and intimidation’.

The First Minister faced questions over why she did not attend a state banquet with the US president.

The republican party has so far refused to clarify whether it will run a candidate.

Northern Ireland political parties have given a mixed response to a new legacy framework published by the UK and Irish governments.

Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O’Neill has insisted she is comfortable with her decision not to attend the event at Windsor Castle.

Claire Sugden said she is concerned about relations between ministers in the powersharing Executive.

The First Minister made the comment when she appeared before her scrutiny committee

Northern Ireland's First Minister and deputy First Minister appeared before their Stormont scrutiny committee on Wednesday.

Mr Robinson called on the Sinn Fein vice president to ‘show leadership’ after a row over a jobs fair in Londonderry.

McDonald said she had to “lead from the front” in holding the current Fianna Fail-Fine Gael coalition to account

The Sinn Féin vice president refused to be drawn on whether her own party would be running a candidate in next month’s presidential election.

Tánaiste Simon Harris said an agreement on legacy issues relating to the Troubles was close to being agreed.

Over the past year, the UK and Irish Governments have engaged in a process for ‘root and branch’ reform of the Legacy Act and the ICRIR.

Police figures show that racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have reached record levels.

A small number of youngsters are expected to receive healthcare in the region.

Bertie Ahern is the preferred Fianna Fáil candidate in the upcoming presidential election, according to the latest opinion poll

DUP and TUV representatives have taken issue with a recent interview Michelle O’Neill gave.

Michelle O’Neill said she also hoped young people were getting the support they needed in the aftermath of the ‘harrowing’ incident.

Cricket Ireland has stepped in to reschedule the event which was cancelled after local residents expressed concern at the inclusion of a GAA club.

Cricket Ireland has stepped in and indicated a similar event will now take place at Stormont.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

Former minister Mary Hanafin is to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the presidential election