SDLP leader John Hume has stepped down from the Northern Ireland Assembly. Speaker Lord Alderdice confirmed he had received a letter from the Nobel peace laureate announcing his decision.
“Because English wasn’t his first language”, Holkeri was sensitive to the differences, said former SDLP leader Mark Durkan. “Different parties talked nearly in different idioms. Some of ...
A Labour MEP has called on Irish left-wing parties to unite and back one presidential candidate, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna in the mix as a potential nominee.
Earlier this week, SDLP leader Claire Hanna defended the party's handling of the incident. She said the SDLP "equivocated in no way" in its response to Tierney's reference. "We triggered our ...
Durkan was John Hume’s confidant and would follow him as Foyle MP and later SDLP leader. He would serve as finance minister in the Northern Ireland Executive and later as deputy first minister.
The people of Northern Ireland “deserve better” than a powersharing Executive which has “failed repeatedly”, Stormont’s ...
SDLP leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole says he personally believes MLAs should be free to decide what to wear in the Assembly since they have an electoral mandate. Mr O’Toole was ...