 Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom with a local executive and assembly which exercise devolved powers . The executive is jointly headed by the first and deputy @-@ first minister , with the ministries being allocated in proportion with each party 's representation in the assembly . Its capital is Belfast . 
 Northern Ireland <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>a part of the United Kingdom with a local executive and assembly which exercise devolved powers . The executive is jointly headed by the first and deputy @-@ first minister , with the ministries being allocated in proportion with each party <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>representation in the assembly . Its capital <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>Belfast . 
Northern Ireland a part of the United Kingdom with a local executive and assembly which exercise devolved powers . da executive is jointly headed by the first and deputy @-@ first minister , with the ministries being allocated in proportion with each party  representation in the assembly . Its capital Belfast .