Gareth Gordon

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Political Correspondent at BBC News NI

BBC Northern Ireland Political Correspondent.

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Sinn Féin yet to decide if they will run presidential candidate

1 month ago | bbc.com | Gareth Gordon

Sinn Féin yet to decide to run presidential candidateGareth GordonBBC News NI political correspondentPA MediaMary Lou McDonald ruled herself out of running for presidentSinn Féin have said they have not decided if they will run their own candidate or back another in the next Irish presidential election. Party president Mary Lou McDonald also ruled herself out of the running. The election has to be held before November 11 this year.
Michelle McIlveen elected as deputy leader

2 months ago | bbc.com | Gareth Gordon

Michelle McIlveen elected as DUP deputy leaderGareth GordonBBC News NI political correspondentPacemakerMichelle McIlveen is believed to have been DUP leader Gavin Robinson's choice as deputyFormer three-time Stormont minister Michelle McIlveen has been elected as the Democratic Unionist Party's (DUP's) new deputy leader.
Meeting to agree programme for government postponed

2 months ago | aol.com | Gareth Gordon |Raymona Crozier

A meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a long-delayed programme for government has been postponed. The meeting was due to be held on Wednesday morning but it emerged late on Tuesday night that further work is required. It comes after the draft document was agreed in September 2024 and sent out for public consultation. Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the meeting was pushed back after he asked to see the finalised document before signing it off.
Meeting to agree programme for government postponed

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon |Raymona Crozier

A meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a long-delayed programme for government has been postponed. The meeting was due to be held on Wednesday morning but it emerged late on Tuesday night that further work is required. It comes after the draft document was agreed in September 2024 and sent out for public consultation. The 88-page document, entitled Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most, sets out the executive's ambitions under several core areas.
Meeting to agree programme for government postponed

2 months ago | msn.com | Gareth Gordon |Raymona Crozier

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BBC editor told my wife to have a whiskey for depression - Nesbitt

Jan 26, 2025 | yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon

When TV presenter Lynda Bryans was suffering clinical depression, the advice from her BBC boss was stark - take a glass of Bushmills and get some sleep. Thirty years on it has never left her husband Mike Nesbitt who, in his role as Northern Ireland's health minister, recounted the shocking tale to a hushed Stormont Assembly chamber this week. He was taking part in a debate on a motion calling for an end to the stigma around mental illness.
'Dress smartly', Speaker tells assembly members

Jan 21, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Northern Ireland Assembly have been given a dressing down by the Speaker. On Tuesday, during a Stormont plenary session, Edwin Poots reminded them that the dress code was "smart". "Some of you have a very loose interpretation of smart and I would encourage members to dress smartly when it comes to the chamber," he said.
PM to meet leaders from both sides of the Irish border

Dec 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon

Sir Keir Starmer will meet political leaders from both sides of the Irish border in Edinburgh later. He will be only the third prime minister to attend a meeting of the British-Irish Council in 17 years. It will also be attended by the Taoiseach (Irish PM) and Tanaiste (Irish Foreign Minister) Simon Harris and Michael Martin just a week after a general election which has paved the way for another Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael coalition government.
Programme to improve access to justice announced

Dec 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon

A major programme to improve access to justice has been announced by the Justice Minister Naomi Long. She claims the Enabling Access to Justice programme will refocus services putting people at the centre of the system in Northern Ireland. Last year legal aid totalling £114m was paid out - the highest amount in the history of the system. The minister says they are already on track to spend the same amount this year.
Donaldson and McGuinness held secret meetings, says mediator

Oct 24, 2024 | yahoo.com | Gareth Gordon

A former churchman has revealed how he hosted secret meetings between Martin McGuinness and Jeffrey Donaldson at a time when refusing to speak to Sinn Féin was one of the DUP's central policies. The Rev Harold Good, a former president of the Methodist Church, detailed the talks took place in his home in a new book, In Good Time.