‘Bullying and blackmail won’t work’ says Foster


FORMER First Minister Arlene Foster has maintained that another way forward is needed than ‘bullying and blackmail’ tactics by the UK Government. Speaking in the House of Lords, the ex-DUP leader was referring to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris who has offered Northern Ireland parties a £3.3 billion deal to stabilise finances in the region, including £600 million to settle […]

Greene slams Invest NI’s east of the Bann bias


A COUNCILLOR has hit out at Invest NI and former Fermanagh MLA, Arlene Foster, for creating a lop-sided investment balance between the County and regions east of the River Bann. Figures released earlier this month by The Independent Review of Invest NI showed that counties east of the Bann gained 72 per cent of Invest […]

Is Dame Arlene Foster for House of Lords next?


FORMER first minister Dame Arlene Foster is set to get a peerage from Downing Street, according to reports. The Daily Telegraph said the former DUP leader will be elevated to the House of Lords in the coming days as a non-affiliated member. She would be the second former leader of the DUP to be granted […]

Sinn Féin: Royal meeting was one of mutual respect


Sinn Féin have hit back at former DUP First Minister, Arlene Foster, for her tirade regarding the BBC’s coverage of First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill’s meeting with new British King, Charles III. The newly-crowned monarch was in Belfast last week and met with politicians of all sides – including FM-elect Michelle O’Neill and Assembly speaker Alex Maskey. […]

Harsh words exchanged as Foster hits out at Coveney


A WAR of words has broken out between Dame Arlene Foster and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney over their spelling mistakes. The former First Minister took aim at Mr Coveney when he criticised the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill in a tweet. Responding after the Bill had cleared its third reading at the House of Commons on Wednesday, […]