Some MLAs are considering leaving elected politics over the abuse they and their families face, BBC News NI understands.

Stormont Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said she has urged the UK and Irish governments to keep the region in mind in ...

Edwin Poots encouraged assembly members to ensure that they report any threats or harassment that they receive to the police. The Northern Ireland Assembly has engaged with police over abuse faced ...

Currently the youngest someone can vote in Northern Ireland is 18. However in Scotland, 16-year-olds were allowed to vote in the independence referendum in 2014. They have since been allowed to vote ...

Screen grab from the Northern Ireland (NI) Assembly of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir ...

Irish language campaigners had called for the move, but some unionist politicians have criticised the spending.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said people are ‘bursting with pride’ at the Co Down golfer winning the Masters in Augusta, ...

AN overwhelming majority of people across Northern Ireland have no confidence in political parties or government regardless ...

Firefighters in Northern Ireland are braced for further wildfires having already tackled almost 150 blazes in three days. Commanders at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have said the ...

Not only has Rory McIlroy achieved the rare distinction of a career Grand Slam after winning the Masters on Sunday - he appears to have united Northern Ireland's political leaders as they all ...

A group of teenage parliamentarians have come together to debate the merits of lowering the voting age in Northern Ireland to 16. They are members of the Youth Assembly, a 90-strong body of 12-16 ...