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Stormont

British

/ ˈstɔːmənt /

noun

a suburb of Belfast: site of Parliament House (1928–30), formerly the seat of the parliament of Northern Ireland (1922–72) and since 1998 of the Northern Ireland assembly, and Stormont Castle, formerly the residence of the prime minister of Northern Ireland and since 1998 the office of the province's first minister

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Last November during a Stormont debate, Nesbitt said a mother and baby unit was not just overdue or long overdue but long, long overdue however he could not at that stage guarantee funding.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Sinn Féin won the most seats in the last Stormont election, making O'Neill the first-ever nationalist first minister.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

That legislation is expected to be reintroduced at Stormont this month.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

A multi-year budget would allow Stormont departments to plan longer-term spending, but the executive has not agreed on one for more than a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Thank Heaven for that, too; and it was a sad day for my Lord Stormont when he tried to bully Benjamin Franklin; for the whole world is not yet done a-laughing at him.

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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