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Ms O'Neill said the level of cuts proposed in the budget set by Mr Heaton-Harris were not tolerable and that a real plan was needed to restore Stormont

The collapsed assembly and crumbling public services have played into the party’s hands, giving it a majority in local government, says political commentator Sarah Creighton

Former DUP leader calls Sinn Féin electoral gains a ‘wake up and smell the coffee moment’ for unionism

SINN Fein has emerged as the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council…

Ms O’Neill said the boycott of the Stormont Assembly by the DUP “cannot go on”.

The final of 462 council seats across Northern Ireland was filled shortly after midnight on Sunday.

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is set to take the most seats in Northern Ireland's local elections, in a political milestone.

The counting across 11 council areas in Northern Ireland is nearing completion

Irish nationalists Sinn Fein followed up last year's historic Northern Ireland Assembly victory by overtaking their unionist rivals by a wide margin in council elections on Saturday to become the biggest party at local level for the first time.