[15:12] Jeffrey Donaldson case delayed as wife ‘unfit to stand trial’

The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor Donaldson on charges relating to alleged historical sex offences is to be delayed.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jeffrey-donaldson-case-delayed-as-wife-unfit-to-stand-trial/a2116223313.html

#DUP #JeffreyDonaldson #EleanorDonaldson

[14:26] Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife delayed

The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife for alleged sex offences is to be delayed because of illness.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0314/1502120-jeffrey-donaldson-trial/

#DUP #JeffreyDonaldson

[15:39] ‘They can't defend themselves, let alone anybody else’ – DUP leader says Ireland needs to boost ‘pitiful’ defence spending

Ireland needs to boost its "pitiful" level of defence spending, DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/they-cant-defend-themselves-let-alone-anybody-else-dup-leader-says-ireland-needs-to-boost-pitiful-defence-spending/a284305585.html

#Ireland #DUP #GavinRobinson

[07:36] Govt has 'questions to answer' about Omagh bombing

DUP leader Gavin Robinson fears that a UK inquiry into the Omagh bombing will not get to the truth of what happened unless the Irish Government establishes a parallel process.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0226/1498950-omagh-bombing-inquiry/

#DUP #GavinRobinson #UK #Omagh

[18:01] Eleanor Donaldson asks court to strike out two charges

The wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has asked a court to strike out two charges she faces, linked to the sex offences case involving her husband.

https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2025/0221/1498167-eleanor-donaldson/

#DUP #JeffreyDonaldson #two

Fun times _again_ for the #DUP. Sammy Wilson MP being investigated over lobbying and such, rather like his former MP Associate Ian Paisley Jnr [locally known as the MP for Sri Lanka & The Maldives] was. Paisley didn’t get re-elected a few months ago; did Sammy learn from his former associate, or did he ignore the lessons? #NIPolitics #DUP #Westminster #HouseOfCommons
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/watchdog-launches-probe-into-dups-sammy-wilson-over-alleged-lobbying-rules-breach/a1877610028.html