Michelle O'Neill photographed at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, in Belfast, Ireland on April 30, 2024. Credit - Tom Jamieson for TIME Michelle O’Neill was never supposed to be here. When the Northern ...

Millions of voters will head to the polls on Thursday 7 May, for the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election. Voters in Scotland and Wales will elect representatives to their national ...

The voting age is currently 18 for all elections in Northern Ireland - but that will change soon [Liam McBurney/PA] People aged 16 and 17 will be able to vote in future Stormont and council elections ...

Amnesty International has today issued a stark reminder to all political parties that abortion reform is unfinished business and must be an urgent priority after the Northern Ireland Assembly election ...

Marriage equality is a Northern Ireland Assembly election issue, campaigners have said as they prepare to launch a new campaign, Love Equality, which aims to deliver equal marriage rights for same-sex ...

In the last Northern Ireland Assembly election of May 2022, Sinn Féin won 29% of the first-preference vote, increasing its vote share by 1.1% from 2017. Though a modest increase, it was enough to ...