Brendan Hughes
@brendanhughes64.bsky.social
Journalist, currently Political Reporter for BBC News Northern Ireland
A Sinn Féin member has been expelled from the party after her partner was arrested as part of a garda investigation into far-right extremism
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Sinn Féin: Member expelled after partner's far-right arrest
Sinn Féin's national spokesperson says the woman was expelled after
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November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A Sinn Féin member has been expelled from the party after her partner was arrested as part of a garda investigation into far-right extremism
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Stormont's education minister Paul Givan has received an invitation to make a second visit to Israel in the new year.
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Paul Givan: Invitation made for education minister to make second Israel visit
The invitation has been received by the Department of Education
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November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Stormont's education minister Paul Givan has received an invitation to make a second visit to Israel in the new year.
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Presbyterian Church moderator steps down over 'failings' in safeguarding
The Rev Trevor Gribben says
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November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As Michael D Higgins vacates the Áras, a look back at his time as Irish president ✍️
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Michael D Higgins: Legacy of the Irish president who pushed boundaries
As Michael D Higgins ends his 14-year stretch as Ireland's president, Enda McClafferty looks back at his defining moments.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
As Michael D Higgins vacates the Áras, a look back at his time as Irish president ✍️
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📢 "Shame on you" 🗣️ "Order members"
Here's the moment when a protester was removed from Stormont's public gallery during the no-confidence debate against DUP minister Paul Givan over his recent trip to Israel.
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Here's the moment when a protester was removed from Stormont's public gallery during the no-confidence debate against DUP minister Paul Givan over his recent trip to Israel.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 "Shame on you" 🗣️ "Order members"
Here's the moment when a protester was removed from Stormont's public gallery during the no-confidence debate against DUP minister Paul Givan over his recent trip to Israel.
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Here's the moment when a protester was removed from Stormont's public gallery during the no-confidence debate against DUP minister Paul Givan over his recent trip to Israel.
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DUP leader Gavin Robinson insists his party's absence from the forthcoming Irish presidential inauguration is "not a snub".
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DUP absence from Connolly inauguration 'not a snub' says Robinson
Gavin Robinson was speaking after the party confirmed they would not send a representative to Catherine Connolly's inauguration on Tuesday.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
DUP leader Gavin Robinson insists his party's absence from the forthcoming Irish presidential inauguration is "not a snub".
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Education Minister Paul Givan faces no-confidence vote over Israel visit.
The trip cost Israel's gov almost £4k, according to his updated Stormont register of interests.
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The trip cost Israel's gov almost £4k, according to his updated Stormont register of interests.
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Paul Givan faces no confidence vote over Israel visit
The move is set to fail as it needs cross-community support and unionists have already ruled out supporting it.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Education Minister Paul Givan faces no-confidence vote over Israel visit.
The trip cost Israel's gov almost £4k, according to his updated Stormont register of interests.
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The trip cost Israel's gov almost £4k, according to his updated Stormont register of interests.
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DUP confirms it will not send a representative to the Irish presidential inauguration.
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Emma Little-Pengelly: No DUP representative at Catherine Connolly's inauguration
Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw says the DUP should send an alternative representative to Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
DUP confirms it will not send a representative to the Irish presidential inauguration.
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Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly confirms she will not be attending the inauguration of Irish president Catherine Connolly due to "other commitments".
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly confirms she will not be attending the inauguration of Irish president Catherine Connolly due to "other commitments".
Pay parity to be delivered for healthcare workers, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt says
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NI health: Pay parity will be delivered for health service staff
This restores pay parity with the percentage uplifts as recommended by pay review bodies being back dated in full to the 1 April 2025.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Pay parity to be delivered for healthcare workers, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt says
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Graffiti sprayed at the headquarters of the Alliance Party is being investigated by police as a "sectarian-motivated hate crime".
Alliance leader Naomi Long said the "sinister attack" was "deliberately trying to incite fear and intimidation".
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Alliance leader Naomi Long said the "sinister attack" was "deliberately trying to incite fear and intimidation".
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Alliance Party: Criminal investigation after Newtownabbey headquarters damaged
It was reported on Wednesday that graffiti had been sprayed onto external windows, door shutters and a fence.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Graffiti sprayed at the headquarters of the Alliance Party is being investigated by police as a "sectarian-motivated hate crime".
Alliance leader Naomi Long said the "sinister attack" was "deliberately trying to incite fear and intimidation".
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Alliance leader Naomi Long said the "sinister attack" was "deliberately trying to incite fear and intimidation".
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Stormont "may add to the pressures" on its finances by choosing not to "raise more funds for itself", the Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn has said.
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Hilary Benn: Stormont choices 'may add to funding pressures'
Hilary Benn refused to be drawn on whether the Budget later this month would involve tax rises.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Stormont "may add to the pressures" on its finances by choosing not to "raise more funds for itself", the Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn has said.
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Hauliers tell a Stormont committee it's "easier" to move goods from GB to Northern Ireland by travelling through the Republic of Ireland.
Bureaucracy under NI's post-Brexit Windsor Framework deal is "quite horrendous", MLAs were told.
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Bureaucracy under NI's post-Brexit Windsor Framework deal is "quite horrendous", MLAs were told.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hauliers tell a Stormont committee it's "easier" to move goods from GB to Northern Ireland by travelling through the Republic of Ireland.
Bureaucracy under NI's post-Brexit Windsor Framework deal is "quite horrendous", MLAs were told.
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Bureaucracy under NI's post-Brexit Windsor Framework deal is "quite horrendous", MLAs were told.
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Stormont "may add to the pressures" on its finances by choosing not to "raise more funds for itself", the Northern Ireland secretary has said.
Hilary Benn speaking in Lisburn 👇
Hilary Benn speaking in Lisburn 👇
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Stormont "may add to the pressures" on its finances by choosing not to "raise more funds for itself", the Northern Ireland secretary has said.
Hilary Benn speaking in Lisburn 👇
Hilary Benn speaking in Lisburn 👇
The government's guidance for businesses on Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade deal is "not fit for purpose", an independent report has found.
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NI Brexit: Windsor Framework guidance 'not fit for purpose' - panel
The panel said information was
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November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The government's guidance for businesses on Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade deal is "not fit for purpose", an independent report has found.
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Irish language signage at Belfast's Grand Central Station "in no way detracts or diminishes" from English, according to a new Stormont equality screening review.
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Grand Central Station: Irish signs do not diminish English, review says
It is the second
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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Irish language signage at Belfast's Grand Central Station "in no way detracts or diminishes" from English, according to a new Stormont equality screening review.
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'I'm not going to be cancelled' - DUP Education Minister Paul Givan defends his trip to Israel.
A no-confidence motion is set to be tabled at Stormont following criticism from other parties.
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A no-confidence motion is set to be tabled at Stormont following criticism from other parties.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
'I'm not going to be cancelled' - DUP Education Minister Paul Givan defends his trip to Israel.
A no-confidence motion is set to be tabled at Stormont following criticism from other parties.
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A no-confidence motion is set to be tabled at Stormont following criticism from other parties.
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Stormont's finance minister John O'Dowd has called on the Treasury to make childcare more affordable for working families in the Autumn Budget.
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Tax-free childcare scheme needs enhanced, John O'Dowd says
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Sinn Féin minister urges the Treasury to consider enhancements to childcare scheme for working families.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Stormont's finance minister John O'Dowd has called on the Treasury to make childcare more affordable for working families in the Autumn Budget.
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A 'no confidence' motion in Education Minister Paul Givan is set to be tabled at Stormont later over his recent visit to Israel.
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Paul Givan: DUP education minister set to face no confidence motion over Israel visit
Stormont's Education Minister Paul Givan continues to face criticism over his six-day tour of Israel.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A 'no confidence' motion in Education Minister Paul Givan is set to be tabled at Stormont later over his recent visit to Israel.
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Northern Ireland's first Ulster Scots commissioner Lee Reynolds says approaches to Irish and Ulster Scots do not need to be "carbon copies" of one another.
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Irish and Ulster Scots approaches 'don't need to be carbon copies'
Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Lee Reynolds is the commissioner for the Ulster Scots and Ulster British tradition.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Northern Ireland's first Ulster Scots commissioner Lee Reynolds says approaches to Irish and Ulster Scots do not need to be "carbon copies" of one another.
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