WITH the arrival of Theresa May and her crack team of negotiators in Belfast, Stormont talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin are expected to enter the intense bickering phase, which is just a preamble to the more cataclysmic sectarian festering wound of a polite chit chat that will surely follow. Concentrating on not making… Read more »
MEMBERS from both sides of the Northern political divide are to reconvene in Stormont today for a fresh round of sitting around, playing on phones, passing notes, making snide remarks about each other, and generally killing time before they can go back home again. Almost a year has passed since the collapse of the Northern… Read more »
SMALL print contained in Sinn Féin party rules have forced incoming party president Mary Lou McDonald to begin growing a beard, WWN can reveal. The proviso, which gives exact colour, fluffiness and length guides for the beard, is believed to have been added to party rules in recent years after attempts to discover a way… Read more »
WITH a smooth and error-free reshuffling of her cabinet completed, and news of the resignation of James Brokenshire on the grounds of ill-health, Theresa May reluctantly faced up to the fact direct rule would have to return to Northern Ireland sooner rather than later, if no compromise could be reached. However, in a move that… Read more »
A SINN FÉIN MP who received a torrent of criticism for a video that seemed to mock the victims of the Kingsmill massacre will be disciplined by his party, WWN has learned. Sinn Féin have confirmed that MP Barry McElduff will be dealt with using official party policy which involves the bullying and intimidation of… Read more »