Northern Ireland unites as fears grow over dissidents
Ed Jacobs reports from Northern Ireland where national unity against the dissident terrorists sits side by side with a growing fear over their continuing threat.
Northern Ireland
Ray of hope amidst the despair
On the day of Ronan Kerr’s funeral, there was a glimmer of hope for the future, with new research showing the wider community in Northern Ireland is seeking greater integration between communities.
Northern Ireland ends policing 50/50 rule
Ed Jacobs reports on the end to the policy of 50/50 representation in Northern Ireland’s police force.
Budget 2011: Reaction across the nations
Left Foot Forward’s Devolution Correspondent Ed Jacobs assesses reaction to the budget in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Budget 2011: The view from the devolved nations
Ed Jacobs reviews the economic situation in the devolved nations and how the budget could feed into it.
Northern Ireland: Are the sectarian divides beginning to crumble?
Northern Ireland is a country that has made progress, with the prospect in May of an election campaign dominated not by the old politics of security, terrorist activity and sectarianism, reports Ed Jacobs.
Ritchie: “Budget fails the people of Northern Ireland”
In a process marked by sharp exchanges between ministers, divisions which have been evident at Stormont over its four-year budget were laid bare for all too see, reports Ed Jacobs.
Will Stormont hold together on budget proposals?
All eyes will be on Stormont this Wednesday, as MLAs prepare to vote on a revised four-year budget from finance minister Sammy Wilson, writes Ed Jacobs.
Warnings of generation lost to poverty
Save the Children in Wales has described as a “scandal” new figures showing that Children in Wales are more likely to live in severe poverty than other parts of the UK.
Bitterness and acrimony over Northern Ireland budget
Ulster Unionist Party health minister Michael McGimpsey has been forced to deny that he intends to resign following a series of high profile spats with ministerial colleagues on the Stormont Executive.