Sam McBride: An avoidable flaw in how Stormont makes coronavirus law is leading to absurdity – and undermining scrutiny

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Subscribe              Oct 11, 2020           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Sam McBride: An avoidable flaw in how Stormont makes coronavirus law is leading to absurdity – and undermining scrutiny           For 83 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, the Northern Ireland Assembly resembled a play from the theatre of the absurd - but with far more immediate consequences than anything which flowed from the pen of Beckett or Ionesco.                 Mystery over ministerial code delay amid rumours of another DUP rebellion   Stormont Castle is refusing to even respond to questions about a looming Assembly vote which could become a focal point for opposition from disaffected unionist MLAs.           PSNI urged to seize and inspect weapons from PIRA exhibition for IRA men killed by SAS   A terror victims group has expressed concern that the 30th anniversary of the killing of two IRA members is to be celebrated with an exhibition of weapons.             Ben Lowry: Dublin could have urged EU to be flexible towards the UK, but it has not done that   Simon Coveney again this week said there is "no justification" for the UK Internal Market Bill (IMB).           Brian kept the buses on the road for frontline workers   A bus driver who journeyed up through the ranks to oversee the entire fleet has been honoured with a British Empire Medal.           Top civil servant David Sterling who ran NI in midst of powersharing crisis is knighted   The civil servant who found himself running Northern Ireland in the midst of Stormont's powersharing crisis has been knighted for services to government.           Coach who helped Rory McIlroy get his first big break in golf receives British Empire Medal   A juniors coach who gave Rory McIlroy his first break in golf aged seven has been honoured with a British Empire Medal.           I am not holding my breath for a Dublin apology for the IRA's actions   The rise of violent republicanism directed against the Northern Ireland population was sponsored and encouraged by the Fianna Fáil government in 1969/70.           Ben Lowry: International agreements should be observed but sometimes they are not kept, as Ireland has shown   Last month Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, said on the web platform Twitter:                 View more news

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