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Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness says Belfast Lord Mayor Niall O Donnghaile's refusal to present an award to a young army cadet was "undoubtedly a mistake".

A south Armagh, who is the son of a Sinn Fein councillor, has been appointed as the special adviser to the shadow NI secretary Vernon Coaker.

Both unionists and repubicans have "hard and painful" questions to ask themselves about the past, an Ulster Unionist MLA tells a Sinn Fein conference.

Philip Hammond has used his first newspaper interview since taking over as Defence Secretary to pay tribute to British troops fighting in Afghanistan.

PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott says he would accept an invitation to address a Sinn Fein conference in the future.

DUP leader Peter Robinson admits his party fell short in preparing its supporters for the power-sharing deal with Sinn Fein at St Andrew's.

Circumstances are not yet right for a Sinn Fein deputy first minister to meet the Queen or other Royal Family members, the acting deputy first minister says.

SINN Fein's Martin McGuinness is to bid to become president of Ireland in a move that has stunned Irish politics.

Speculation continues that Martin McGuinness is among the contenders for the Sinn Fein nomination for the Irish presidential election.