‘They are also on course to become the largest party south of the border at the next election there, that’s basically the set.’

‘Solidarity with East Belfast GAA and all those who use these facilities,’ tweeted Alliance leader Naomi Long.

Among the notable candidates to be elected was the SDLP’s Lilian Seenoi-Barr, who became the first black person to be elected to any office in Northern Ireland.

On the canvass trail with representatives from four different parties, the lack of an executive was the overarching theme.

‘As a candidate, it is hard to tell yourself that it’s not really you they are going after, it’s the party.’

Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine prompted Finland – and its neighbour Sweden – to drop decades of non-alignment.

The 25th anniversary won’t be a cause of celebration for everyone.

The poll put support for Sinn Féin at 30.6% and DUP at 23.9%.

The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has fewer problems with Finland joining than Sweden.

It is understood Alliance has sought legal advice on whether the existing arrangements are human rights compliant.

Footage of the incident was posted on social media on Saturday.

Jim Shannon’s comments were criticised by Alliance MP Stephen Farry, who called for Shannon to reflect on what he said.

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said it is the fastest accession process in the alliance’s history.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been ‘at the expected level’.

Jeffrey Donaldson said that calling on the Northern Ireland Protocol to be implemented in full was ‘such folly’.

Sinn Féin remains firmly on course to emerge as the largest Stormont party.

Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill said it would be “absolutely unfathomable” that a new Executive would not be formed after today.

The process will elect 90 MLAs to the devolved Stormont Assembly, with 239 candidates running.

Galway camogie captain Sarah Dervan and Cork Ladies player Erika O’Shea are both calling for a merger in the GAA.

Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats is set become Germany’s new chancellor

The latest results from the 18 constituencies in the North.

There were gains for the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin during a bad night for the DUP.

The Alliance party, which claims to be neither nationalist or unionist, made the most gains in the election.

Foster insisted it was “a bit of a nonsense, frankly, to talk about a hard border”.

“The US were not treated fairly, but now we are. I believe in NATO.”

Almost 50 families in the region were left homeless following last week’s flash floods.

Voters go to the polls tomorrow. Here’s what you need to know.

Communists, Greens and the Left Bloc have banded together to take power the majority.

The group held talks today to discuss a possible alliance based on shared principles.

Dublin’s Lord Mayor is considering joining the new group and running in the next General Election.

Ross and fellow independent Michael Fitzmaurice will be joining forces.

The bullets were delivered to two politicians on Friday.

The vice-chair of recent talks told RTÉ’s Prime Time that some parties are continuing to focus on the parts of the deal they disagree with.

Berlusconi reached out to the Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano to try to forge a political alliance to oppose his enemies on the left.

The call comes on World Asthma Day, as an alliance is also formed to fight for better air quality in Ireland.

An alliance of conservationists, artists, architects and local politicians have launched a campaign calling for an iconic Georgian building not to go into private ownership in Dublin.