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DUP learns it pays to be civil to your servants

Posted By: January 21, 2017

Newton Emerson.Irish News.Belfast. Saturday, January 21, 2017 The problem with blaming your officials is that it requires them to defend themselves. In the case of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) that means a defense from Dr. Andrew McCormick, who has been a civil servant for 37 years and a permanent secretary – the top mandarin in a Stormont department – on and […]

£45k golden handshake piles pressure on DUP

Posted By: January 21, 2017

Brendan Hughes. Irish News. Saturday, 21, 2017The DUP was under fresh pressure last night after it emerged a special adviser who resigned during the RHI scandal is in line for a taxpayer-funded ‘golden handshake’ of up to £45,000.Andrew Crawford announced he was stepping down on Thursday after senior civil servant Andrew McCormick told a Stormont committee he understood that influence was exerted by […]

Sinn Féin might have to beat Dublin retreat

Posted By: January 21, 2017

Patrick Murphy.Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, January 21, 2017Sinn Féin’s decision to bring down Stormont might best be described as a second ceasefire.In 1994, the IRA announced a carefully managed cessation of violence, opting instead for constitutional politics within Northern Ireland, the state it failed to destroy.Twenty years later, ten as senior partners in government, Sinn Féin has now opted for […]

Sinn Féin power axis shifting south

Posted By: January 21, 2017

 O’Neill Vs MurphyAhead of next week’s appointment of Sinn Féin’s new northern leader Political Correspondent John Manley assesses the credentials of the two main contendersMartin McGuinness has indicated that the shortlist for Sinn Féin’s new northern leader has been whittled down to one, and that person will be named next week.For the meantime, that name remains under wraps, but it can be reasonably assumed […]

Health minister Michelle O’Neill is being tipped by some to replace Martin McGuinness

Posted By: January 21, 2017

Connla Young. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, January 21, 2017 Health Minister Michelle O’Neill is being tipped by some to replace Martin McGuinness   ALTHOUGH hotly tipped by some pundits to take over from Martin McGuinness as Sinn Féin’s leader in the north, relatively little is known outside the party about Michelle O’Neill.   The 40-year-old health minister has […]

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