Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2017

Theresa Villiers said it would be a pity if NI was launched back into yet another election just after three weeks

Villiers wants NI's three-week deadline extended

Former Northern Ireland secretary of state Theresa Villiers has said the political parties in the North should be given more than three weeks to agree a new power-sharing deal at Stormont.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

Colum Eastwood said Sinn Féin and the DUP would see a return to direct rule

Eastwood says Brexit number one priority for SDLP

Attaining EU special status for Northern Ireland post-Brexit will be top of the SDLP's agenda in negotiations after the election, party leader Colum Eastwood has said.

News • 16 Feb 17

A to Z of Assembly Election 2017

Featuring Brexit, crocodiles, insults and questions, here is the A-Z of the Assembly Election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

Enda Kenny said the Government does not want any return to borders of the past

Taoiseach reiterates opposition to border checks

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he hopes nobody has been looking for sites along the border, after Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams asked him about reports the Government has been identifying location points for customs checkpoints along the border after Brexit.

Brexit • 15 Feb 17

The count brought moments of joy and reflection

Ups and downs across NI constituencies

An overview of how each of the 18 constituencies looks after this week's Northern Ireland Assembly Election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

The Republic of Ireland said Yes to same-sex marriage in 2015

SF renews pledge to campaign for same-sex marriage

Sinn Féin has renewed its commitment to actively campaign for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

News • 15 Feb 17

Assembly Election 2017 Results

Get all the results in the Northern Ireland Assembly Election, including the latest overall seats and a breakdown of counts in the 18 constituencies.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

Irish language campaigners from across Northern Ireland hold a banner meaning 'Red with Anger'

Foster says she is not anti-Irish language

DUP leader Arlene Foster has insisted it is wrong to portray her as anti-Irish language.

News • 15 Feb 17

Alex Attwood, who lost his seat, is pictured with SDLP colleagues Margaret Walsh and Nicola Mallon at the Titanic Exhibition Centre

Political veterans fail to win re-election in North

A number of prominent politicians have failed to win re-election in Northern Ireland, with Alex Attwood, Danny Kennedy, Nelson McCausland and Maurice Morrow all losing their seats.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

Mike Nesbitt said Northern Ireland 'should aspire to be less dependent on the block grant'

Nesbitt warns of Brexit risk to Northern Ireland

The result of the Brexit vote has put the level of Northern Ireland's block grant from Westminster at enormous risk, Mike Nesbitt has warned.

News • 15 Feb 17

Mike Nesbitt said he had been reflecting on the results and said the 'buck stops here'

Mike Nesbitt to step down as UUP leader

Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has announced he is to step down after his party's poor showing in the Assembly election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

James Brokenshire also met business leaders

Brokenshire told of need for 'invisible' border

Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has told the Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire that Irish people have high level of concern about Brexit and want the border to remain invisible.

News • 15 Feb 17

The DUP is on target to drop at least six of its 38 members

The story of the Assembly Election

Turnout was key in the Northern Ireland Assembly election for Sinn Féin.

Assembly Election 2017 • 03 Mar 17

A screen at the Omagh count centre displays turnout numbers for West Tyrone as counting is under way

In Pictures: Assembly Election count

Views images from the count centres across Northern Ireland as seats are filled in the Assembly Election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 03 Mar 17

Sinn Féin cuts DUP advantage in NI Assembly Election

Follow live results and reaction throughout the day as the votes are counted for the reduced 90-seat Assembly, just ten months after the last election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 04 Mar 17

Fay Watson was initially denied entry as she had her baby son with her

Alliance candidate 'upset' after baby denied entry

An Alliance candidate in the Northern Ireland Assembly election said she was left "upset and distressed" after her six-month-old baby was denied entry to the count centre.

Assembly Election 2017 • 03 Mar 17

Sinn Féin came extremely close to securing more first preference votes than the long-time largest party, the DUP

Efforts to be made to form power-sharing administration

It's expected that efforts to form a power-sharing administration will begin early next week.

News • 04 Mar 17

Election was triggered during row over botched energy scheme

Polls close in Northern Ireland election

Voting in Northern Ireland's snap Assembly election has been described as steady, with some polling stations reporting higher early turnouts than last year's Stormont vote.

News • 03 Mar 17

A Irish language activist dressed in a crocodile costume make his way to a polling station. Arlene Foster opposed an Irish Language Act in the North by saying 'If you feed a crocodile they're going to keep coming back and looking for more'

Key issues in the Northern Ireland election campaign

The prosecution of former soldiers for Troubles crimes, an Irish language act and cross-community voting were among the key issues during the Northern Ireland election campaign.

Assembly Election 2017 • 02 Mar 17

Arlene Foster did not take any questions from the media

Foster accused of scaremongering before election

The DUP has been accused of 'whipping up fear' within unionist communities ahead of next month's Stormont election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 21 Feb 17

Peter Robinson said that 'while the election is unstoppable the headlong rush into destruction is not'

Peter Robinson in election plea to NI politicians

Former Stormont first minister Peter Robinson has issued an eve of election message urging Northern Ireland's politicians to step back and avert a headlong rush towards the destruction of devolution.

Assembly Election 2017 • 01 Mar 17

All parties know the clock is ticking on the window to get Stormont up and running again before cold storage and direct rule become the norm

Assembly Election: Five things to watch

Thursday will reveal whether the electorate is angry or apathetic as voters go to the polls in what many believe is a needless election. Here are five things to watch in the Assembly election.

Assembly Election 2017 • 28 Feb 17