Political News
Tributes paid to former Ulster Unionist MP Martin Smyth
Tributes are being paid to former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MP Martin Smyth, who has died at the age of 94. He represented South Belfast from 1982 until 2005, and was the grand master of the Orange Lodge between 1972 and 1998, during most of the Troubles.
August 23, 2025
DUP: Ballymena Councillor Lawrie Philpott resigns from party
Councillor Lawrie Philpott has quit the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and will continue the remainder of his term on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council as an independent.
August 19, 2025
Sinn Féin: Ruaídhrí Lyttle co-opted to Fermanagh and Omagh Council
Ruaídhrí Lytlle has been co-opted to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council after the resignation of Councillor Anne Marie Fitzgerald. He had previously ran for election but dropped out after it was revealed he had told police he would kill them during a night out.
August 9, 2025
