The Donaldson Company

EG Group in talks to sell some UK assets to co-founder Zuber Issa

...EG Group is in talks to offload some UK assets to billionaire co-founder Zuber Issa in what the company told investors was an attempt to reduce the debt pile of its petrol-station empire....

March 6, 2024

Northern Ireland

DUP looks to replace Jeffrey Donaldson at UK general election

...Donaldson, 61, has said he will strenuously fight the charges....

April 8, 2024

FT Live

Inside Politics: who will win the UK general election?

Exclusively for FT subscribers

News in-depthNorthern Ireland

Donaldson resignation deepens cracks among Northern Ireland’s unionists

...Donaldson, who stepped down as DUP leader on Friday, said he would contest the charges....

March 30, 2024

Northern Ireland

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after sex offence charges

...“In accordance with the party rules, the party officers have suspended Mr Donaldson from membership, pending the outcome of a judicial process.”...

March 29, 2024

Northern Ireland

N Ireland executive could return this weekend after DUP agrees landmark deal

...“We’re now beginning to see the delivery of what was promised,” said Donaldson, who triggered the collapse of the Stormont power-sharing executive and assembly in February 2022....

January 30, 2024

Northern Ireland

Stormont prepares to reconvene with region’s first nationalist leader

...If confirmed in the role, she may face criticism for being unelected: she was drafted into DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s seat while he remained an MP at Westminster....

February 2, 2024

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

Philip Stephens

Northern Ireland revisits the success of ‘constructive ambiguity’

...Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP’s leader, says that his party’s boycott of the Belfast executive ultimately proved its worth....

February 2, 2024

Northern Ireland

Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist to lead Northern Ireland government

...“Today is a good day for Northern Ireland,” Donaldson told reporters outside the chamber. “It is a day when we come together and take up all our responsibilities.”...

February 3, 2024

Britain after Brexit

Jeffrey Donaldson faces his ‘Trimble moment’ in Northern Ireland Premium

...Donaldson knows the cost of that decision more than most — he ended up quitting the party over it....

August 10, 2023

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland unionists signal deal on post-Brexit trade is near

...Andrew Muir of the Alliance Party summed up the frustration of other parties, telling Donaldson: “In the name of God, take a decision.”...

December 14, 2023

Northern Ireland

Thousands strike in Northern Ireland as anger grows over Stormont paralysis

...“If [DUP leader Sir] Jeffrey Donaldson does not change his approach, then this sitting may well be the final one of this assembly,” she said....

January 18, 2024

Northern Ireland

MPs pass legislation aimed at reviving N Ireland executive

...Donaldson said the measures to ease customs checks would deliver real change....

February 1, 2024

ExplainerNorthern Ireland

What next for Northern Ireland’s paralysed executive?

...Donaldson must win over his other 11 party officers and the 100-strong DUP executive....

December 22, 2023

Britain after Brexit

The elephants in the room at the NI investment summit Premium

...But there are two elephants in the room. The first is that many of the big names on the trade delegation represent tech companies....

October 26, 2023

Northern Ireland

DUP foils latest attempt to recall Stormont as N Ireland workers prepare to strike

...But some UK officials were less optimistic that Donaldson would change course and agree to restore the regional institutions....

January 17, 2024

FT Live

Transforming the Finance Function with AI

Strategies for delivering advanced analytics, automation and decision-making

Northern Ireland

UK government offers £2.5bn to stabilise Northern Ireland finances

...“There’s still a way to go,” Donaldson told reporters after the first all-party talks with Heaton-Harris since July....

December 11, 2023

The FT ViewThe editorial board

A moment of high symbolism for Northern Ireland

...But Donaldson accepted the political fig leaf it offered, even at the risk of deepening splits within his party....

February 4, 2024

Paul Killik

Why buying company shares has gone out of fashion

...These investors, however, have very little say in the running of the companies contained in their funds, unlike direct shareholders....

April 5, 2024

Northern Ireland

UK makes ‘final’ offer of £3.3bn emergency funding for Northern Ireland

...Donaldson insisted the £3.3bn package was not enough....

December 19, 2023

Inside Politics

DUP deal to restore power-sharing still faces threats

...The first politician is Jeffrey Donaldson, the party’s leader and a relative moderate by the DUP’s standards....

January 30, 2024

Special ReportFT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies

Upstart agencies tap into influencers

...It is one of nine companies specialising in influencer marketing to make the list....

March 25, 2024

Janan Ganesh

The rise of the political casual

...There is a misconception that football fans aim to avoid people who have zero interest in the sport. No. The real drag is the casual: the office pest who wonders how “your lot” got on over the weekend....

February 9, 2024

News updates from December 14: BoE and ECB hold rates steady, ECB’s Lagarde pushes back against rate cuts expectations

Deal on post-Brexit UK-Northern Ireland trade agreement near, signals DUP leader

...Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, said “significant progress” had been made in recent weeks and while outstanding issues remained, “undoubtedly we’re approaching the time when...

December 14, 2023

Inside Politics

Labour and Tories fall prey to optimism on tax and spend

...Step DUP | Northern Ireland’s biggest pro-UK party is searching for a candidate for Jeffrey Donaldson’s Westminster seat ahead of the next general election after the former leader was charged with historical...

April 9, 2024

UK politics

UK should do a ‘bit extra’ to restore Stormont, says former N Ireland leader

...But Donaldson has a reputation as a cautious leader. “The longer he dithers, the weaker he is,” said Heenan. “Is his legacy going to be ‘Dithering Donaldson’?’”...

November 24, 2023

Search Results

Viewing results 1‒25 of 574434

Viewing results 1‒25 of 574434

Related links