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Northern Ireland 2011
1. Northern Ireland Devolved Government
Table 1.1. Northern Ireland Office (31 December 2011)
Position Name
Secretary of State Owen PatersonMinister of State Hugo SwireLabour Opposition Spokesperson1 Vernon Coaker
1With effect from 7 October, Vernon Coaker replaced Shaun Woodward.
Table 1.2. Northern Ireland Executive (31 December 2011)
Portfolio Name Party
First Minister Peter Robinson DUPDeputy First Minister1 Martin McGuinness SFJunior Minister Jonathan Bell DUPJunior Minister Martina Anderson SFAgriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Michelle O’Neill SFCulture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) Caral Nı Chuilın SFEducation (DE) John O’Dowd SFEmployment and Learning (DEL) Stephen Farry APEnterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) Arlene Foster DUPEnvironment (DoE) Alex Attwood SDLPFinance and Personnel (DFP) Sammy Wilson DUPHealth, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSS&PS) Edwin Poots DUPRegional Development (DRD) Danny Kennedy UUPSocial Development (DSD) Nelson McCausland DUPJustice (DoJ) David Ford AP
1From 19 September to 8 November John O’Dowd (SF) was acting Deputy First Minister.Source: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk
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1.1 Other Bodies
Table 1.1.1. Northern Ireland Policing Board (31 December 2011)
Name Role Party
Brian Rea Chair IndGearoid O hEara Vice-Chair IndAnne Connolly Independent Member IndJonathan Craig Political Member DUPRyan Feeney Independent Member IndRoss Hussey Political Member UUPGerry Kelly Political Member SFStuart MacDonnell Independent Member IndIan McCrea Political Member DUPConall McDevitt Political Member SDLPDavid McIlveen Political Member DUPTrevor Lunn Political Member APRobin Newton Political Member DUPJoan O’Hagan Independent Member IndBrian Rowntree Independent Member IndCaitriona Ruane Political Member SFPat Sheehan Political Member SFMichael Wardlow Independent Member IndDeborah Watters Independent Member Ind
Source: http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk
Table 1.3. Significant political reports 2011
Date Main author(s) Report
21 February Police Ombudsman Report on the bombing of McGurk’s Bar 197128 February Prison Review Team Review of the Northern Ireland Prison Service23 May Sir Michael Morland Report of the Rosemary Nelson Inquiry16 June Tony McCusker Police Ombudsman Investigation Report13 September Boundary Commission Periodical Review of Parliamentary Constituencies17 November NI Executive Draft Programme for Government 2011–2015
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2. State of the Parties
Table 1.1.2. Parades Commission (31 December 2011)
Name
Peter Osborne (Chair)Douglas BainDelia CloseRev. Brian KennawayDr Catriona KingFrances NolanRobin Percival
Source: http://www.paradescommission.org
Table 1.1.3. Independent Monitoring Commission (31 March 2011)1
Name Former appointment
Lord Alderdice Former Speaker of Northern Ireland AssemblyDick Kerr Former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyJoe Brosnan Former Secretary General of the Department of Justice in DublinJohn Grieve Former Deputy Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police
1The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) was officially disbanded on 31 March 2011.
Table 2.1. Northern Ireland Assembly
Party Number of seats
Democratic Unionist Party 38Sinn Fein 29Ulster Unionist Party 16Social Democratic and Labour Party 14Alliance 8Green Party 1Traditional Unionist Voice 1Independent 1Total 108
Source: A full list of the members of the Northern Ireland Assembly as elected in 2011 isavailable at: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/members/breakdown.htm
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Table 2.4. Northern Ireland District Councils
Party Number of seats
Democratic Unionist Party 175Sinn Fein 138Ulster Unionist Party 99Social Democratic and Labour Party 87Alliance 44Others 30Traditional Unionist Voice 6Green Party 3Total 582
Source: A full list of the members of the Northern Ireland District Councils as elected in 2011 isavailable at: http://www.eoni.org.uk/
Table 2.2. United Kingdom House of Commons
Party Number of seats
Democratic Unionist Party 8Social Democratic and Labour Party 3Sinn Fein 5Alliance 1Independent 1Total 18
Source: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/state-of-the-parties
Table 2.3. Northern Ireland Members of the European Parliament
Member Party Grouping
Diane Dodds DUP Non-attachedBairbre De Brun Sinn Fein European United Left – Nordic Green LeftJim Nicholson UUP European Conservatives and Reformists
Source: www.europarl.europa.eu/members
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3. Parliamentary Committees
Table 3.1. Northern Ireland MPs on House of Commons Select Committees (31 December2011)
Member Party Committee
Jeffrey Donaldson DUP Arms Export ControlsJeffrey Donaldson DUP DefenceDr. William McCrea DUP Draft House of Lords Reform BillNaomi Long Alliance Speakers Committee on the Electoral Commission
Source: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/
Table 3.2. Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (31 December 2011)
Member Constituency Party
Laurence Robertson (Chair) Tewkesbury ConservativeDavid Anderson Blaydon LabourJoe Benton Bootle LabourOliver Colvile Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport ConservativeStephen Hepburn Jarrow LabourLady Sylvia Hermon North Down IndependentKate Hoey Vauxhall LabourKris Hopkins Keighley ConservativeNaomi Long East Belfast AllianceJack Lopresti Filton and Bradley Stoke ConservativeDr Alasdair McDonnell South Belfast SDLPNigel Mills Amber Valley ConservativeIan Paisley North Antrim DUPDavid Simpson Upper Bann DUP
Table 2.5. Political party accounts (year ended 31 December 2010)
Party Income Expenditure Surplus/deficit
DUP 268,456 335,678 267,222Sinn Fein1 1,289,335 1,212,375 76,690UUP 440,949 398,295 42,654SDLP 346,946 413,238 266,292Alliance 209,106 205,138 3,968
1Sinn Fein accounts are for units registered in Northern Ireland only.Source: http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/party-finance
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4. Assembly Committees
Table 4.1. Departmental committee chairpersons
Chairperson Committee Party
Paul Frew Agriculture and Rural Development DUPTom Elliott Committee for the Office of the
First Minister and Deputy First MinisterUUP
Michelle McIlveen Culture, Arts and Leisure DUPMervyn Storey Education DUPBasil McCrea Employment and Learning UUPAlban Maginness Enterprise, Trade and Investment SDLPAnna Lo Environment APConor Murphy Finance and Personnel SFMichelle Gildernew Health, Social Services and Public Safety SFPaul Givan Justice DUPJimmy Spratt Regional Development DUPAlex Maskey Social Development Committee SF
Note: Details on membership of Departmental, Ad hoc and Joint Committees are available at:http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/io/Statutory.htm
Table 4.2. Standing committees
Chairperson Committee Party
Stephen Moutray Assembly and Executive Review DUPSue Ramsey Committee on Procedures SFWilliam Hay Business The SpeakerPaul Maskey Public Accounts Committee SFAlastair Ross Standards and Privileges DUPDanny Kinihan Audit UUP
Source: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/io/Standing.htm
Table 4.3. Committee reports and inquiries 2011
Committee ReportDate
published
OFMDFM Report on the Armed Forces and Veterans Bill 26 JanuaryReport on Statutory Committee Activity on
European Issues23 February
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Table 4.3. (Continued)
Committee ReportDate
published
Culture, Arts and Leisure Review into the Impact and Value of Museums inNorthern Ireland
10 March
Education Inquiry into Successful Post-primary SchoolsServing Disadvantaged Communities
14 March
Enterprise, Trade andInvestment
Report on the Committee’s Inquiry into Barriersto the Development of Renewable EnergyProduction and its Associated Contribution tothe Northern Ireland Economy
27 January
Report on the Energy Act 2011 (LegislativeConsent Motion)
4 March
Environment Report on the Clean Neighbourhoods andEnvironment Bill
27 January
Report on the Planning Bill 22 FebruaryReport on the Cyclists (Protective Headgear) Bill 23 March
Finance and Personnel Report on the Damages (Asbestos-relatedConditions) Bill
16 February
Report on the Executives Draft Budget 2011–15 16 FebruaryThird Report into the Inquiry into the Role of the
Northern Ireland Assembly in Scrutinising theExecutive’s Budget and Expenditure
21 February
Report on the Legislative Consent Motion:Finance (No. 3) Bill (Mutual AssistanceRecovery Directive)
21 June
Report on the Proposed Large Retail Levy andthe Expansion of the Small Business RateRelief Scheme
7 December
Health, Social Servicesand Public Safety
Report on the Autism Bill 10 February
Report on the Protection of Freedoms Bill 2011Legislative Consent Motion
23 June
Justice Report on the Justice Bill 10 FebruaryLegislative Consent Motion – London Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment)Bill
28 September
Report on the Legislative Consent Motion toallow Clauses 21 and 32 of the Legal Aid,Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders toextend to Northern Ireland
12 October
Regional Development Report on the Department for RegionalDevelopment’s Draft Budget 2011–2015
2 March
Report on the Launch of the Transport Matters 16 MarchReport on Key Issues and Future Challenges 16 March
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5. Productivity of the Northern Ireland Devolved Government
5.1 Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly 2011
Full versions of the Acts are available from Legislation.gov.ukSource: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/[Date of Royal Assent is indicated in brackets]
1. Commissioner for Older People Act [25January]2. Student Loans (Amendment) Act [25 January]3. Tourism (Amendment) Act [25 January]4. Construction Contracts (Amendment) Act [10 February 2011]5. Waste and Contaminated Land (Amendment) Act [10 February 2011]6. Energy Act [10 February 2011]7. Safeguarding Board Act [10 February 2011]8. Allowances to Members of the Assembly (Repeal) Act [10 February 2011]9. Dogs (Amendment) Act [8 March 2011]
10. Local Government Finance Act [16 March 2011]11. Transport Act [16 March 2011]12. Caravans Act [16 March 2011]13. Employment Act [22 March 2011]14. Budget Act [22 March 2011]15. Wildlife and Natural Environment Act [29 March 2011]16. Welfare of Animals Act [29 March 2011]17. Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act [29
March 2011]18. Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act [29 March 2011]19. Sunbeds Act [3 May 2011]20. Civil Registration Act [3 May 2011]
Table 4.3. (Continued)
Committee ReportDate
published
Report on the Committee’s Inquiry intoSustainable Transport
21 March
Social Development Report on the Housing (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 27 JanuaryReport on the Budget 2011–2015 18 FebruaryLegislative Consent Motion – Pensions Bill 16 MarchReport on the Carer’s Allowance Bill 21 MarchLegislative Consent Motion – Westminster
Welfare Reform Bill22 June
Note: Each of the 12 Executive Committees published an ‘End of Session Report 2010–2011’and ‘Legacy Report 2007–2011’.Source: All reports can be accessed at: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/io/5.htm
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21. High Hedges Act [3 May 2011]22. Housing (Amendment) Act [3 May 2011]23. Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act [4 May 2011]24. Justice Act [4 May 2011]25. Planning Act [4 May 2011]26. Single Use Carrier Bags Act [4 May 2011]27. Autism Act [9 May 2011]28. Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act [25 July 2011]29. Budget (No. 2) Act [25 July 2011]
5.2 Numbers of Acts Passed by the Assembly since 2001
5.3 European Union Legislation
5.4 Operational Statistics of the NI Assembly
Table 5.2.1. Acts passed
Year Number signed into law
2011 292010 162009 82008 132007 32002 142001 17
Table 5.3.1. Primary and secondary legislation passed in the 2007–2011 Assembly mandatewith a European Union element
Primary Secondary
% 4 31
Source: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/researchandlibrary/consider_this.pdf
Table 5.4.1. Assembly operations
Activity2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
No. of Assembly sittings days 17 70 72 70 49No. of Committee meetings 319 549 509 405 402
Note: The time frame refers to NI Assembly session (e.g. 2006–2007 refers to 2006–2007 session).Source: Data provided by the NI Assembly Office: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk
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6. Election Results
6.1 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly Election
Table 5.4.2. Number of Assembly Questions (AQs) processed
Activity 1999 2000 2001 2002 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Written 887 4,219 5,145 786 1,598 10,312 10,367 3,875 8,107 6,087Oral 348 1,592 1,663 355 277 4,259 4,087 544 1,764 1,367Total 1,235 5,811 6,808 1,141 1,875 14,571 14,454 4,419 9,871 7,454
Note: Years are abbreviated (e.g. 2010 refers to 2009–2010).Source: Data provided by the NI Assembly Office: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk
Table 5.4.3. Dates and communiques of plenary meetings of the North–South MinisterialCouncil 2011
Date Meeting Location
21 January 2011 11th Plenary Armagh, NI10 June 2011 12th Plenary Dublin, ROI18 November 2011 13th Plenary Armagh, NI
Note: Information on sectoral meetings and institutional joint communiques is also available at:http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/index/publications/joint-communiques.htm
Table 6.1.1. Vote share and seats won by party in 2007 and 2011
PartySeats won
(2011)Vote share (2011)
(%)Seats won
(2007)Vote share (2007)
(%)
DUP 38 30.0 36 30.1Sinn Fein 29 26.9 28 26.2UUP 16 13.2 18 14.9SDLP 14 14.2 16 15.2Alliance 8 7.7 7 5.2Others 3 8.0 3 8.0
Source: http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/elections.htm
Table 5.4.4. Dates and communiques of British–Irish Council summits 20111
Date Meeting Location
20 June 16th Summit London
1Seventeenth Summit scheduled for 28 March postponed as mark of respect for death of motherof Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
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Table 6.1.2. Votes polled summary by constituency
ConstituencyEligible
electorateVotespolled
%Poll
Validvotes
Invalidvotes Quota
Belfast East 61,623 32,828 53.59 32,347 481 4,622Belfast North 68,119 34,280 50.32 33,470 810 4,782Belfast South 62,484 32,752 52.42 32,308 444 4,616Belfast West 61,520 35,618 57.90 34,645 973 4,950East Antrim 61,617 29,430 47.76 29,023 407 4,147East Londonderry 65,226 35,303 54.12 34,722 581 4,961Fermanagh and
South Tyrone70,985 48,949 68.96 47,999 950 6,858
Foyle 68,663 39,686 57.80 38,847 839 5,550Lagan Valley 67,532 35,842 53.07 35,487 355 5,070Mid Ulster 66,602 43,522 65.35 42,738 784 6,106Newry and Armagh 77,544 47,562 61.34 46,514 1,048 6,645North Antrim 74,760 40,983 54.82 40,313 670 5,760North Down 62,170 28,528 45.89 28,098 430 4,015South Antrim 65,231 32,652 50.06 32,164 488 4,595South Down 73,240 42,551 58.10 41,726 825 5,961Strangford 62,178 30,186 48.55 29,668 518 4,239Upper Bann 77,905 43,113 55.34 42,362 751 6,052West Tyrone 62,970 40,323 64.04 39,303 1,020 5,615Total 1,210,009 674,108 55.71 661,734 12,374 –
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Table 6.1.4. First preference vote share per party per constituency
Constituency DUP Sinn Fein UUP SDLP Alliance Others
Belfast East 14,253 1,030 3,137 250 8,512 5,165Belfast North 12,412 10,671 2,758 4,025 2,096 1,508Belfast South 7,845 4,038 4,382 7,718 6,390 1,935Belfast West 2,587 22,902 1,471 4,567 365 2,753
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Table 6.1.3. Voter turnout in Assembly elections 1998–2011
1998 2003 2007 2011
Total % 69.88 63.98 62.87 55.71
Source: http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/statistics/election-statistics.htm
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Figure 6.1.1. Performance of main parties in Assembly elections (1998–2011)Source: ARK, election results in Northern Ireland, http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
Table 6.1.4. (Continued)
Constituency DUP Sinn Fein UUP SDLP Alliance Others
East Antrim 13,398 2,369 4,893 1,333 4,509 2,521East Londonderry 12,807 7,320 2,930 5,189 1,905 4,571Fermanagh and South Tyrone 11,720 19,338 9,262 4,606 845 2,228Foyle 7,154 13,200 – 13,699 334 4,460Lagan Valley 18,854 1,203 7,253 2,165 4,389 1,623Mid Ulster 7,127 21,033 4,409 6,279 398 3,492Newry and Armagh 6,101 18,995 8,718 10,948 734 1,018North Antrim 19,195 6,152 4,707 3,682 1,848 4,729North Down 12,412 293 2,928 768 5,231 6,466South Antrim 12,317 4,662 5,730 3,406 4,554 1,495South Down 5,200 12,887 4,409 14,927 864 3,439Strangford 14,469 902 6,046 2,525 4,284 1,442Upper Bann 11,499 11,528 10,426 4,846 2,765 1,298West Tyrone 9,086 19,699 4,072 3,353 852 2,241Total 198,436 178,222 87,531 94,286 50,875 52,384
Source: http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/elections.htm
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Table 6.1.5. Women elected to Northern Ireland Assembly 1998–2011
1998 2003 2007 2011
Total 13 18 18 20
Note: Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) are at election; no account is taken ofsubstitutions between elections.Source: http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
Table 6.1.7. Party campaign expenditure for the Northern Ireland Assembly election 2011
Expenditure SDLPSinnFein Alliance DUP TUV Green UUP UKIP PUP
Campaignbroadcasts
5,965 11,778 10,040 31,560 460 4,870 26,848 7,200 0.00
Advertising 2,895 25,277 10,577 17,919 5,358 300 25,561 5,314 0.00Unsolicited
material toelectors
21,166 9,887 1,739 22,466 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Manifesto/partypoliticaldocs
3,396 1,600 1,494 2,020 595 640 7,518 540 310
Market research/canvassing
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Table 6.1.6. Party campaign expenditure at 2003, 2007 and 2011 Northern Ireland Assemblyelections by party
Party 2003 2007 2011
Alliance 24,631 28,675 28,593DUP 147,867 88,816 84,514SDLP 234,911 201,604 38,262Sinn Fein 28,766 57,748 51,851UUP 170,312 74,422 96,495Other parties 41,160 17,272 38,774Total 648,247 468,537 338,489
Source: The Electoral Commission: https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk
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6.1.1 Relevant ReportsElectoral Commission, Report on the Northern Ireland Assembly Election on 5 May2011 (October 2011), http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/141222/NIA-election-report-final-web-no-embargo.pdf
Electoral Office for Northern Ireland, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer forNorthern Ireland 2010–2011(30 June 2011), http://www.eoni.org.uk/ceo_report_2010-2011.pdf
6.2 2011 Local Government Elections
Table 6.1.7. (Continued)
Expenditure SDLPSinnFein Alliance DUP TUV Green UUP UKIP PUP
Media 0.00 3,200 300 4,800 0.00 0.00 14,140 0.00 0.00Transport 100 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,350 1,040 0.00Rallies and other events 1,664 0.00 4,293 5,249 0.00 0.00 1,929 380 0.00Overheads and general
admin3,076 109 150 500 0.00 13 19,149 3,702 0.00
Total 38,2621 51,851 28,5932 84,5143 6,413 5,823 96,495 18,176 310
Note: Amounts in table are rounded to the nearest pound.1Includes notional expenditure of 4,250.2Includes notional expenditure of 1,580.3Includes notional expenditure of 500.Source: The Electoral Commission: https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.ukFull details on political party finances are available on the Electoral Commission website.
Table 6.2.1. Vote share and seats won by party in 2005 and 2011
Party First preference votes Seats Vote share (%) Change from 2005 (+/-%)
DUP 179,436 175 27.2 22.4Sinn Fein 163,712 138 24.8 +1.5UUP 100,643 99 15.2 22.7SDLP 99,325 87 15 22.4Alliance 48,859 44 7.4 +2.5Others 68,656 39 10.4 +3.9Total 660,631 582 100 –
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6.3 Westminster By-elections
Table 6.3.1. West Belfast by-election 6 June 2011
Name Party Votes polled
Alex Attwood SDLP 3,088Gerry Carroll People Before Profit Alliance 1,751Brian Kingston DUP 1,393
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Table 6.2.2. Distribution of seats on the 26 district councils
District Council DUP UUP SF SDLP APNI Others No. of seats
Antrim 5 5 4 3 2 0 19Ards 11 6 0 1 4 1 23Armagh 4 6 6 5 0 1 22Ballymena 12 4 2 2 1 3 24Ballymoney 8 2 3 1 0 2 16Banbridge 5 7 2 2 1 0 17Belfast 15 3 16 8 6 3 51Carrickfergus 8 4 0 0 3 2 17Castlereagh 11 3 0 2 6 1 23Coleraine 9 5 1 3 2 2 22Cookstown 3 3 6 4 0 0 16Craigavon 9 6 8 2 1 0 26Derry 5 1 10 14 0 0 30Down 3 3 5 9 1 2 23Dungannon 6 4 8 3 0 1 22Fermanagh 4 6 9 3 0 1 23Larne 4 3 1 1 3 3 15Limavady 3 2 6 3 0 1 15Lisburn 14 5 5 3 3 0 30Magherafelt 3 2 9 2 0 0 16Moyle 2 3 3 2 0 5 15Newry and Mourne 1 3 14 9 0 3 30Newtownabbey 12 5 2 1 5 0 25North Down 11 4 0 0 6 4 25Omagh 3 3 10 3 0 2 21Strabane 4 1 8 1 0 2 16
Source: http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/elections.htm
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6.4 Referendums
7. Main Political Events
7.1 Summary of Political Developments
6 January The Northern Ireland Executive commissions an investi-gation into the response of government-owned NorthernIreland Water to prolonged water shortages.
Table 6.4.1. Alternative vote referendum 5 May 2011 (regional breakdown)1
RegionYes votes
polledYes(%)
No votespolled
No(%)
Turnout(%)
East Midlands 408,877 28.74 1,013,864 71.26 42.77Eastern 530,140 29 1,298,004 71 43.15London 734,427 39.53 1,123,480 60.47 35.37North East 212,951 28.05 546,138 71.95 38.73North West 613,249 30.22 1,416,201 69.78 39.10Northern Ireland 289,088 43.68 372,706 56.32 55.79Scotland 713,813 36.36 1,249,375 63.64 50.74South East 823,793 29.68 1,951,793 70.32 44.31South West 564,541 31.54 1,225,305 68.46 44.61Wales 325,349 34.55 616,307 65.45 41.74West Midlands 461,847 28.52 1,157,772 71.48 39.82Yorkshire and the
Humber474,532 31.29 1,042,178 68.71 39.92
Total 6,152,607 32.10 13,013,123 67.90 42
1‘At present, the UK uses the “first past the post” system to elect MPs to the House ofCommons. Should the “alternative vote” system be used instead?’Source: http://ukreferendumresults.aboutmyvote.co.uk
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Name Party Votes polled
Bill Manwaring UUP 386Paul Maskey SF 16,221Aaron McIntyre Alliance 122
Note: By-election caused by resignation of Gerry Adams (SF), therefore no change. Eligibleelectorate: 61,441. Votes polled: 23,057. Valid votes: 22,951. Turnout: 37.43%.Source: http://www.eoni.org.uk/index/elections.htm
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20 January Gerry Adams formally resigns as MP for West Belfast.21 February A report into the 1971 McGurk’s bar bomb is published.9 March The Assembly passes a 4-year budget despite UUP and
SDLP opposition.23 March The Northern Ireland Assembly is formally dissolved.28 March The 50:50 recruitment provision for the Police Service of
Northern Ireland (PSNI) comes to an end.31 March The IMC and Independent International Commission on
Decommissioning (IICD) are officially dissolved.2 April Catholic PSNI recruit Ronan Kerr (25) is killed by a booby-
trap car bomb.5 May Northern Ireland Assembly and local council elections are
held. Voters also cast ballots in the UK-wide referendumon the alternative vote electoral system.
23 May A report into the 1999 murder of Rosemary Nelson ispublished.
25 May Mary McArdle is controversially appointed the new specialadvisor to Sinn Fein Culture Minister Caral Nı Chuilın.
20–21 June Serious sustained rioting takes place at an east Belfastinterface.
1 July A review into the Police Ombudsman’s Office raises con-cerns about the independence of the office.
11–13 July Violent clashes between nationalists and police break out inseveral areas across Northern Ireland. Most of the rioting isconfined to north and west Belfast.
18 August Republican prisoner Brendan Lillis (59) is released fromMaghaberry Prison.
5 September A third damning report into the office of the Police Ombuds-man is released.
6 September Northern Ireland’s first terrorism ‘supergrass’ trial since1985 begins.
8 September Margaret Ritchie steps down as SDLP leader.10 September David Latimer becomes the first Presbyterian minister to
address the Sinn Fein party conference, the first to be heldin Northern Ireland.
13 September The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland proposesmajor changes to constituency boundaries, which wouldreduce the number of MPs from 18 to 16.
16 September Sinn Fein announces Martin McGuinness as its candidate inthe upcoming Irish presidential election.
23 September OFMDFM outlines plans to cut the number of councils from26 to 11 by 2014.
25 September Former UVF leader Gusty Spence dies aged 78.
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11 October At a meeting with David Cameron, the family of Pat Finu-cane is told that there will be no new public inquiry intohis murder.
24 October An independent review into the Northern Ireland prisonservice is published.
5 November Alasdair McDonnell is elected the new leader of the SDLP.7 November Colin Duffy (44) and Brian Shrivers (46) go on trial for the
murder of two soldiers at Massereene army barracks in 2009.17 November The Executive publishes a draft Programme for Government
2011–2015.29 November Sinn Fein Lord Mayor Niall O Donnghaile is widely criti-
cised after refusing to present a Duke of Edinburgh awardcertificate to an Army cadet force member.
30 November Thousands of public sector workers across Northern Irelandtake part in a national strike, protesting against changes topensions and spending cuts.
21 December Justice Minister David Ford is asked to investigate the rehir-ing of ex-RUC officers made redundant under the Pattenscheme by the PSNI.
22 December Tom Elliott formally rejects a Conservative Party offer todisband the UUP and replace it with a new NorthernIreland Conservative and Unionist Party.
7.2 Detailed Chronology of Political Events 2010
January
1 UUP: East Londonderry MLA David McClarty resigns fromthe party following his de-selection by local party membersin September 2010 to contest the forthcoming Assemblyelections in May.
2 Water crisis: Regional Development Minister ConorMurphy faces criticism over his department’s handling ofwidespread disruption to water supplies.
3 Dissidents: In a joint New Year statement, MLAs from themain political parties in Londonderry urge dissident republi-cans to end their armed campaign.
4 Loughinisland massacre: SDLP leader Margaret Ritchiecalls on the Police Ombudsman to release a report into the1994 Loughinisland murders.
5 Orange Order: Edward Stephenson is elected unopposed asGrand Master of the Orange Order at a meeting of 150delegates.
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5 Water crisis: Chief Executive of Northern Ireland WaterLawrence McKenzie tenders his resignation while politicalpressure continues to mount on Conor Murphy to resign asRegional Development Minister.
6 Water crisis: The Northern Ireland Executive agrees tocommission an independent investigation into the responseof government-owned Northern Ireland Water to prolongedwater shortages.
10 Celtic FC: First Minister Peter Robinson condemns thosewho sent bullets in the post to Celtic manager Neil Lennonand player Niall McGinn.
10 Michaela McAreavey: The daughter of Tyrone Gaelic foot-ball manager Mickey Harte, Michaela McAreavey (28), ismurdered while on honeymoon in Mauritius.
11 Pat Finucane: Northern Ireland secretary Owen Patersonannounces that he will take another 2 months to decidewhether to approve a public inquiry into the 1989 killingof the Belfast solicitor by the UDA.
12 UUP: North Down deputy mayor Harry Dunlop defects tothe DUP.
13 Sinn Fein: Lagan Valley MLA Paul Butler announces hisdecision not to contest May’s Assembly election.
13 National Assets Management Agency: In a meeting withIrish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Sammy Wilsonseeks confirmation that there will be no ‘fire sale’ of North-ern Irish assets by the National Assets Management Agency(NAMA).
14 UUP: Former Westminster candidate Harry Hamilton joinsthe Alliance Party.
17 Security: Dissident republicans claim responsibility for abomb attack on the Londonderry UK City of Culture office.
18 Political donors: The UK Government announces a 2-yearextension to the confidentiality arrangements concerningfinancial donors to Northern Ireland’s political parties.
20 Gerry Adams: The Sinn Fein leader formally resigns as MPfor West Belfast ahead of contesting the Irish general elec-tion in February.
21 Security: A viable device prompts a security alert and causeswidespread traffic disruption in south Belfast.
21 UUP: Two councillors in Larne resign from the party, citingits ‘lack of direction’.
21 North–South Ministerial Council: The 11th meeting of theNorth–South Ministerial Council is held in Armagh.
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23 Eirıgı: The republican socialist political grouping announcesits decision to contest the forthcoming local council elections.
25 USA: US special economic envoy Declan Kelly urges theNorthern Ireland private sector to invest significant sums toaid economic recovery.
27 Security: A 3-day security alert ends in north Belfast follow-ing the discovery of two separate bombs planted by dissidentrepublicans.
27 Report: A report commissioned by the Office of First Min-ister and Deputy First Minister shows an increase in the levelof intimidation by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, with774 cases recorded in 2009–2010.
28 UUP: Former MLA Fraser Agnew rejoins the UUP almost20 years after leaving.
28 DUP: Jeffrey Donaldson announces his decision to quit theNorthern Ireland Assembly, focusing on his Westminster duties.
28 Tom Elliott: The UUP leader meets with groups represent-ing the gay community. During his leadership campaign in2010 Mr Elliott revealed that he had never attended a GayPride parade and had no intention of doing so.
29 Security: PSNI officers attending the scene of a hoax securityalert in Lurgan are attacked during a night of heavy rioting.
30 Bloody Sunday: Thousands attend the annual march com-memorating the 39th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Follow-ing the publication of the Saville Inquiry in 2010 organisersconfirm that this will be the final commemorative march.
31 Budget debate: In the first Assembly debate on theExecutive draft budget for Northern Ireland UUP leaderTom Elliott cites a lack of consultation over the proposalswhile the SDLP calls for ‘major improvements’.
February
1 Historical Enquiries Team: The Department of Justiceannounces a 2-year funding reprieve for the HistoricalEnquiries Team (HET). The HET was established in 2005to investigate unsolved murders in Northern Ireland duringthe Troubles.
1 UUP: Tom Elliott fails in his bid to enact new legislation toprevent a Sinn Fein First Minister. Secretary of State OwenPaterson refused the request to amend the 2006 St Andrews Act.
2 BNP: The British National Party registers for the first time asa political party in Northern Ireland.
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4 Owen Paterson: Senior UUP representative David McNarrycalls for Owen Paterson to resign following comments maderegarding a Sinn Fein First Minister. Mr Paterson stated ifMartin McGuinness was elected First Minister ‘it would be anextraordinary endorsement of the progress that has been made’.
4 Royal visit: The Prince of Wales meets the First Ministerduring a visit to St Malachy’s Church in the nationalistMarkets area of Belfast. Peter Robinson describes the visitas ‘symbolic of a new era’.
6 Security: Marking the first anniversary of the establishmentof the justice ministry, David Ford warns that the dissidentrepublican threat to Northern Ireland is currently regardedas ‘severe’ by the security forces.
10 Corporation tax: Sammy Wilson warns that reducingNorthern Ireland’s corporation tax rate on the terms offeredby the British Treasury would amount to a ‘rip off’ giventhe anticipated £300 million reduction in the block grant.
14 Budget: The SDLP tables an amendment to the draft budget,with the truncated period for responses to the proposalsclosing in 2 days time. Ahead of the Assembly debateMargaret Ritchie states that the ‘Sinn Fein /DUP budget isnot fit for purpose’. Alliance MLA Stephen Farry challengesthe SDLP to quit the Executive if it cannot support the budget.
14 London 2012: Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson revealsthat dissident republicans are being considered as a securitythreat to the 2012 games.
16 Victims: Victims Commissioner Bertha McDougall tells theOFMDFM Committee that following several delays peopleare ‘losing confidence’ in the proposed establishment of anew Victims and Survivors Service.
17 Security: The British Treasury confirms that additionalfunds of £245 million will be made available to the PSNIover the next 4 years to cope with the dissident republicanthreat.
18 UUP: Details emerge that the UUP has been in talks with theBritish Government on a cash package which could helpform a Stormont opposition.
18 Ballymurphy: Families of 11 people killed by the BritishArmy in Ballymurphy in Belfast in 1971 meet PeterRobinson. The families demand an independent investi-gation into the killings akin to the Bloody SundayTribunal.
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21 McGurk’s bomb: The Police Ombudsman publishes areport into the McGurk’s bar bomb in 1971 in northBelfast in which 15 people were killed. The report confirmsthat the original police investigation was ‘biased’. Inresponse to the report’s findings Chief Constable MattBaggott refuses to offer an apology to the victims’ families.
21 Budget row: In a running row over the draft budget PeterRobinson criticises the UUP Health Minister MichaelMcGimpsey for refusing to endorse the proposals.
22 Opposition: Martin McGuinness claims that the SDLP andUUP have been lobbying the British Government for fundsto establish themselves in opposition in a voluntary coalition.The SDLP denies the claims.
23 Libya: Sinn Fein calls on Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi tostep down and allow an election to take place. The statementformally ends a 38-year alliance between Gaddafi and therepublican movement.
26 Irish election: Sinn Fein secures 13 seats in the Dail in theIrish general election. Party President Gerry Adams toppedthe poll in County Louth, securing his seat on the firstcount with more than 15,000 votes.
28 Prisons: An extensive review ordered by David Ford in July2010 into the Northern Ireland prison system recommendsfundamental reform.
March
1 Reg Empey: The UUP confirms that the former party leaderand east Belfast MLA will not contest the forthcomingAssembly elections. Lord Empey, who led the party from2005 to 2010, sits as a Conservative life peer.
2 Security: Dissident republicans claim responsibility for agun attack on PSNI officers in Londonderry.
3 Budget: The Stormont Executive agrees on a final budgetwithout the support of UUP and SDLP ministers.
4 Budget: Finance Minister Sammy Wilson presents the finalbudget to the Assembly, amid jeers from UUP and SDLPMLAs. UUP Employment Minister Danny Kennedy laterrefuses to rule out a joint resignation with Health MinisterMichael McGimspey in protest.
7 David Cameron: Martin McGuinness states it is ‘totallyunacceptable’ that 8 months have passed since the BritishPrime Minister has met with himself and Peter Robinson.The statement follows Ed Miliband’s first visit to NorthernIreland as newly elected Labour leader.
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9 Budget: The Assembly passes a 4-year budget. Thosevoting against include the two UUP ministers, whilethe sole SDLP minister Alex Attwood declines to casta vote.
10 UCUNF: Tom Elliott states that the UUP–Conservativeelectoral pact is ‘dead’, explaining that the link-updamaged the UUP and confused voters.
14 Opposition: Martin McGuinness explains that he wouldveto any attempt to form an opposition or establish a volun-tary coalition at Stormont.
14 IMC: The Independent Monitoring Commission presentsthe findings of its 26th and final report to the British andIrish Governments.
15 HET: The PUP holds a demonstration outside the offices ofthe HET, claiming that its investigations are unfairly target-ing loyalists.
17 US visit: As part of a week-long visit to the USA, centred onSt Patrick’s Day celebrations, Peter Robinson and MartinMcGuinness meet with President Barack Obama.
21 Policing Board: Chief executive of the Northern IrelandPolicing Board, Adrian Donaldson, resigns. Absent onhealth grounds since December 2010, Donaldson had beensubject to an external review amid claims of underperfor-mance in the role.
21 First Minister: Tom Elliott reveals that, following discus-sions between both parties, the UUP and DUP may form apost-election pact to stop Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinnessbecoming First Minister.
22 First Minister: The DUP dispute claims made by TomElliott of a UUP–DUP post-election pact. MartinMcGuinness announces that he would consider sharing thepost of First Minister if Sinn Fein tops the upcoming Assem-bly poll.
22 Tı Chulainn: A complaint is made to the Children’s Com-missioner after photos are discovered of children dressedup as republican paramilitaries in a South Armagh commu-nity centre.
23 Altnagelvin: Health Minister Michael McGimpsey post-pones the construction of a new radiotherapy unit atAltnagelvin Hospital, County Londonderry, citing budgetaryconstraints.
23 Assembly: The Northern Ireland Assembly is formallydissolved.
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24 Corporation tax: The British Government launches a con-sultation on proposals to overhaul corporation tax in North-ern Ireland to allow the region to compete with the Republic.The paper, ‘Rebalancing the Northern Ireland Economy’, iswelcomed by all of the main parties.
24 UUP: The UUP is mired in a series of controversies as threesenior figures clash on a local radio show over MartinMcGuinness becoming First Minister. Meanwhile, BrianCrowe, special advisor to UUP Minister Danny Kennedy,is sacked over newspaper allegations that he abused his pos-ition of power in return for sexual favours. Deputy chairTerry Wright also resigns from the party in protest at thepostponed construction of the radiotherapy unit atAltnagelvin.
27 Security: Army bomb experts carry out a number of con-trolled explosions on a 110 lb bomb left in Londonderrycity centre.
28 Majella O’Hare: The British Government issues an unpre-cedented apology to the family of Majella O’Hare (12)who was shot dead in Co. Armagh by a British soldier in1976. Defence Secretary Liam Fox offered ‘profound apolo-gies’ for the 12-year-old’s death following a HET inquiry.
28 PSNI: The 50:50 recruitment provision for the PSNI comesto an end. When introduced in 2001, Catholics made upapproximately 8% of the PSNI. By 2010 the level hadrisen to just over 27%.
29 Security: A security alert results in the evacuation of over200 families from their homes in north Belfast.
30 SDLP: Former MLA Eugene McMenamin resigns from theparty to stand as an independent in the Assembly elections.
31 Education: DUP leader Peter Robinson reaffirms his commit-ment to a 4-year ‘road map’ towards a single education system.
31 Watchdogs: The British and Irish Governments officiallydissolve the Independent Monitoring Commission and Inde-pendent International Commission on Decommissioning.
April
1 Robert Nairac: Kevin Crilly (60) is cleared of the murder ofGrenadier Guardsman Robert Nairac (29) in 1977.
2 IRSP: The Irish Republican Socialist Party, linked to theIrish National Liberation Army, announces its decision tocontest the forthcoming local council elections.
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2 Security: Catholic PSNI recruit Ronan Kerr (25) is killed bya booby-trap car bomb at his home in Omagh, CountyTyrone.
6 Security: The PSNI uncovers a ‘significant’ cache of arms inCoalisland, Co. Tyrone, belonging to dissident republicans.
6 Ronan Kerr: A requiem mass for the murdered PSNI recruitis attended by political leaders from each of the main partiesas well as Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Elsewhere, acrossNorthern Ireland, several peace rallies are held demonstrat-ing against the killing; with 7,000 people in attendance atBelfast City Hall.
7 Security: A major security alert is sparked following the dis-covery of a 500 lb bomb in a van abandoned under the mainBelfast to Dublin road.
8 Presbyterian Mutual Society: The administrator of thetroubled savings society announces that under proposedplans members will receive 77% of their money back byJuly 2011.
8 UUP: The UUP announces its decision not to field a candi-date in the Foyle constituency in the forthcoming Assemblyelections.
8 Justice: Robert James Clarke (59) is sentenced to serve aminimum of 25 years for the murder of Alfredo Fusco (53)in Belfast in 1973.
10 Ronan Kerr: Thousands of people attend a rally in Omaghhonouring the murdered PSNI recruit.
10 Gerry Adams: Speaking on RTE radio the Sinn Fein Presi-dent offers to meet with representatives of dissident republi-can groups ‘anywhere, at any time’.
11 Dissidents: Owen Paterson rules out opening dialogue withdissident republicans.
12 Shankill Butchers: The HET launches an inquiry into theloyalist gang that murdered an estimated 30 people duringthe 1970s.
13 Iris Robinson: Former DUP MLA and MP and wife of PeterRobinson makes her first public appearance in 16 months atthe funeral of her mother. Robinson quit politics following aseries of high-profile scandals in 2010.
14 Police Ombudsman: The body’s chief executive, SamPollock, resigns from his post claiming that its independencehas been undermined by interference from the Department ofJustice. In response to the allegations, Justice Minister DavidFord orders an independent review of the office.
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14 Justice: David Ford defends new reduced rates set for soli-citors and lawyers working on legal aid cases in NorthernIreland.
15 Security: Five pipe bombs are found in two separate securityalerts in County Antrim. Elsewhere, weapons and ammuni-tion are discovered during a police search in Lurgan.
19 Security: Dissident republicans claim responsibility for abomb placed in south Belfast. PSNI officers were lured tothe scene by a bogus emergency call.
20 Security: The London Evening Standard reports that Britishspecial forces have uncovered a dissident republican cell scout-ing potential bombing targets for the 2012 Olympic Games.
20 Security: A blast bomb is thrown at PSNI officers inCraigavon.
20 Celtic FC: Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness condemnthe posting of parcel bombs to Northern Ireland-born Celticmanager Neil Lennon and two other high-profile supportersof the club. The parcels were posted in Scotland.
20 Security: Senior UVF figure Harry Stockdale (50) is stabbedin north Belfast.
21 Election: Party leaders of the main Northern Ireland partiesparticipate in a televised election debate. Tom Elliott andPeter Robinson clash over the former’s claim that Robinsonrated the performance of outgoing Sinn Fein Education Min-ister Caitrıona Ruane as ‘great’.
22 Ronan Kerr: A group of former IRA members claimresponsibility for the police officer’s murder and promisefuture attacks. The group are entirely separate from theReal IRA, Oglaigh na hEireann and the Continuity IRA.
22 Security: During an operation targeting dissident republicans,police arrest three men following the discovery of a ‘substan-tial amount’ of arms and ammunition in South Armagh.
22 Police Ombudsman: Ombudsman Al Hutchinson appointsthe Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland to conduct areview of the operational independence of the Police Ombuds-man from the PSNI. The review of the body is in addition tothat previously ordered by Justice Minister David Ford.
22 Royal Irish Regiment: The Ministry of Defence confirmsthat Royal Irish Regiment (RIR) soldiers returning fromAfghanistan will not have a Belfast homecoming parade.The decision is heavily criticised by unionist politicians,with Peter Robinson demanding a meeting with OwenPaterson.
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24 Dissidents: At a ceremony commemorating the 95th anni-versary of the 1916 Easter Rising in County Londonderry,Martin McGuinness labels dissident republican armed cam-paigns as ‘futile, stupid and selfish’.
25 Dissidents: At an Easter Rising ceremony, a member of the RealIRA publicly states that the organisation plans to kill more PSNIofficers and disrupt the Queen’s upcoming visit to Ireland.
25 Obituary: Former UUP politician and co-founder of theUlster Vanguard movement William Craig dies aged 86. AsMinister of Home Affairs in 1968, Craig used his powers tosuppress the Northern Ireland civil rights movement.
29 Royal wedding: HRH Prince William marries Kate Middle-ton in a ceremony in St Paul’s Cathedral, London. Williamwears the regimental colours of the Irish Guards and isawarded the new title of Baron of Carrickfergus.
May
3 Elections: Party leaders of the main Northern Ireland partiesparticipate in a televised election debate.
3 Northern Ireland: Unionist politicians issue statementsmarking the 90th anniversary of the creation of NorthernIreland.
5 Elections: The Northern Ireland Assembly and local councilelections are held. Voters also cast ballots in the UK-widereferendum on the alternative vote electoral system.
5 Bobby Sands: Republicans commemorate the 30th anniver-sary of the death of the republican prisoner. Sands was thefirst of 10 republican prisoners to die on hunger strike inthe Maze prison.
6 Election count: Chief Electoral Officer Graham Shieldsdefends his staff in the face of criticism over delays in theAssembly election count.
7 Tom Elliott: During his election victory speech the UUPleader reacts to perceived heckling by Sinn Fein supporters,describing them as ‘scum’.
7 Alternative vote referendum: A ‘no’ vote is returned in thereferendum to abolish the first-past-the-post electoral system.
8 Assembly election: The DUP and Sinn Fein emerge as thebiggest parties in the Assembly election. The DUP gainedtwo seats, with 38 in total; Sinn Fein gained one seat, with29 in total; the UUP lose two seats with 16 in total and theSDLP lose two seats, with 14 in total. Alliance secureseight seats, with a gain of one.
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11 Local council elections: The DUP and Sinn Fein emerge asthe biggest parties in the local council elections. The DUPsecured 175 seats in total; Sinn Fein secured 138 seats intotal; the UUP secured 99 seats in total; and the SDLPsecured 87 in total. Alliance secures 44 seats, with a gainof 14.
11 David McClarty: Following his election in Foyle as anindependent, David McClarty rejects an offer to rejoin theUUP. His decision results in Alliance gaining a secondExecutive post ahead of the UUP.
11 Justice: Sinn Fein MLA Raymond McCartney and journalistEamonn MacDermott win a Supreme Court appeal to receivecompensation for their wrongful conviction of murder in1977.
13 Power sharing: The five main parties agree on the minister-ial posts they will take up in the new administration on 19May.
13 Boston College: A subpoena is received by BostonCollege for secret tapes carried out by researchers inan oral history project on the Troubles. A spokesmanfrom Boston College reveals that US prosecutors wereacting at the behest of British officials believed to bethe PSNI.
17 Security: Newly elected Sinn Fein MLA Oliver McMullanreceives a bullet in the post.
18 Queen’s visit: Approximately 100 guests from NorthernIreland attend a wreath-laying ceremony by HRH Queen Eli-zabeth at Islandbridge, Dublin, honouring Irish war deadfrom the First World War. Those invited include seniormembers of the UDA.
19 Obituary: Former Taoiseach Garrett Fitzgerald dies aged85. Fitzgerald negotiated the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agree-ment with then British Prime Minister MargaretThatcher.
22 RIR: Thousands demonstrate outside Belfast City Hall inprotest at the MoD’s decision not to hold a homecomingparade for the Royal Irish Regiment.
23 Rosemary Nelson: An inquiry into the murder of theLurgan solicitor in 1999 finds that the NIO and RUC‘failed to take reasonable and proportionate steps’ to safe-guard her life. Owen Paterson and PSNI Chief ConstableMatt Baggott both offer their apologies in response to thefindings.
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24 Unionist pact: At a special council meeting, BelfastCity Council votes to change the rules on how committeerepresentatives are selected. The move follows an announce-ment by representatives from several unionist parties that theyhad agreed a formal cooperation to ensure a unionist majority.
24 Policing Board: A senior GAA official is one of several newmembers appointed by Justice Minister David Ford to thePolicing Board.
25 Special advisor: Mary McArdle is announced as the newspecial advisor to Sinn Fein Culture Minister Caral NıChuilın. Ms McArdle was part of an IRA gang who killedMary Travers (22) in 1984. The sister of Ms Travers callsfor Ms McArdle to quit her post.
26 Mary McArdle: Political pressure mounts on MaryMcArdle to quit as a special ministerial advisor. Sinn Feindefends her appointment in the face of criticism from theDUP, UUP and SDLP. Sinn Fein also reveals that MsMcArdle has received loyalist death threats.
26 Mayor: Sinn Fein councillor Niall O Donnghaile (25)becomes Belfast’s youngest ever Lord Mayor.
26 Security: Dissident republicans throw a pipe-bomb into theAlliance Party’s south Belfast headquarters.
27 Security: A series of bomb alerts results in widespreadtraffic disruption in central Belfast. The PSNI reveals thatit has attended the scene of 15 security alerts across NorthernIreland in the past 24 hours.
31 Talks: Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness attend a tri-lateral meeting with their Welsh and Scottish counterparts inEdinburgh. The talks focus on areas where there is a ‘sharedagenda’ between the three regions.
June
1 Smithwick Tribunal: The Irish Parliament faces criticismafter voting to change the terms of reference for the Smith-wick Tribunal investigating the 1989 murder of seniorRUC officers Harry Breen and Robert Buchanan inDundalk. The motion demands that an interim report is pro-duced after 10 days of public hearing, with a final reportcompiled by the end of November.
1 Mary McArdle: Mary McArdle tells The AndersonstownNews that she regrets the death of Mary Travers. The inter-view is criticised by the victim’s relatives.
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2 PUP: The leader of the Progressive Unionist Party, BrianErvine, announces his imminent departure from the post.
3 Stormont advisor: In the wake of the controversialappointment of Mary McArdle, Peter Robinson announcesthat the process of appointing special advisors will bereviewed.
5 Protest: Dissident republican supporters protest outsideMaghaberry Prison, calling for political prisoner status andthe release of prominent activist Marian Price.
6 Opposition: The UUP puts forward an Assembly motion tocreate an official opposition at Stormont.
9 Prime Minister: David Cameron addresses a special sittingof the Northern Ireland Assembly urging MLAs to ‘deliveron the promise of devolution’.
10 Westminster by-election: Sinn Fein’s Paul Maskey iselected MP for West Belfast with 70.6% of the overall vote.
10 North–South Ministerial Council: Executive ministersand their Irish counterparts meet in Dublin.
14 Brian Lenihan: Finance Minister Sammy Wilson attendsthe funeral of former Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan(52) in Dublin.
14 Councils: Environment Minister Alex Attwood urges coun-cils to avoid sectarian rows following claims that relationsbetween elected members on Limavady and Belfast councilshad deteriorated significantly.
16 Police Ombudsman: The Committee on the Administrationof Justice (CAJ) publishes a damning report listing concernsover the independence of the Police Ombudsman, includingirregularities in the appointment of Al Hutchinson. CAJDirector Mike Ritchie states that the office is ‘not fit forpurpose’.
16 Kingsmills massacre: The HET releases a report into the1976 Kingsmills massacre, confirming that the 10 Protestantvictims were killed by the IRA.
17 George Osborne: The British Chancellor makes his firstvisit to Northern Ireland as part of a consultative processby the UK Treasury on the devolution of corporation taxpowers to the region.
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20 British–Irish Council: The 16th summit of the British–Irish Council is held in London.
20–21 Security: There are serious overnight disturbances betweenloyalists and nationalists in east Belfast as petrol bombs,bricks and bottles are thrown close to the Short Strand inter-face. The sustained violent disorder appears orchestrated bythe UVF.
21–22 Security: Political leaders appeal for calm after 500 peopleare involved in a second night of major rioting in eastBelfast. Police report 11 gunshots fired, and the use ofblast bombs and petrol bombs. Dissident republicans arebelieved to be responsible for gunfire in which a press photo-grapher is injured. Police later reveal that two men on theloyalist side were shot. Community leaders, politicians andthe PSNI deem the rioting the worst seen in NorthernIreland in decades.
22 Justice: Darryl O’Donnell (31) is convicted of using Face-book to post a threatening message to DUP MLA GregoryCampbell. It is understood to be the first conviction of itskind in the UK.
22 Drumcree: Portadown Orange Order members vote todouble their weekly Drumcree protests, adding a midweekevent to the current Sunday protests.
23 Security: Peter Robinson holds talks with UVF representa-tives about the recent rioting in east Belfast. The meetingfollows a series of separate talks between unionist andnationalist representatives from the Short Strand interface.
24 Loughinisland massacre: The Police Ombudsman releases areport into the 1994 murder of six Catholics, concluding thatthere were serious failings in the original RUC investigationbut stopping short of finding evidence of state collusion.
28 Speaker: Sinn Fein MLA Francie Molloy is voted into thenewly created role of Deputy Principal Speaker in theAssembly.
29 Security: The Police Federation of Northern Ireland releasesa report estimating that around 650 active dissident republi-can terrorists are operating in the region.
29 Kingsmills: Police confirm that there are no plans for areview into the Kingsmills massacre to see whethercharges could be brought against those responsible.
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30 Smithwick: The Smithwick Tribunal publishes its interimreport. The judge responsible for the inquiry accuses theIrish Justice Minister Alan Shatter of interfering with itsindependence and raises doubts as to whether it can completeits work by the newly imposed 30 November deadline.
July
1 Ombudsman: Findings from an independent review orderedby the Justice Minister into the Police Ombudsman Officereveal ‘non-systemic but clear interference’ from seniorcivil servants. It also asserts that the weak leadership of AlHutchinson has undermined the effectiveness of the office.
1 Parades: Following an Orange Order parade, violent clashesinvolving police, loyalist marchers and nationalist residentsbreak out in east Belfast.
1 Advisors: The DUP and Sinn Fein disagree over proposedregulations on the appointment of Stormont special advisers.
1 Audit: The Audit Office expresses concern over‘deficiencies and inconsistencies’ in payments granted bythe Office of the First and Deputy First Minister.
2 Obituary: The co-founder and first leader of the AllianceParty, Oliver Napier, dies aged 75.
4 IICD: The final report of the Independent InternationalCommission on Decommissioning is released.
4 Justice: Rodger Jorro Costa (29), a Spanish native, is jailedfor 4 years for assaulting a police woman during riots innorth Belfast in July 2010.
5 Justice: The first justice powers debated and agreed inNorthern Ireland in 40 years become law in the form of theNorthern Ireland Justice Act 2011.
6 Security: Shots are fired during disturbances in Lurgan, Co.Armagh.
6 Parades: In a House of Commons address, Owen Patersoncalls for restraint ahead of a week of contentious parades.
7 Phone hacking: Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinnessannounce they are set to make an official request to discoverwhether their phones were tapped by the News of the World.
7 Omagh bomb: Two Real IRA leaders fail in their legalattempt to overturn a 2009 court order to pay compensationto a number of families bereaved by the 1998 Omagh bomb.Appeals by two other senior republicans are allowed.
8 Security: Rioting erupts in Lurgan for the third consecutivenight.
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9 Security: Serious rioting erupts in Ballyclare, Co. Antrim,following the removal of loyalist flags by the PSNI.A crowd of 100 people clash with police who respond bydeploying water cannon. Violence also spreads to Newtow-nabbey and Carrickfergus.
11 Security: Serious rioting breaks out in several nationalistareas in west Belfast. Violent clashes between nationalistsand police, during which baton rounds and water cannonare fired, result in 22 police officers being injured.
12 Security: Following a contentious Orange Order parade,violent clashes involving police officers and nationalists breakout in Ardoyne, north Belfast. Minor disturbances also takeplace in a number of other locations across Northern Ireland.
12 Hate crime: The police treat an arson attack on the home of aSlovak family in Co. Antrim as a hate crime.
13 Security: In a third night of sporadic violence acrossNorthern Ireland, police are attacked with petrol bombs.
15 Parades: The Orange Order rebuffs an offer by MartinMcGuinness to meet and resolve future parades disputes,citing its current policy not to meet with Sinn Fein.
15 Security: Following the removal of union flags by police,violent clashes involving police officers and loyalists breakout in Portadown.
18 Kingsmills: Following a meeting with bereaved families,Owen Paterson announces that he will not call on the PSNIto reopen their investigation into the murders.
22 Protest: Campaigners calling for the release of BrendanLillis (59) from jail begin a hunger strike. Lillis was impri-soned in 2009 following a kidnapping offence, triggering alife sentence from a previous IRA bombing conviction in1977. Lillis suffers from a severe arthritic condition.
22 Dissidents: Former IRA bomber and hunger striker MarianPrice is charged in connection with the murders of twoBritish soldiers at Massereene Barracks in 2009.
25 Gay pride: An unprecedented gay pride event is held inStormont, at which the DUP is the only main party not toattend.
26 Finucane: The family of murdered Belfast solicitor PatFinucane accuses the British Government of stalling on adecision to hold a public inquiry into his 1989 killing bythe UFF.
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29 Ronan Kerr: PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott defends ahigh-profile PSNI operation into the murder of Ronan Kerr inApril against criticism from Sinn Fein over police tactics andarrests.
August
1 SDLP: Mid-Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone announces that hewill challenge Margaret Ritchie for the SDLP leadership atthe annual party conference in November.
2 Brendan Lillis: Martin McGuinness calls on David Ford torelease Brendan Lillis from Maghaberry Prison.
2 Row: Proceedings at Limavady Borough Council are sus-pended for the third time in 3 months due to a TUV council-lor contravening a rule on the presentation of emblems in thechamber.
4 Facebook: A Facebook group used by dissident republicansto help identify and share information about PSNI officers isshut down.
4 Riots: Media organisations are ordered by the courts to handover footage of July rioting in Belfast in an attempt to ident-ify rioters and secure convictions.
7 Ballymurphy: Hundreds of people take part in a ‘March forTruth’ through west Belfast ahead of the 40th anniversary ofthe Ballymurphy shootings in 1971.
8 NAMA: Sammy Wilson asks the Irish Finance MinisterMichael Noonan to consider appointing a Northern Irelandrepresentative to the board of NAMA.
8 Prisons: Dissident republican inmates in Maghaberry Prisonescalate their ongoing protest against prison conditions, com-mencing a 48-hour hunger strike.
9 Internment: On the 40th anniversary of the introduction ofinternment six former detainees instigate proceedings to suethe Ministry of Defence for compensation. Elsewhere, at abonfire marking the anniversary in west Belfast, shots arefired and petrol bombs thrown as nationalists clash with police.
9 Riots: The PSNI confirms that it is reviewing formsof support for the Metropolitan Police following threenights of major rioting in London and other Englishcities.
10 Euro 2012: Sinn Fein Culture Minister Caral Nı Chuilınbecomes the first Sinn Fein representative to attend a North-ern Ireland football match.
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10 Riots: Following the fourth consecutive night of seriousrioting and looting in English cities, David Cameron statesthat PSNI water cannon are on standby to be sent toEngland at 24-hours’ notice.
11 HET: A HET report into the 1971 killing of Billy McKava-nagh (21) by British soldiers in the Markets area of Belfastfinds that the victim was innocent.
11 Ombudsman: Sinn Fein MLA Caitrıona Ruane calls for thePolice Ombudsman Al Hutchinson to resign ‘in order torestore credibility in the office’, in the wake of the publi-cation of the Loughinisland report.
11 Exhumation: Forensic tests confirm that a body exhumedfrom a graveyard in the Irish Republic are not those ofColumba McVeigh, a teenage IRA victim murdered in1971and one of the so-called ‘Disappeared’.
13 Security: Serious orchestrated rioting erupts in Londonderrytowards the end of the annual Apprentice Boys parade. Dis-sident republicans are suspected of throwing a pipe-bomb atpolice lines.
14 Gerry Adams: In a speech at a South Armagh rally to markthe 30th anniversary of the prison hunger strikes of 1981 theSinn Fein President focuses on the prospects of achieving aunited Ireland ‘peacefully and democratically’.
15 Ombudsman: Following a leaked draft of a report critical ofthe performance of the Police Ombudsman’s office, SinnFein’s Gerry Kelly calls on Al Hutchinson to resign.
18 Brendan Lillis: Following a lengthy campaign, republicanprisoner Brendan Lillis (59) is released from MaghaberryPrison on compassionate grounds.
19 Legal aid: Justice Minister David Ford and representativesfrom the Law Society broker a deal to end the long-running stand-off over legal aid payments.
23 Security: David Ford apologises and orders a review into anadministrative error which may have compromised the per-sonal security of former RUC part-time reservists.
24 Equality: The Northern Ireland Council for EthnicMinorities informs a UN committee that measures toensure racial equality in Northern Ireland have been over-shadowed by political disagreements over combatingsectarianism.
25 Iris Robinson: An official inquiry into the granting of a Cas-tlereagh council lease to Iris Robinson’s former lover in 2008clears her of any wrongdoing.
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30 ANC–IRA: The posthumous memoirs of a former anti-apartheid activist reveal new evidence of contacts betweenGerry Adams and the African National Congress in the1970s, including IRA training for the ANC’S military wing.
September
5 Ombudsman: A third damning report into the office of thePolice Ombudsman is released. The Criminal Justice Inspec-tion report severely questions the watchdog’s independence,finding that it removed criticism of police from probes intocontroversial murder cases. The report also states thatOmbudsman Al Hutchinson has lost the support of seniorcolleagues and brands the organisation’s management‘dysfunctional’.
6 Supergrass trial: Northern Ireland’s first terrorism ‘super-grass’ trial since 1985 begins in Belfast Crown Court.Former UVF members and brothers Robert and DavidStewart offer state’s evidence against 14 alleged UVF acti-vists facing 97 charges ranging from murder to blackmail.
8 Ombudsman: Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson informsthe Stormont Justice Committee of his intention to resignon 1 June 2012.
8 SDLP: Margaret Ritchie announces her decision to stepdown as SDLP leader.
8 Tuition fees: The Executive agrees to freeze universitytuition fees in Northern Ireland until 2015, rising only inline with inflation.
10 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis: David Latimer becomes the first Presby-terian minister to address the Sinn Fein party conference, the firstto be held in Northern Ireland. In his speech he hails MartinMcGuinness as one of the ‘great leaders of modern times’.
12 USA: Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness depart for theUSA on a 5-day investment mission. The First Minister andDeputy First Minister will meet business leaders in LosAngeles, Chicago and New York.
13 Elections: In a consultation document, the Boundary Com-mission for Northern Ireland proposes major changes toconstituency boundaries that would reduce the number ofMPs from 18 to 16.
14 Security: Dissident republicans leave two explosive devicesat the homes of police personnel in Claudy, CountyLondonderry.
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16 SDLP: Three additional candidates put their names forwardto stand in the forthcoming leadership contest. AlasdairMcDonnell, Alex Attwood and Connal McDevitt joinPatsy McGlone on the final slate.
16 Dual mandates: Westminster Committee on Standards inPublic Life calls for the Government to introduce legislationto bring the practice of dual mandates to an end by the timeof the 2015 Assembly election.
16 Peace wall: An interface barrier in Alexandra Park, northBelfast, is to be opened for the first time since April 1994as part of a 3-month trial.
16 Irish Presidency: Sinn Fein announces Martin McGuinnessas its candidate in the upcoming Irish presidential election.
19 Deputy First Minister: Education Minister John O’Dowd isdesignated as temporary Deputy First Minister followingMartin McGuinness’s entry into the race for the IrishPresidency.
19 Human Rights: Michael O’Flaherty replaces MonicaMcWilliams as Chief Commissioner of the NorthernIreland Human Rights Commission.
19 Corporation tax: Finance Minister Sammy Wilson tells theAssembly that a cut in Northern Ireland’s corporation tax rateis most likely four years away.
21 Irish Presidency: UDA brigadier Jackie McDonald brandsunionists who oppose Martin McGuinness becoming IrishPresident ‘hypocrites’.
21 ICLVR: The body tasked with searching for the remains ofthe seven final IRA victims known as the ‘Disappeared’, theIndependent Commission for the Location of Victims’Remains, appeals for the public’s help.
21 UN: US President Obama cites Northern Ireland as anexample of conflict resolution when addressing the UnitedNations.
22 Irish Presidency: Peter Robinson expresses concern aboutthe functioning of the Northern Irish Executive in theabsence of Martin McGuinness.
22 Bloody Sunday: The Ministry of Defence writes to thefamilies of those killed or injured in Bloody Sunday offeringto pay compensation ‘where there was a legal liability to do so’.
23 Councils: First Minister Peter Robinson and acting DeputyFirst Minister John O’Dowd send a paper to SDLP MinisterAlex Attwood outlining their plan to cut the number of localcouncils from 26 to 11 by 2014.
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25 Obituary: The former UVF leader Gusty Spence dies aged78. Spence founded the modern UVF in 1966 and wasjailed for the murder of a Catholic barman in the sameyear. Following his release from prison in 1984, hebecame active in politics and announced the landmark loyal-ist paramilitary ceasefires in 1994.
27 Jim Allister: The TUV leader is issued a temporary gaggingorder over a joke made in the Assembly concerning MartinMcGuinness’s bid to become Irish President.
28 Martin McGuinness: The Sinn Fein Irish presidential can-didate admits his shame when incidents, such as the 1987Enniskillen bombing, were carried out in the name of Irishrepublicanism.
29 Irish Presidency: Martin McGuinness formally gets hisIrish presidential campaign under way at a send-off inLondonderry.
30 Security: Army bomb disposal experts carry out a controlledexplosion on a viable device in South Belfast. The alertcauses major disruption in the area.
October
2 USA: Four senior UDA figures begin a 4-day trip to New Yorkand Washington, DC, during which they will meet politiciansand business leaders. One of the delegation, Jackie McDonald,is believed to be the first alleged UDA ‘brigadier’ officially tovisit the US since the UDA was banned in 1992.
3 Victims: The Commission for Victims and Survivors callsfor a statutory inquiry for victims of the Troubles, similarto that announced in December 2010 into institutionalchild abuse in Northern Ireland.
3 Liam Adams: The brother of the Sinn Fein President GerryAdams loses his fight against extradition from the IrishRepublic to stand trial on sexual abuse allegations in North-ern Ireland.
3 Corporation tax: Owen Paterson reveals that a new taskforce will be established to consider the issue of reducingNorthern Ireland’s corporation tax.
5 UUP: Lisburn UUP Councillor Alan Carlisle defects to theDUP.
6 Councils: Sinn Fein and the DUP warn SDLP EnvironmentMinister Alex Attwood that it is too late for him to reopendebate on local council reform.
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6 NAMA: NAMA releases details of another 16 sites to whichit has appointed receivers, of which 10 are in NorthernIreland.
7 Homecoming parade: Members of the Royal Irish Regi-ment join the Irish Guards for a homecoming parade infront of an invited audience in Belfast. The Ministry ofDefence declined an initial offer from Belfast City Councilfor a parade through the city.
7 Shadow Secretary: Labour Shadow Secretary of StateShaun Woodward is replaced by Vernon Coaker as part ofa cabinet reshuffle.
9 UUP: The Electoral Office confirms an investigation is underway into the alleged use of electoral registers by UUP MLASam Gardiner to refuse help to constituents who did not votefor him.
9 Royal visit: John O’Dowd explains that circumstances arenot yet right for a Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister to meetthe Queen.
11 Smithwick Tribunal: The Irish Government agrees to arequest by the Smithwick Tribunal for a 6-month extensionto produce its final report.
11 Speaker: SDLP MLA Dominic Bradley is barred fromspeaking in the Assembly after challenging the authority ofthe Speaker’s chair in a row over use of the Irish language.
11 Adviser Bill: TUV MLA Jim Allister proposes a privatemembers bill to prohibit those who have a criminal convic-tion from serving as special advisers in Stormont.
11 Finucane: At a meeting with David Cameron, the family ofPat Finucane is told that there will be no new public inquiryinto his murder. Owen Paterson later announces that theGovernment accepts the findings of two previous investi-gations, which found evidence of security collusion in MrFinucane’s death, and announces an 18-month review ofall papers relating to the murder.
12 DUP: Peter Robinson explains that the DUP failed to prepareits supporters for the power-sharing deal negotiated at StAndrews in 2006.
12 Security: A bomb, planted by dissident republicans,explodes at the UK City of Culture office in Londonderry.
14 Finucane: The widow of Pat Finucane accuses DavidCameron and Owen Paterson of reneging on a promise tohold a new statutory inquiry into allegations of collusionbetween security forces and the killers.
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14 Omagh bomb: The Court of Appeal hears that dissidentrepublicans Michael McKevitt and Liam Campbell seek tochallenge rulings that they were liable for the 1998 Omaghbombing in the Supreme Court. The Court also confirmsthat two other men sued over the atrocity, Colm Murphyand Seamus Daly, will both face civil retrials.
15 DUP: John Smyth Jnr (30), a DUP candidate in the 2011local council elections, is suspended from the party afterbeing charged by detectives investigating a pipe-bombattack on the home of a Polish couple in Antrim.
15 PUP: The PUP elects former UVF prisoner Billy Hutchinsonas its new leader at the party’s annual conference.
17 Finucane: Following talks with the Finucane family, theIrish Government expresses its anger over the Prime Minis-ter’s refusal to order an inquiry into the murder of PatFinucane
17 Basque Country: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, along withother figures from the Northern Ireland peace process,attends a major conference in San Sebastian addressing theBasque peace process.
18 Universities: The Department of Employment andLearning releases figures showing that just over a thirdof the 35,000 students attending local universities areProtestant.
18 Mary McAleese: The Irish President attends her last officialengagement in Northern Ireland.
19 Ombudsman: Relatives of people killed in controversialcases being investigated by the Police Ombudsman stage aprotest outside Al Hutchinson’s office demanding his resig-nation. Acting Deputy First Minister John O’Dowd also callsfor his immediate resignation.
20 Policing: Londonderry’s District Policing Partnership meetsin the city for the first time in 11 months since dissidentrepublican protestors forced the abandonment of severalmeetings.
20 Elections: The Electoral Commission releases a report criti-cising the Electoral Commission of Northern Ireland’s hand-ling of the Assembly and local election counts and thenational referendum on 5 May.
20 Libya: DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson states that the death ofMuammar Gaddafi will pave the way for a settlement oflegal claims made by those injured or bereaved by IRAweapons supplied by his regime.
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21 Orange Order: It is revealed that Ulster Unionists TomElliott and Danny Kennedy will not face disciplinaryaction from the Orange Order for attending the funeralmass of Catholic PSNI officer Ronan Kerr.
21 Justice: Michael Campbell (36) is jailed in Lithuania for his partin a major Real IRA arms deal in 2008. Campbell’s brother Liamis one of four men found liable for the 1998 Omagh bomb.
21 Ombudman: Al Hutchinson offers to leave the post ofPolice Ombudsman in January 2012.
22 Blood: DUP Health Minister Edwin Poots is heavily criti-cised for refusing to lift a lifetime ban on gay men donatingblood despite a review of clinical evidence showing the con-tinuation of the ban to be unwarranted.
22 UUP: At the UUP annual conference Tom Elliott argues forinstitutional reform, including cutting the number of Stor-mont departments from 12 to eight.
24 Prisons: A report of an independent review into the NorthernIreland prison service is published, containing 40 keyrecommendations.
26 UDA: Loyalist leaders force UDA brigadier Jackie McDo-nald to refuse an invitation to attend the unveiling of a newportrait of James Connolly at Belfast City Hall.
29 Irish presidential election: Martin McGuinness finishesthird in the Irish presidential election, topping the poll inDonegal North-East and securing13.7% of overall first pre-ference votes.
29 Greens: At its annual conference the Green Party in North-ern Ireland rejects a call for it to become a separate entityfrom the Irish Greens, retaining their status as a regionalgroup within an all-island party.
November
1 BNP: The daughter of BNP leader Nick Griffin fails toattend an industrial tribunal in Belfast taken against theparty by a former staff member at a fundraising centre inCounty Down.
2 Disappeared: Families of IRA victims whose remains haveyet to be recovered complete their fifth annual silent walk,laying a wreath at Stormont buildings.
2 Liam Adams: The brother of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adamsis extradited to Northern Ireland. He faces 18 charges ofsexual abuse.
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4 PSNI: On the PSNI’s 10th anniversary, Chief ConstableMatt Baggott warns that the security threat posed by dissidentterrorism remains ‘severe, persistent and deeply dangerous’.Mr Baggott also announces that he would accept an invita-tion to address a Sinn Fein party conference in the future.
5 SDLP election: Alasdair McDonnell is elected the newleader of the SDLP at the party’s annual conference inBelfast, beating Conall McDevitt by 36 votes.
7 Justice: Colin Duffy (44) and Brian Shrivers (46) go on trialfor the murder of two soldiers at Massereene army barracksin 2009.
7 Finucane: In an Assembly debate on an inquiry into themurder of Pat Finucane DUP MLA Edwin Poots clasheswith Sinn Fein and SDLP MLAs after alleging Mr Finucaneattended IRA meetings in a non-legal capacity.
8 Justice: David Ford offers to resign as Justice Minister inMay 2012 to ensure the Executive post survives.
8 Stormont: Martin McGuinness resumes the post of DeputyFirst Minister.
9 Security: A suspicious device causes widespread traffic dis-ruption in Londonderry.
10 UUP–Tory pact: Lord Feldman, Conservative Party chair-man, writes to the UUP suggesting they disband and form anew Northern Ireland Conservative and Unionist Party(NICUP), giving a Christmas deadline for a decision.
11 Investment: The Irish Government announces massive cutsin financing a cross-border road project linking Dublin toLondonderry.
13 Remembrance: Unionists criticise Sinn Fein Lord Mayor ofBelfast Niall O Donnghaile for not attending a RemembranceSunday event at City Hall.
13 Irish president: Michael D. Higgins makes his first officialvisit to Northern Ireland.
14 Security: Justice Minister David Ford reveals that thenumber of dissident attacks in 2011 stands at 25, comparedwith the 40 carried out in 2010.
15 Prison row: Peter Robinson threatens to resign as First Min-ister if the Justice Minister introduces changes to the prisonservice’s emblems as part of a reform programme.
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17 Taoiseach visit: Enda Kenny makes his first visit toBelfast since assuming office. Unionists criticise theTaoiseach after he announces his intention to lobby poli-ticians for a public inquiry into the murder of PatFinucane.
17 Programme for Government: The Executive publishes thedraft Programme for Government 2011–2015 for consul-tation. The programme contains more than 70 commitments.
18 Meeting: The North–South Ministerial Council meets inArmagh.
18 Collusion: In a bid to investigate potential Irish state collu-sion, Stormont ministers Danny Kennedy and Arlene Fosterpresent Enda Kenny with a dossier of 159 murders by theIRA in South Armagh.
19 UUP: Deputy Leader John McCallister addresses a SinnFein ‘Uniting Ireland’ conference in Newry.
22 Orange Order: An academic survey of the Orange Orderreveals that 60% of its members agree with the view that‘most Catholics are IRA sympathisers’.
22 Peace talks: The handwritten records of Brendan Duddy,detailing secret talks between the IRA and the British Gov-ernment at the height of the Troubles, are released to theNational University of Ireland, Galway.
22 Funding: The Westminster Committee for Standards inPublic Life publishes its report into political finance. Thereport recommends greater transparency about donations toNorthern Ireland’s political parties.
25 Ombudsman: The Police Ombudsman confirms that it isinforming up to 50 families of people killed by police offi-cers during the Troubles that legal advice precludes themfrom investigating any police-related killing that hasalready been investigated.
25 Prisons: The NI Prison Service defends its use of full bodysearches in Maghaberry Jail, as protestors hold a 24-hourvigil on behalf of republican prisoners.
26 DUP: At party conference Peter Robinson calls for greaterpromotion of a shared community and the combination ofeducation services.
29 Lord Mayor: Sinn Fein’s Niall O Donnghaile is widely cri-ticised after refusing to present a Duke of Edinburgh awardcertificate to an Army cadet force member at a ceremonyin City Hall. Unionists call for a public apology or for MrO Donnghaile to stand down.
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30 Hacking: Former Secretary of State Peter Hain meets withdetectives investigating the News of the World hackingscandal over claims his computer was hacked during histime in Northern Ireland.
30 Strikes: Thousands of public sector workers across NorthernIreland take part in a national strike, protesting against pro-posed changes to pensions for public sector workers, andspending cuts.
December
1 Lord Mayor: More than 200 protestors demonstrate outsideBelfast City Hall, calling for Niall O Donnghaile to resignover an awards row. Mr O Donnghaile earlier offered anapology for any offence caused.
1 Policing: Sinn Fein informs the Policing Board that it hasasked the Northern Ireland Audit Office to investigate thePSNI’s policy of rehiring former RUC officers made redun-dant under the Patten scheme.
1 Massereene trial: The judge in the Massereene barracksmurder trial rules that DNA evidence challenged by thedefence is admissible. It is the first time the technique usedto acquire DNA has been allowed by a UK court.
2 Loughgall attack: A HET report finds that the SAS waswithin its rights to shoot dead eight IRA men during anattack on Loughgall RUC station in 1987.
2 Omagh bomb: The Court of Appeal in Belfast deny author-isation for Michael McKevitt and Seamus Daly to appeal tothe Supreme Court in London.
3 Enniskillen bomb: A leaked HET report into the 1987Enniskillen bombing finds that the IRA deliberately targetedcivilians with a no-warning bomb.
5 SDLP: Sean Rodgers is selected to replace Margaret Ritchiein the assembly.
5 Lord Mayor: Council members accept an apology issued byNiall O Donnghaile for refusing to present a Duke of Edin-burgh award to a British army cadet. The meeting is picketedby around 50 loyalist protestors.
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8 Commemoration: The Assembly debates the preparationsof Culture Minister Caral Nı Chuilın to mark historic centen-aries from the period 1912–1922.
8 Inquiry: The families of 10 people killed by British soldiersin Ballymurphy in 1971 submit a letter of petition to theDepartment of the Taoiseach calling for an independentinvestigation.
9 Inquest: A jury unanimously finds that 15-year-old DanielHegarty posed no risk when he was shot dead inLondonderry by British soldiers in 1972.
14 Miami Showband massacre: A HET report into the murderof three members of the Miami Showband in 1975 raises‘disturbing questions about collusive and corrupt behaviour’between the UVF and security forces in the aftermath of theshooting.
14 Trial: The trial to find those responsible for the murder ofPSNI officer Stephen Carroll in 2009 is forced to adjournafter one of the defendants sacks their entire legal team thenight before their trial is due to begin.
15 Council reform: The Stormont Executive reaffirms thatthe 26 local councils will be shrunk to 11 new auth-orities. The minister responsible for implementing thereforms, Alex Attwood, argues for a reduced numberof 15.
15 Corporation tax: Executive ministers meet with a del-egation from Westminster to discuss a reduction in corpor-ation tax in Northern Ireland. The talks agree a workprogramme for the coming months to prepare for the devolu-tion of corporation tax and examine issues raised during arecent consultation.
17 Boston College: A US Federal Judge rejects a motionby Boston College to dismiss the case taken against itby British authorities to turn over confidential oral his-tories of IRA members. The judge places a 21 Decemberdeadline for submissions of tapes for review by thecourt.
18 Ian Paisley: The former DUP leader and founder of the FreePresbyterian Church delivers his last sermon after 60 years ofpreaching.
19 Prison row: The Assembly Justice committee warns thatrepublican inmates at Maghaberry Prison are preparing tointensify protests that have caused more than £1 million indamage in 18 months.
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20 1981 Hunger strike: Papers released to NUI Galway byBrendan Duddy reveal that Gerry Adams and the committeetasked with controlling the 1981 IRA hunger strike rejected asubstantial offer from Margaret Thatcher, accepted by theprisoners, that would have meant six of the 10 hunger stri-kers need not have died.
21 PSNI: The Justice Minister is asked to investigate the rehir-ing of ex-RUC officers made redundant under the Pattenscheme by the PSNI.
21 Reform: The DUP unveils proposals to cut the number ofExecutive departments and MLAs by 2015. The DUP isthe third major party, alongside the UUP and Alliance, tosubmit proposals to the Assembly and Executive ReviewCommittee (AERC) charged with implementing governmen-tal reform.
22 UUP–Tory merger: Tom Elliott writes to the ConservativeParty to formally reject the offer of disbanding the UUP andreplacing it with a new Northern Ireland Conservative andUnionist Party. He describes the proposals as ‘misguided,unworkable and completely undeliverable’.
27 Boston College: A US Federal Judge orders Boston Collegeto turn over to US prosecutors the recorded interviews ofDolours Price, a former member of the IRA who wasamong 26 paramilitaries who took part in an oral historyproject on the Troubles.
30 Hunger strikes: Under the 30-year rule, governmentarchives in Dublin, Belfast and London open, giving newinsights into the prison protests of 1981. The paperscontain the claim that a week before his death BobbySands offered to suspend his strike by 5 days. Other papersoutline how the Thatcher administration contemplatedBritish withdrawal from Northern Ireland.
30 Boston College: Acting on a last minute legal interventionby those responsible for the oral history project, an appealscourt in Boston blocks the release to US prosecutors of inter-view transcripts.
31 Police Reserve: After 40 years of service, the police Reserveis officially disbanded. Some 102 reserve officers were killedduring the Troubles.
Sources: Irish Times, The Belfast Telegraph, Irish American Information Service,BBC news, The Guardian, Northern Ireland Executive, UTV news, News Letter,RTE news.
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7.3 Main EU Related News for Northern Ireland
20 January Peter Robinson tells the Office of First Minister and DeputyFirst Minister Committee that government departments aremissing out on EU funds because the complex paperworkentailed dissuades them from applying.
31 March Members of the European Commission’s Northern IrelandTask Force visit Belfast on a 2-day mission to discuss withgovernmental departments their priorities for the future.The talks represent the second phase of a task force estab-lished by the Commission President Jose Manuel Barrosoin 2007 to improve Northern Ireland’s access to communitypolicies and programmes.
25 June EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn opensa new pathway over the River Foyle in Londonderry. Nick-named ‘The Peace Bridge’, the project was funded by the EUPeace 3 programme and links the nationalist and unionistsides of the city.
18 October Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland officiallyopens the ‘Opportunity Europe and Beyond’ fair and exhibi-tion in Belfast.
24 October Nine MPs from Northern Ireland support a Commons motionthat called for a referendum on the UK’s membership of theEuropean Union.
12 December The Assembly debates David Cameron’s decision to use theBritish veto at a recent European summit on economic recov-ery. The SDLP and Alliance criticise his decision, while theDUP and UUP support the move.
Sources: European Commission: The EU in the United Kingdom, http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/about_us/office_in_northern_ireland/index_en.htmNorthern Ireland Executive: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk
7.4 Wikileaks
Table 7.4.1. Wikileaks1
Date Cable(s)
July 2004–November 2006
The DUP and Sinn Fein were engaged in ‘substantive, directcontact’ prior to the restoration of the Power-sharing Executivein 2007. A series of leaked cables refer to extensive discussionsbetween the parties during a period in late 2004 – a time whenthe DUP insisted it would not talk to Sinn Fein.
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8. Opinion Polls
8.1 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey
Date of opinion poll fieldwork: 1 October–18 December 2010.Sample size: 1,205 adults. Results are presented as percentages.Source: Published by ARK. Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey 2010 [computer file].
ARK, http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt/2010/ [distributor], June 2011.
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Date Cable(s)
June 2005 Discussing the 1989 murder of solicitor Pat Finucane, formerTaoiseach Bertie Ahern told US diplomats that ‘everyone knowsthe UK was involved’.
February 2006 In a meeting with leading US officials, Taoiseach Bertie Ahernthreatened to restore Ireland’s constitutional claim to NorthernIreland if the DUP continued to refuse to enter government withSinn Fein. The proposal was labelled ‘stunning’ by the USEmbassy and came during a period of private negotiationstowards a power-sharing deal.
March 2008 The Northern Ireland Office privately briefed US officials that IanPaisley’s resignation as DUP leader would not destabilise thepolitical process, with Peter Robinson becoming successor in a‘Blair to Brown-type deal’.
May 2009 In a meeting between Gerry Adams and the US Consul General inBelfast, the Sinn Fein President stressed his concern at the deaththreat issued against Martin McGuinness by dissidentrepublicans. Adams also outlined how a lack of progress onissues such as Irish language was angering the republican grass-roots and could lead to more support for dissident activity.
July 2009 Secretary of State Shaun Woodward warned a visiting UScongressional delegation that Peter Robinson could quit publiclife amid mounting pressure to complete a deal on the devolutionof policing and justice.
November 2009–January 2010
A series of cables reveal that the British and Irish Governments hadcontingency plans in place to dissolve Stormont and reintroducedirect rule if Sinn Fein and the DUP failed to agree a deal ondevolving policing and justice powers.
February 2010 In a cable circulated to US embassies in Dublin and London, theState Department and the National Security Council, the USConsul General in Belfast offers a highly critical profile of thenewly elected SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie. Ritchie’s oratorystyle is described as ‘wooden’ and the cable claims that she lacksthe ‘political muscle and business acumen’ to rebuild the party.
1Following a 2-month investigation, The Belfast Telegraph and Irish Independent publishedselected memos contained in a tranche of 1,900 confidential US Embassy dispatches related toNorthern Ireland. The classified Embassy cables were originally uncovered by Wikileaks in2010. For full coverage of the cables, see http://bit.ly/kdxo6B
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Table 8.1.1. If there were a general election tomorrow, which political party do you think youwould be most likely to support?
DUPSinnFein UUP SDLP Alliance
Otherparty None
Otheranswer
Don’tknow
Total 17 11 15 17 10 3 22 2 2Male 17 12 16 17 9 4 21 2 2Female 17 10 16 17 10 3 23 3 218–24 27 17 8 11 6 1 29 1 025–34 16 19 7 13 7 4 27 3 135–44 15 10 11 18 9 3 29 3 045–54 16 11 16 20 11 3 20 1 155–64 18 9 20 13 12 5 18 3 065 + 17 6 26 22 11 1 13 3 0Catholic 1 27 1 41 5 2 18 3 3Protestant 33 1 29 1 12 3 19 1 1No religion 8 5 7 10 14 7 44 3 3
Table 8.1.2. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist, orneither?
Unionist Nationalist Neither Other Don’t know
Total 33 20 45 0 1Male 36 23 40 1 0Female 31 19 50 0 118–24 21 12 65 1 125–34 17 24 59 0 035–44 24 21 55 0 045–54 33 21 46 0 055–64 45 18 34 2 265 + 51 22 26 0 0Catholic 1 54 44 0 1Protestant 64 0 34 1 0No religion 10 6 82 1 1
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Table 8.1.3a. Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it to . . .
Remain part ofthe United
Kingdom withdirect rule
Remain part ofthe United
Kingdom withdevolved
government
Reunifywith therest ofIreland
Independentstate
Otheranswer
Don’tknow
Total 15 56 16 2 3 6Male 13 58 19 3 4 4Female 17 56 15 2 2 818–24 24 46 13 7 1 925–34 15 48 21 4 4 935–44 14 59 13 3 3 745–54 14 62 13 1 4 655–64 14 61 17 1 4 365 + 16 59 19 1 1 4Catholic 6 44 34 4 4 8Protestant 22 69 4 1 1 2No religion 14 49 16 4 7 10
Table 8.1.3b. If response to above is not ‘To reunify with the rest of Ireland’: If the majority ofpeople in Northern Ireland ever voted to become part of a United Ireland do you think you . . .
Would find thisalmost impossible to
accept
Would not like it, butcould live with it if
necessary
Would happilyaccept the wishes of
the majorityDon’tknow
Total 14 47 37 2Male 13 48 38 2Female 15 47 35 318–24 11 38 46 525–34 17 40 38 535–44 16 45 37 245–54 12 46 41 255–64 14 50 35 165 + 13 58 28 1Catholic 5 33 57 4Protestant 19 56 23 1No religion 9 38 51 1
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Table 8.1.3c. If response to above is not ‘To remain part of the United Kingdom’: If themajority of people in Northern Ireland never voted to become part of a United Ireland do you
think you . . .
Would find thisalmost impossible to
accept
Would not like it, butcould live with it if
necessary
Would happilyaccept the wishes of
the majorityDon’tknow
Total 2 31 62 6Male 1 32 62 5Female 2 31 61 718–24 0 41 44 1525–34 4 23 65 935–44 0 26 71 345–54 2 39 56 455–64 0 34 60 665 + 2 36 61 2Catholic 2 35 58 6Protestant 0 26 69 6No religion 2 26 69 3
Table 8.1.4. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Northern Ireland MLAs are doingtheir job?
Verysatisfied
Fairlysatisfied
Neithersatisfied nordissatisfied
Fairlydissatisfied
Verydissatisfied
Don’tknow
Total 1 22 23 29 21 3Male 1 23 18 31 26 2Female 1 22 28 27 18 318–24 0 25 36 22 11 625–34 1 21 28 29 16 635–44 1 21 26 30 20 245–54 1 23 18 29 26 355–64 2 20 21 27 29 165 + 2 26 18 32 22 1Catholic 2 26 21 29 19 3Protestant 1 21 23 30 23 2No religion 1 17 29 26 24 3
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Table 8.1.5. From what you have seen and heard so far, do you think that having a NorthernIreland Assembly is giving ordinary people . . .
More say in how Northern Irelandis governed
Lesssay
It is making nodifference
Don’tknow
Total 33 7 57 4Male 36 7 55 3Female 30 6 59 518–24 30 8 54 925–34 27 7 57 935–44 27 6 62 345–54 37 6 56 155–64 32 7 59 265 + 39 7 52 2Catholic 33 7 55 5Protestant 34 6 58 2No religion 33 7 57 4
Table 8.1.6. Overall, do you think that the Northern Ireland Assembly has achieved . . .
A lot A little Nothing at all Too early to tell Don’t know
Total 13 51 51 16 3Male 13 52 17 15 2Female 13 50 17 16 418–24 9 52 11 18 1125–34 13 44 18 17 835–44 15 52 15 15 345–54 12 57 14 16 255–64 10 53 23 13 065 + 16 49 18 16 1Catholic 17 51 15 13 4Protestant 11 52 18 18 2No religion 10 49 21 15 6
Table 8.1.7. The next Northern Ireland Assembly elections will probably be held in May 2011.Do you think that you will vote in that election?
Yes, definitely Yes, probably No Not registered Other Don’t know
Total 47 24 24 3 1 2Male 50 22 22 3 2 2
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8.2 Ipsos MORI Attitudinal Survey on Integrated Education 2011
Research report prepared for The Integrated Education Fund.Selected poll questions are produced below. The complete poll contains graphic rep-resentation of the results and demographic breakdown on some items.Sample: 1,007 adults.Survey conducted: 7–26 February 2011. Results are presented as percentages.Published March 2011.Source: http://www.ief.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Attitudinal-Survey-Final-Report.pdf
Responsibility for Teaching
Table 8.1.7. (Continued)
Yes, definitely Yes, probably No Not registered Other Don’t know
Female 45 25 25 2 1 218–24 25 31 32 9 0 325–34 37 22 32 6 1 335–44 39 28 29 3 1 145–54 48 22 27 1 1 255-64 53 22 18 1 3 365 + 66 22 11 0 0 1Catholic 52 24 20 3 1 1Protestant 49 25 22 2 1 2No religion 31 17 42 5 2 4
Table 8.2.1. Who do you think the main responsibility for teaching children about religion andfaith should lie with?
Families/parents Church Schools State Don’t know
Total 64 15 13 7 1Male 57 19 12 10 2Female 71 12 13 4 1Protestant 60 19 12 8 1Catholic 69 11 14 5 1DUP1 64 19 12 4 1UUP 57 22 10 10 1Sinn Fein 76 11 11 3 0SDLP 67 12 10 6 1Alliance 63 11 10 14 1
1Denotes the political support of the survey respondent.
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Funding Religious Education
Religious and Political Symbols
Table 8.2.2. In your opinion should schools providing one type of religious education and onetype of religious observance be funded by . . .?
Families/parents Church Charity State Don’t know No answer
Total 19 25 10 47 6 1Protestant 18 26 11 44 8 1Catholic 19 22 10 53 3 0DUP 25 26 14 39 7 1UUP 10 26 10 49 5 4Sinn Fein 22 21 8 57 4 0SDLP 14 25 13 50 2 1Alliance 23 35 5 49 0 1
Table 8.2.3. Which of these statements comes closest to your viewpoint in relation to thedisplay of religious symbols in schools?
Overall DUP UUP∗SinnFein SDLP Alliance∗
As often and in whatevercircumstances the school wishes
29 25 21 34 36 22
Only as part of a curriculum-relateddisplay
39 37 39 38 46 49
Yes, under other circumstances 3 2 4 0 4 5Not under any circumstances 27 32 32 25 12 20Don’t know 3 4 4 3 2 4
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.2.4. Which of these statements comes closest to your viewpoint in relation to the display ofpolitical symbols in schools?
Overall DUP UUP∗SinnFein SDLP Alliance∗
As often and in whatever circumstances theschool wishes
11 11 1 13 17 6
Only as part of a curriculum-related display 26 24 21 20 31 37Yes, under other circumstances 1 2 5 1 0 0Not under any circumstances 59 60 68 63 50 56Don’t know 3 3 5 2 3 1
∗Caution: low base.
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Budget Cuts
Education System Review
Table 8.2.5. In principle, if the Department of Education (DE) is making cuts, which of thesewould you choose to save money?
Overall DUP UUP∗SinnFein SDLP Alliance∗
Cutting back on jobs and admin costswithin the DE and the EducationBoards
28 26 40 21 30 25
Amalgamating schools across differentreligious traditions and creating newmerged schools
27 24 19 34 31 38
Sharing resources and assets acrossschools from different religioustraditions
27 31 23 24 27 20
Cutting back on maintenance in existingschools
10 11 10 16 6 9
Don’t know 8 8 6 5 6 8
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.2.6. To what extent are you in favour or opposed to the setting up of an independentcommission to review the current education system in Northern Ireland, which would make its
recommendations for the future within a maximum of 12 months?
% Oppose
Total 15Protestant 13Catholic 18DUP 9UUP∗ 26Sinn Fein 17SDLP 17Alliance∗ 14
∗Caution: low base.Note: The only results provided in the survey report were for the ‘oppose’ option.
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Shared Education
Table 8.2.7. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement: If the EducationMinister and the Executive were unable to reach agreement on a Commission’s
recommendations, there should be a referendum on the future education system in NorthernIreland?
% Oppose
Total 74Protestant 77Catholic 71DUP 70UUP∗ 79Sinn Fein 68SDLP 78Alliance∗ 82
∗Caution: low base.Note: The only results provided in the survey report were for the ‘oppose’ option.
Table 8.2.8. I would like you to tell me to what extent you are in favour or opposed tointegrated schools
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Strongly in favour 70 56 61 64 68 87Favour a little 18 25 22 27 21 10
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.2.9. I would like you to tell me to what extent you are in favour or opposed to schoolswith mixed enrolment
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Strongly in favour 57 38 53 50 57 72Favour a little 23 28 25 34 22 15
∗Caution: low base.
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Shared and Better Future
Table 8.2.11. Have you had any direct experience of a school which has integrated status?
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
% 36 35 32 21 33 59
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.2.10. Thinking now about mixed or integrated schooling, do you think theGovernment should encourage more mixed schooling, discourage mixed schooling or leave
things as they are?
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Encourage it 81 66 71 84 82 94
∗Caution: low base.Note: The only results provided in the survey report were for the ‘encourage it’ option.
Table 8.2.12. In your opinion how important or unimportant is integrated education inpromoting a shared and better future for Northern Ireland?
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Very important 71 57 68 67 72 86Fairly important 20 29 22 31 23 10
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.2.13. In your opinion how important or unimportant is integrated education inpromoting mutual respect and understanding in Northern Ireland?
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Very important 70 58 66 63 71 85Fairly important 21 29 23 37 21 11
∗Caution: low base.
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8.3 Ipsos MORI Survey on Northern Ireland Bill of Rights 2011
Research report prepared for The Human Rights Consortium.Selected poll questions are presented in the following tables.Sample: 1,000 adults.Survey conducted: 10 June–1 July 2011. Results are presented as percentages.Published November 2011.Source: http://www.billofrightsni.org/documents/Bill%20of%20Rights%20Overdue%20Doc%20EASY%20READ%20for%20WEB.pdf
Bill of Rights
Table 8.2.14. In your opinion how important or unimportant is integrated education for peaceand reconciliation in Northern Ireland?
Overall DUP UUP∗ Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance∗
Very important 69 54 68 64 68 82Fairly important 20 29 22 32 24 11
∗Caution: low base.
Table 8.3.1. Preferred legislation for a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights . . .
Subsection in any future UK Bill of Rights 24Northern Ireland specific Bill of Rights 48No preference 28
Table 8.3.2. How important or unimportant do you think a Bill of Rights is for NorthernIreland?
Overall DUP1 UUP∗ Sinn Fein∗ SDLP Alliance∗
Important 83 84 83 88 86 81
Note: The only results provided in the survey report were for the ‘important’ option.1Denotes the political support of the survey respondent.∗Caution: small base.
Table 8.3.3. Should the following be included in the Bill of Rights?
DUP UUP Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance
Socio-economic rights 92 93 96 92 87Education 98 97 100 97 92
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9. Changes in Political Attitudes
9.1 Party Support
Figure 9.1.1. Support for main political parties 2005–2010Source: Northern Ireland Life and Times surveys 1998–2010, http://www.ark.ac.uk/nilt
Table 8.3.3. (Continued)
DUP UUP Sinn Fein SDLP Alliance
Physical and mental health 97 97 98 97 89Adequate accommodation 96 93 100 97 92Adequate standard of living 97 94 99 97 90
Note: The only results provided in the survey report were for the ‘agree’ option.
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9.2 Political Identity
Figure 9.1.2. Interest in political parties evident in web searchesNote: Results are for search activity from Northern Ireland only. Low search frequencies forother main parties resulted in their omission from the Google analysis.Search terms: Sinn Fein, DUP, SDLP, UUP, Alliance Party.Source: Google Insights for Search, http://www.google.com/insights/search/#
Figure 9.2.1. Which of these best describes the way you usually think of yourself?
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9.3 Constitutional Issues
Figure 9.2.2. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a unionist, a nationalist, orneither?
Figure 9.3.1. Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it toremain part of the United Kingdom, or to reunify with the rest of Ireland?
∗Note: In 2007, the response options relating to remaining part of the UK were changed to‘Remain part of the United Kingdom with direct rule’ and ‘Remain part of the UnitedKingdom with devolved government’, which may have affected the responses to this question.
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9.4 Community Relations
Graphs represent trends of the main religious categories. A full breakdown by gender,age and total are available in the data source.
Figure 9.3.2. Do you think the long-term policy for Northern Ireland should be for it toremain part of the United Kingdom, or to reunify with the rest of Ireland?
Figure 9.4.1. Protestant Catholic relationships are better than they were 5 years ago
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9.5 Perceptions of Equality
Figure 9.4.2. Relations between Protestants and Catholics will be better in 5 years time
Figure 9.5.1. Equality laws have been drawn up in Northern Ireland to make sure thateveryone is treated equally. In your view, are any of the groups on this card generally treated
unfairly when compared with other groups?Note: This question was omitted from the 2007 survey questionnaire.
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9.6 Community Relations: Contact and Mixing
Figure 9.5.2. In your view, are any of the groups on this card generally treated unfairlywhen compared with other groups?
Figure 9.6.1. Percentage feeling that most people in Northern Ireland would mind ‘a lot’or ‘a little’ if a close relative married someone of a different religion
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Figure 9.6.2. Percentage saying they would prefer to work in a mixed-religion workplace
Figure 9.6.3. Percentage saying they would prefer to send their children to a mixed-religion school
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10. Political Issues 2011
10.1 Security and Policing
Security data are collated by the PSNI on a financial year, which runs from 1 April to31 March.
Table 10.1.1. Security-related incidents (PSNI)
Shooting incidents
Bombings Incendiaries
Incidents Devices Incidents Devices
2003/2004 207 71 80 3 32004/2005 167 48 51 29 362005/2006 156 81 103 1 12006/2007 58 20 29 11 112007/2008 42 23 24 0 02008/2009 54 46 54 5 72009/2010 79 50 54 0 02010/2011 72 99 101 1 1
Source: http://www.psni.police.uk/security_stats_new_format_201011.pdf
Table 10.1.2. Casualties as a result of paramilitary-style attacks (PSNI)
Shootings AssaultsTotal
casualties
TotalBy loyalist
groups
Byrepublican
groups Total
Byloyalistgroups
Byrepublican
groups
2001/2002 190 124 66 112 76 36 3022002/2003 165 110 55 144 94 50 3092003/2004 149 102 47 149 101 48 2982004/2005 93 76 17 116 71 45 2092005/2006 76 70 6 76 57 19 1522006/2007 26 14 12 48 36 12 742007/2008 7 2 5 45 35 10 522008/2009 20 2 18 41 28 13 612009/2010 46 1 45 81 69 12 1272010/2011 33 0 33 50 34 16 83
Source: http://www.psni.police.uk/security_stats_new_format_201011.pdf
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Table 10.1.3. Number of reviews completed by the PSNI HET
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
108 236 170 493 470 1,477
Note: HET remit: 2,557 cases involving 3,257 deaths from August 1968 to April 1998. TheHET does not review deaths that have been the subject of a public inquiry.Source: Data provided on request by the HET and are collated by calendar year.
Table 10.1.4. Number of complaints (C) and allegations (A) received by the Office of thePolice Ombudsman
Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
C 1,531 3,600 3,214 2,979 2,887 3,140 3,282 2,996 3,092 3,542 3,313A 1,994 4,366 4,389 4,236 4,401 5,515 5,636 5,433 5,412 6,492 6,256Total 3,525 7,966 7,603 7,215 7,288 8,655 8,918 8,429 8,504 10,034 9,569
Note: Years are abbreviated (e.g. 2000 refers to 2000/2001).Source: http://www.policeombudsman.org/
Figure 10.1.1. Police Ombudsman complaintsSource: Annual Statistical Bulletin for the Office of the Police Ombudsman for NorthernIreland, 2010/11 (6 May 2011), http://www.policeombudsman.org/
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10.2 Implementation of the Belfast Agreement
10.3 Terrorism
Table 10.1.5. Deaths due to the security situation (PSNI)
Police Police reserve Army UDR/RIR Civilian Total
2003/2004 0 0 0 0 7 72004/2005 0 0 0 0 4 42005/2006 0 0 0 0 6 62006/2007 0 0 0 0 4 42007/2008 0 0 0 0 1 12008/2009 1 0 2 0 2 52009/2010 0 0 0 0 2 22010/2011 0 0 0 0 1 1
Source: http://www.psni.police.uk/security_stats_new_format_201011.pdf
Table 10.3.1. Number of persons and vehicles searched under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act(2000)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Persons 204 948 2,167 6,922 24,519 28,770 9,156Vehicles 156 791 1,801 6,016 24,251 31,014 11,262
Note: Data not available before July 2005. The Home Secretary ceased use of stop and searchunder Section 44 of the Terrorism Act (2000) on 8 July 2010.Source: Police Service of Northern Ireland, http://www.nio.gov.uk/11-2.pdf
Table 10.2.1. Dates of Independent Monitoring Commission reports
Date Report No. Subject
4 July 2011 26th report Changes, impact and lessons
Table 10.2.2. Dates of Independent International Commission on Decommissioning report
Date Subject
4 July 2011 Reflections, lessons and the future
Source: Independent International Commission on Decommissioning, http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/decommission/iicd040711.pdf
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10.3.1 Relevant ReportsNorthern Ireland Office.Northern Ireland Terrorism Legislation: Annual Statistics 2010/11.M Mc Kibbin, Bulletin: http://www.nio.gov.uk/11-2.pdf
10.4 Economy
Table 10.4.1. Northern Ireland economic summary (2009–2011)
Date 2009 2010 2011
Output NI Annual GVA Growth 23.8% 1.1% 0.9%UK Annual GDP Growth 24.6% 1.7% 1.2%
Employment rate [June–Aug] 748,000 778,000 799,00064.0% 66.3% 67.3%
Unemployment ILO Rate [June–Aug] 56,000 58,000 65,0007.0% 7.0% 7.6%
Claimant Count [Sept] 53,200 57,900 60,9006.0% 6.5% 6.9%
Inflation (CPI) (y/y change) 1.5% 3.1% 4.7%Interest rate1 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
1Bank of England official rate (March).Source: Northern Bank Quarterly Economic Overview Q3 November 2011, http://www.northernbank.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/economic/2011/economic-overview-northern-ireland-q32011.pdf
Figure 10.3.1. Cordoned areas 2001–2011Source: Police Service of Northern Ireland, http://www.nio.gov.uk/11-2.pdf
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Figure 10.4.1. Unemployment rate by ageSource: NI Labour Force Survey (LFS), 18 January 2012, http://www.detini.gov.uk/deti-stats-index/stats-surveys.htm
Table 10.4.2. Budget Acts 1 and 2 for NI departments 2011 (in 000s)
Department Budget1 Budget 1 Budget 2YE March
2011YE March
2012YE March
2012
Agriculture and Rural Development 278,775 125,449 185,154(+31,710)
Culture, Arts and Leisure 156,588 70,465 53,428(211,967)
Education 2,019,988 908,995 1,114,889(+50,306)
Teachers’ superannuation 128,802 57,961 75,678(224,517)
Employment and Learning 1,042, 593 469,167 549,796(+40,712)
Enterprise, Trade and Investment 270,372 121,667 360,992(2685)
Finance and Personnel 254,636 114,586 130,713(+7,215)
Superannuation and other 105,000 47,250 22,750(225,000)
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Table 10.4.2. (Continued )
Department Budget1 Budget 1 Budget 2YE March
2011YE March
2012YE March
2012
Health, Social Services and Public Safety 4,590,201 1,841,850 2,171,317(+657,754)
Pension Scheme – – –Environment 151, 163 70,273 60,007
(2161,761)Justice 1,577,200 709,740 665,852
(+233,018)Regional Development 853,858 384,237 563,090
(243,811)Social Development 3,719,551 1,646,291 2,082,926
(251,890)OFMDFM 91,551 41,198 48,457
(2487)NI Assembly Commission 45,697 20,564 22,226
(22,279)Assembly Ombudsman for Northern 1,703 766 1,049
Ireland (+309)Food Standards Agency 9,441 4,248 5,486
(2368)Northern Ireland Audit Office 8,339 3,753 4,834
(2734)Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation 1,570 1,178 810
(2423)Public Prosecution Service for NI 33,389 15,025 22,241
(21,597)Totals 15,345,417 6,654,663 8,141,695
(+695,505)
Sources: Budget Act Northern Ireland (2011), http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/14/pdfs/nia_20110014_en.pdfBudget (No. 2) Act Northern Ireland (2011), http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/29/pdfs/nia_20110029_en.pdf
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Figure 10.4.2. Labour market trends: Northern Ireland claimant count rate (seasonallyadjusted)
Source: Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, http://www.detini.gov.uk/deti-stats-index/stats-surveys/stats-claimant-count.htm
Figure 10.4.3. Northern Ireland labour market structure (seasonally adjusted)1
1Employment rate: change on year 1.9%, activity rate: change on year 2.5%.Source: NI Labour Force Survey (LFS), 18 January 2012, http://www.detini.gov.uk/deti-stats-index/stats-surveys.htm
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10.5 Demography and Migration
Table 10.5.1. Population statistics (000s)
Population 2007 2008 2009 2010
Population 1,759 1,775 1,789 1,799Growth
Natural increase + 10.8Migration + 5,700 +2,100
Working age population 1,098,100 1,104,900 1,115,380
Sources: Registrar Annual Report (2010), http://www.nisra.gov.uk/archive/demography/publications/annual_reports/2010/RG2010.pdfDetailed tables and additional reports can be accessed at: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/demography/default.asp17.htm
Table 10.5.2. Estimated net international migration (July 2000–June 2010)
Time periodEstimated
international inflowsEstimated international
outflowsEstimated net
international migration
July 2000–June 2001
6,737 8,605 21,868
July 2001–June 2002
8,791 9,613 2822
July 2002–June 2003
7,230 8,332 21,102
July 2003–June 2004
8,060 7,644 416
July 2004–June 2005
13,607 8,936 4,671
July 2005–June 2006
18,118 9,095 9,023
July 2006–June 2007
19,369 11,332 8,037
July 2007–June 2008
15,350 11,039 4,311
July 2008–June 2009
12,690 11,229 1,461
July 2009–June 2010
11,854 11,262 592
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), http://www.nisra.gov.uk/demography/default.asp18.htm. Data for 2010 made available on request.
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11. Useful Online Resources
Northern Ireland GovernmentNorthern Ireland Executive: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/Northern Ireland Assembly: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Northern Ireland Office: http://www.nio.gov.ukNorth–South Ministerial Council: http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.orgBritish–Irish Council: http://www.britishirishcouncil.org
Select Public BodiesNorthern Ireland Policing Board: http://www.nipolicingboard.org.ukPolice Ombudsman for Northern Ireland: http://www.policeombudsman.org/Northern Ireland Parades Commission: http://www.paradescommission.orgEquality Commission for Northern Ireland: http://www.equalityni.orgCommission for Victims and Survivors: http://www.cvsni.orgNorthern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service: http://www.courtsni.gov.uk
Data and StatisticsNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Includes census data onelectoral districts: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI). Provides electorate and electionstatistics by ward, canvass response and neighbourhood statistics: http://www.eoni.org.uk/The Electoral Commission (Northern Ireland section): http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/northern-irelandOffice for National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/Economic and Social Data Service: http://www.esds.ac.uk/UK Polling Report: http://ukpollingreport.co.ukElection Maps: http://www.election-maps.co.uk/ACE Electoral Knowledge Network: http://www.aceproject.orgNorthern Ireland Census of Population: http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census/start.htmlARK (Access Research Knowledge) Northern Ireland: http://www.ark.ac.ukNorthern Ireland Assembly Research and Information Service (RaISe): http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/Assembly-Business/Research-and-Information-Service-RaISe/
Public AdministrationBoundary Commission for Northern Ireland: http://www.boundarycommission.org.uk/Review of Public Administration Implementation: http://www.rpani.gov.uk/
ArchivesUK Data Archive: http://www.data-archive.ac.ukPublic Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). PRONI is the official archive
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and place of deposit for public records in Northern Ireland. It also collects a widerange of archives from private sources: http://www.proni.gov.ukNorthern Ireland Publications Resource: http://www.nibooks.orgConflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN): http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/Declassified secret files on the early years of the Troubles are available on theCAIN website: http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/proni/Lomond: Peace Process Directory. The Layers of Meaning Online Directory pro-vides access to interviews, social investigations and oral histories of the peaceprocess: http://www.peaceprocesshistory.org
CommunityCommunity Evaluation Northern Ireland: http://www.ceni.org/Northern Ireland Neighborhood Service (NINIS). NINIS provides free access tostatistical and locational information relating to small areas across NorthernIreland. Information is available on population, social and welfare, agriculture,education and crime: http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/
EnvironmentCommittee on Climate Change: http://www.theccc.org.uk/Northern Ireland Environment Agency: http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory: http://www.naei.org.uk/Department of Environment Northern Ireland (DOENI): http://www.doeni.gov.uk/Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK). Local and regional energy stat-istics: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/regional/regional.aspx
EconomyNorthern Ireland Science Industry Panel (MATRIX): http://www.matrix-ni.org/matrix.aspxDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and Investment. Statistics Research Publications2010: http://www.detini.gov.uk/deti-stats-index.htmOffice for National Statistics: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): http://www.nisra.gov.uk
Demography and MigrationUK Border Agency website: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA): http://www.nisra.gov.uk/
EncyclopediasWikipedia Online Encyclopedia. Useful up-to-date information on NorthernIreland politics: http://en.wikipedia.org
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NewsHouse of Commons: Political Developments in Northern Ireland October 2010–June 2011: http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05939PublicPolitics.net. Public and Political Affairs News Monitoring. Automatic andcontinuous updated news from the original sources including the NI Assembly:http://www.publicpolitics.net/EUMonitor.net. Continuous monitoring of EU news, policy and politics: http://www.eumonitor.net/Irish Central – Nuzhound: http://www.irishcentral.com/news/nuzhound/
Political Analysis BlogsFor a list of the top 25 Northern Irish political blogs of 2011 see: http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/258487/top-25-northern-irish-blogs-2011.thtml
Political Party WebsitesSinn Fein: http://www.sinnfein.ie/Democratic Unionist Party: http://www.mydup.com/Ulster Unionist Party: http://www.uup.org/Social Democratic and Labour Party: http://www.sdlp.ie/The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: http://www.allianceparty.org/The Green Party in Northern Ireland: http://www.greenpartyni.org/Traditional Unionist Voice: http://www.tuv.org.uk/
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