Hilary Benn says Stormont not obliged to pass funds onto councils as rates bills increase by double inflation
How UK Treasury money to meet councils’ increased national insurance costs is spent is at the discretion of the executive
Analysis: Sinn Féin reshuffle sees the arrival of an unknown quantity and the departure of an experienced operator
Liz Kimmins joins the Sinn Féin executive team as Conor Murphy takes his seat in the Seanad
First and deputy first ministers challenged over record in first year since restoration
Leaders cite ‘huge advances’ on childcare, the A5 and infrastructure development
A5 upgrade hit by fresh delay as DfI officials miss deadline
The hearing for a legal challenge from objectors scheduled for the first week in March is likely to be put back
John Manley: One year on: Stormont executive action fails to meet public expectations
12 months on from the restoration of the devolved institutions there's little sign of the action that was promised
Executive’s return not made ‘material difference to lives of ordinary people’
The Stormont administration is marking one year since its latest restoration
Andrew Muir: It’s like wading through treacle to get anything done at Stormont
With 12 months in office since Stormont’s return, Alliance Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir tells Political Correspondent John Manley how, despite the slow pace of change, he’s rebalancing his department’s priorities
Assembly to vote on reversing Edwin Poots’ relaxation of environmental penalties imposed on farmers
Edwin Poots reduced the sanctions for cross-compliance breaches while caretaker minister
Councillor who quit SDLP over rapist character reference is senior staff member in former leader Colum Eastwood’s office
It is understood Brian Tierney will continue to sit as an independent councillor
First Minister Michelle O’Neill backs President Higgins over Gaza comments in Holocaust memorial speech
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said the Irish head of state’s comments were ‘absolutely wrong’
£1bn Co Antrim hydro storage scheme will be north’s single biggest energy project for more than 50 years
Sea water will be pumped to a reservoir above Carrickfergus then released through hydro-electric turbines when power is needed
Stormont and Whitehall at odds over who pays for multi-million pound public sector windfall
The Northern Ireland Executive will have to pay out up to £200m to settle a historic holiday pay claim
Analysis: Workers’ holiday pay windfall spells funding headache for Stormont
Settling historic holiday pay claims is expected to cost the regional administration up to £200m
Think tank urges Stormont Executive to speed up efforts on a range of fronts
Pivotal’s report on the first year since the restoration of the institutions welcomes stability but bemoans lack of policy commitment
Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee reinstated after probe exoneration
The Belfast councillor was suspended ‘without prejudice’ in November