Northern Ireland has “brighter future” with power sharing return, Sunak says
Belfast, Northern Ireland Reuters Northern Ireland faces a “brighter future” with the restoration of devolved government after two years of deadlock, Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on a visit to Belfast on Sunday. Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill was appointed first minister on Saturday, a first for an Irish nationalist in a historical milestone for […]
Northern Ireland to restore government after UK parliament approves deal
London/Belfast, UK Reuters Northern Ireland is set to elect a government on Saturday for the first time in two years after the British parliament agreed to revamp post-Brexit trade rules to break a political stalemate. In a historic first, Irish nationalists Sinn Fein are set to take the First Minister role after securing the most […]
After two years of deadlock, Northern Irish Government could return in days
Belfast, Northern Ireland Reuters Northern Irish and British politicians voiced optimism on Tuesday that the regional power-sharing government could be restored quickly following a breakthrough overnight, ending a near two-year crisis that threatened a key part of the 1998 peace deal. After months of negotiations, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party said the party […]
Biden urges Northern Ireland leaders to seize “incredible economic opportunity”
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Reuters US President Joe Biden urged Northern Irish political leaders to restore their power-sharing government with the promise that scores of major US corporations were ready to invest in the region as he marked the 25th anniversary of peace in Belfast. Biden, who is fiercely proud of his Irish heritage, spent […]
Rishi Sunak strikes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal with EU
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave the way for a new chapter in London’s relationship with the bloc. Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in […]
Essay: Northern Ireland – the politics behind the riots
DAVID MITCHELL, assistant professor in conflict resolution and reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin, explains – in an article first published on The Conversation, what’s behind recent unrest in Northern Ireland…
UK PM urges calm as Belfast protesters hijack bus, attack police
Belfast, UKReuters Crowds of youths in a pro-British area of Belfast set a hijacked bus on fire and attacked police with stones in the latest of a series of nightly outbreaks of violence that began last week. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was “deeply concerned” by the violence, which has injured dozens of […]
UK’s Johnson agrees Brexit deal, but must now win over parliament
Brussels, Belgium Reuters European Union leaders unanimously backed a new Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing a battle to secure the UK parliament’s backing for the agreement if he is to take Britain out of Europe on 31st October. Speaking after the EU’s 27 other leaders had endorsed the […]
Essay: Bloody Sunday – as former British soldier faces murder charges, Northern Ireland is still divided by a legacy of violence
In an article first published on The Conversation, CONNAL PARR, of Northumbria University in Newcastle in the UK, looks how Northern Ireland is facing its past…