This article highlights various political moments that have taken place in Northern Ireland, including the aftermath of the General Election, the ongoing debate surrounding the Irish Sea border, and the redevelopment of Casement Park.
Throw in a snap Westminster and Irish election in for good measure, there have been plenty of stand out political moments.In July, MP Alex Burghart became the shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland after the Conservatives' defeat in the General Election .Asked why that was, he said getting the funding for trips had 'not been as easy' as he would have liked.
B is for Bridge The first one still gets commemorated 334 years on and now we have a new Battle of the Boyne - the Boyne Bridge that is.King William III, or King Billy, is said to have crossed the site on his way to the Battle of the Boyne mark one.Quite a lot, especially if you're a party leader trying to persuade your members to do something they don't necessarily want to do. When then Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was trying get his party to return to Stormont, he said the Irish Sea border had been 'effectively'Warning this section contains language some readers may find offensiveThe comments from Sir Michael McBride surfaced during the inquiry's hearing in Belfast He wondered: 'How will we ever get through this with an enemy within, I have a good mind to walk off and leave them to it.'That's the European Football Championship, as opposed to the things in your wallet that you spend when you go to Dublin. The long-standing drama over the redevelopment of the Casement Park GAA stadium in west Belfast was drifting on for years, seemingly without focus, until itCasement Park in west Belfast has not been in use since 2013 - and the cost of redevelopment has been going up ever sinceThey're an unnecessary presence which turn up when you least want to see them and generally don't survive that long - just like Stormont some would say. Unkindly.According to SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan when he entered his office, the swarm was 'like a scene from The Mummy
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