Speaking ahead of the visit, the Tanaiste said he has consistently said the Legacy Act is ‘not fit for purpose’.

However, the Opposition has indicated it will vote against the Budget, and has published a five-point plan to improve it.

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been granted leave for a judicial review into the decision by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins.

Unite Ireland secretary Susan Fitzgerald said the Good Jobs Bill was ‘far from a revolutionary document’.

The chairwoman of the Executive Office committee criticised Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly over a lack of Bills.

MLAs in Northern Ireland have spoken out about their offices being attacked and receiving death threats.

The independent Assembly Commissioner for Standards, Dr Melissa McCullough, has found that Ms O’Neill did not breach the Ministerial Code of Conduct.

She will serve alongside Gavin Robinson who has been re-elected as DUP leader.

Michelle O’Neill previously said she would not attend an event at the White House around St Patrick’s Day.

The Alliance Party leader delivered her keynote address at the party’s annual conference in Belfast.

Ministers signed off on the document during a virtual meeting on Thursday morning.

It comes as questions are asked over funding from the Education Authority for sports facilities at one school.

Newry and Armagh MLA Liz Kimmins is to become the new minister for infrastructure.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly have been speaking to mark a year since the return of devolution to NI.

The prospect of the Treasury withdrawing an offer to write off a £559 million debt appears to have receded.

'To what extent are people happy to adopt a new flag? Are they happy to adopt a new educational system? A new national anthem?'

The Tánaiste was making his first visit to Stormont since taking up the role

Speaker Edwin Poots said some MLAs have ‘a very loose interpretation of smart’ when it comes of their attire.

A Northern Ireland Assembly report found that Michael McMonagle likely misrepresented details of his employment which may have resulted in a misuse of public money.

Gordon Lyons said public confidence in Stormont had ‘taken a hammering’ over the Michael McMonagle controversy

The Lagan Valley MP told the Commons last week that she was a ‘survivor of abuse’.

The Government announced this week that former Northern Ireland and Welsh secretary Paul Murphy will carry out the review of the operation of the UK and EU’s framework deal

An alarm bell was sounded over the state of waste water infrastructure in Northern Ireland and the impact on waterways.

The powersharing Executive at Stormont was suspended in 2003.

The Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against ‘manipulating’ every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Economy Minister Conor Murphy has lodged his nomination papers for elections to the Seanad.

Almost 800 runners, many wearing Father Christmas and elf costumes, crossed the finish line at the landmark Belfast venue.

The North's Health Minister also said young people in the region will have ‘equitable access’ to NHS trials to determine the safety of the drugs.

The vote passed on a straight majority basis in the face of opposition from unionist MLAs.

The democratic consent exercise is required as part of the UK and EU’s Windsor Framework agreement.

The comments were made by the DUP Communities Minister to the Alliance Party’s Kate Nicholl during a debate on childcare funding.

The North's Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said further delays to the project could cost millions.

Ms O’Neill said her priority in dealing with any US administration is the peace process and Gaza.

More than 14,000 women and teenage girls passed through mother and baby homes, Magdalen institutions and workhouses.

Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots has notified the First Minister and deputy First Minister that the democratic consent process has begun.

The Sinn Féin First Minister insisted the powersharing government in the North remained stable despite recent controversies involving her party

The First Minister was asked whether the IRA Army Council currently has any influence over Sinn Fein.

The Sinn Féin leader said she has written to the teenager and his mother ‘offering a full, unequivocal and sincere apology’.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister had previously stated party records showed the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister faced questions around revelations which have emerged about former senator Niall O Donnghaile.

Emma Little-Pengelly said the ‘grubbiness’ of the Sinn Fein controversies needed to be addressed with transparency and honesty.

The Education Minister accused other parties of ‘hypocrisy’ over their criticism of his meetings with the Loyalist Communities Council.

The Sinn Féin president has hit out at the two former party press officers who provided a reference for McMonagle.