Electoral woes have continued for the Ulster Unionist Party in the
local elections in the North.
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Local election setbacks for UUP; others poll well
Published May 9, 2011
SF wins seat in east Antrim as counts conclude
Final results in the Assembly election has confirmed power flowing from
the smaller parties to the larger parties at Stormont, with both Sinn
Fein and the DUP consolidating their positions at the expense of their
nationalist and unionist rivals, the SDLP and UUP respectively.
Published May 7, 2011
UUP leader Tom Elliott lashes out at ‘Sinn Fein scum’
The embattled leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Tom Elliott,
described Sinn Fein as “scum” after the party won three seats in the
Fermanagh/South Tyrone constituency.
Published May 7, 2011
The electoral system in the North has been branded a “laughing stock” by
a leading academic, while the last speaker of the Stormont assembly has
branded it a “disgrace”.
Published May 7, 2011
DUP and SF tighten grip on Stormont
Sinn Fein and the DUP are still polling strongly as counting draws to a
close on the first day of the election results in the north of Ireland.
Published May 6, 2011
First counts indicate Sinn Fein gains
n the first results in the Assembly election, Sinn Fein are making
gains or holding their own as the long delayed numbers start to come in.
Published May 6, 2011
Huge leap forward for Scottish independence
Scotland is on course to secure independence by 2016 after a
near-revolutionary transformation in British politics today.
Published May 6, 2011
UUP vote collapses amid drop in turnout
The dominant feature of the Six-County Assembly election, which is being
counted today, is the sharp drop in turnout, although Sinn Fein are
upbeat that they can increase their representation at Stormont.
Published May 6, 2011
Election triumph for Scottish nationalists
The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) could be on course for a historic
victory in the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, wiping the board in
constituencies across that country.
Published May 6, 2011
Elections are underway in the North today [Thursday], where Sinn Féin
is hoping to become the biggest party in the Belfast Assembly.
Published May 5, 2011
Palestinian peace breakthrough
Palestinians said they had turned the page on division at a ceremony in
Egypt to heal a four-year rift between the Fatah movement and the more
militant group Hamas.
Published May 5, 2011
Concerns over the high level of teenage suicide in west and north
Belfast have reached a new level following a series of deaths in the
past few months.
Published May 5, 2011
Republican groups clash outside church gates
Members of Sinn Fein clashed with members of the National Graves
Association outside a county Tyrone church on Easter Sunday weekend.
Published May 5, 2011
Tory media bashes referendum; Breakthrough hopes for Scotland
The coalition government in London of David Cameron’s Tories and Nick
Clegg’s Liberal Democrats is under strain following a Tory ‘black
propoganda’ campaign to discredit the Alternative Vote system prior to
today’s referendum in Britain.
Published May 5, 2011
Assembly Elections 2011 - Constituency Profiles
Six Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will be elected in each
of the 18 constituencies in the Six Counties. A brief summary of the
constituencies and candidates for this year’s Assembly election.
Published May 5, 2011
In a dramatic public address on Easter Monday, the ‘Real IRA’ affirmed
its determination to pursue its armed struggle against British rule.
Published April 30, 2011
Three Senate seats for Sinn Fein
Sinn Fein has secured three seats in what may be the last ever 26-County
Seanad [Senate].
Published April 30, 2011
Sectarian attacks and bomb alerts
A series of bomb hoaxes and alerts also intensified in the past week and
fuelled a sense of rising tension in the North.
Published April 30, 2011
Gerry Kelly rejects call to repudiate IRA
With elections to local councils and the Stormont Assembly due to take
place within a week, Sinn Fein is coming under pressure from the
unionist parties and the mainstream media to turn its back on the IRA.
Published April 30, 2011
Union Jack raised over Sinn Fein offices
The first contentious loyalist parades of the year have passed off
peacefully.
Published April 30, 2011
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