IRISH BORDER EMERGES AS FLASHPOINT OF BREXIT DEAL

The Irish government has insisted on a written guarantee that there will be no hard border between the Republic and Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

'IT'S THE BERLIN WALL APPROACHING US'

How brexit looms over the irish border 'it's the berlin wall approaching us'... READ MORE›

IRELAND IS CAUGHT BETWEEN BREXITEERS AND BRUSSELS

Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland o So Arlene Foster thinks a Corbyn-led government would be disastrous for Northern Ireland ... READ MORE›

BRITAIN FIRST DEPUTY ARRESTED OVER SPEECH MADE AT BELFAST RALLY

Jayda Fransen, 31, from Penge, south-east London, was arrested in Bromley by Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI detectives on Saturday... READ MORE›

'HE DIED DOING WHAT HE LOVED BEST'

It is extremely sad that this is the second death of a Northern Ireland fan in France during the Euro 2016 games... READ MORE›

DIRECT RULE GETS CLOSER IN N. IRELAND AS LONDON ASSUMES BUDGET CONTROL

Devolved government is on the verge of coming to an end in Northern Ireland with the decision by London to take over the territory's budget... READ MORE›

UK GOVERNMENT FACES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ALLIANCE WITH NORTH IRISH PARTY

In April 2017, with opinion polls suggesting she had a double-digit lead over the opposition Labour Party, she called a snap election, hoping to increase her majority... READ MORE›

UK BUSINESS MINISTER TRAVELS TO CANADA FOR TALKS ON BOMBARDIER DEAL

Clark and Northern Irish politicians had welcomed the Airbus deal and promised to work with the firms to protect the workforce in the province... READ MORE›

MANY PREGNANCIES SHORTER THAN POWERSHARING CRISIS, SAYS FRUSTRATED TAOISEACH

The Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter... READ MORE›

BROKENSHIRE URGES NORTHERN IRELAND POLITICIANS TO REACH POWERSHARING AGREEMENT

But my ultimate responsibility is to the people of Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

MAN QUESTIONED AFTER HUGE DRUGS HAUL FOUND IN CO OFFALY

A large quantity of 9mm ammunition, shotgun cartridges and a sawn-off shotgun were also discovered during the major Garda operation... READ MORE›

GAME OF THRONES HELPED N IRELAND HEAD FOR BUSIEST TOURIST YEAR, SAYS TOURISM NI

Hit fantasy drama Game Of Thrones has helped place Northern Ireland on course for its busiest tourist year ever... READ MORE›

BOMBARDIER TURNS TO EUROPE IN US TRADE ROW

But it also elicited a strong reaction in Northern Ireland, where the company builds the wings for the CSeries... READ MORE›

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO KEEP SCHOOLS SHUT FOLLOWING STORM

Tale of the tape How Storm Ophelia battered Ireland... READ MORE›

'DISEASE' OF TROUBLES LEGACY 'INFECTING' NORTHERN IRELAND POLICING

Following advice from the Met Office, Northern Ireland's Education Authority has said that schools across the region will remain closed on Tuesday... READ MORE›

'DISEASE' OF TROUBLES LEGACY 'INFECTING' NORTHERN IRELAND...

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said European leaders are willing to grant a unique solution for Northern Ireland in Brexit negotiations... READ MORE›

A NEW STREET WAS MEANT TO BRIDGE BELFASTS SECTARIAN DIVIDE. THEN THE DOORBELL RANG.

Cantrell Close, meanwhile, is just one of many streets in East Belfast lined with the group's flags... READ MORE›

PROGRESS MADE ON POWERSHARING DEADLOCK ISSUES

Some progress has been made on language and culture issues in powersharing talks between the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said... READ MORE›

I EXPECTED IRISH LANGUAGE ACT AFTER DEVOLUTION WAS RESTORED

Northern Ireland has been without a first and deputy first minister since January and a functioning executive since March... READ MORE›

FUNERAL HELD FOR FORMER IRISH TAOISEACH LIAM COSGRAVE

Mr Cosgrave was Irish taoiseach from 1973-77, some of the most turbulent years of the Northern Ireland Troubles... READ MORE›

POWERSHARING DEAL NEEDS COMPROMISE BUT IS STILL DOABLE, SAYS N IRELAND SECRETARY

Northern Ireland has been without a first and deputy first minister since January and a functioning executive since March... READ MORE›

TRIBUTES PAID TO FORMER TAOISEACH LIAM COSGRAVE AFTER HE DIES AGED 97

Tributes paid to former taoiseach liam cosgrave after he dies..... READ MORE›

BRITAIN WILL FIGHT ITS CORNER IN BOEING-BOMBARDIER STANDOFF

Britain will fight its corner in Boeing-Bombardier standoff minister... READ MORE›

BRITAIN WILL FIGHT ITS CORNER IN BOEING-BOMBARDIER STANDOFF

Britain will fight its corner in Boeing-Bombardier standoff minister... READ MORE›

BRITAIN WILL FIGHT ITS CORNER IN BOEING-BOMBARDIER STANDOFF

Britain will fight its corner in Boeing-Bombardier standoff minister... READ MORE›

STORMONT GOVERNMENT COULD BE BACK WITHIN WEEKS

Mr Coveney and Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire have been involved in negotiations with the parties aimed at restoring a powersharing Executive... READ MORE›

BRITISH PM MAY SAYS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED BY U.S. BOMBARDIER RULING

Bitterly disappointed by initial Bombardier ruling, May said on Twitter... READ MORE›

TIME IS SHORT TO RESTORE POWERSHARING AT STORMONT, SAYS BROKENSHIRE

Mr Brokenshire said Northern Ireland still remains without a fully functioning, powersharing devolved government... READ MORE›

COURT BATTLE RESUMES OVER LEGAL RECOGNITION OF HUMANIST MARRIAGES

Northern Ireland's most senior judge has said that a secular marriage has the same equality of opportunity in the law as a religious one... READ MORE›

FALLING POUND BOOSTS BUSINESS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND COMPANIES

The falling pound has produced a sharp rise in business activity for Northern Ireland companies enjoying a surge in orders from the Republic, a report suggested... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRISH WOMEN WIN ACCESS TO FREE ABORTIONS AS MAY AVERTS REBELLION

Government agrees to fund abortions in england for northern ireland women to avert commons defeat... READ MORE›

WHY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN NEED TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE NORTHERN IRISH CONFLICT BETTER

Demographics are rarely mentioned, despite such facts as their impact on the recent Northern Ireland Assembly election... READ MORE›

A REUNITED IRELAND? THAT COULD BE ONE OF BREXIT'S SIDE EFFECTS

Bellow, like the majority of farmers in Northern Ireland, depends on EU farming subsidies that will disappear with Brexit... READ MORE›

BRITISH WRITER UNDER FIRE AFTER CLAIMING IRELAND HAS 'TENUOUS CLAIM TO NATIONHOOD'

Does that mean Westminster should tear up the Good Friday agreement and bid farewell to Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

MARTIN MCGUINNESS AN IRA LEADER TURNED PEACEMAKER DIES AT 66

Left unresolved was whether Northern Ireland would ever be reunited with the predominantly Catholic Irish Republic... READ MORE›

CONDITIONS OF GREECE AGREEMENT WITH EUROPEAN UNION REVEALED

Real Conditions Of Greece Staying In The Eurozone Revealed!... READ MORE›

BRITAIN STAYING IN EUROPE LOOKS MORE AND MORE ABSURD

Our Prime Minister was amidst the deaf in Europe last week pretending to negotiate with people who refuse to listen to him... READ MORE›

IRISH-PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY FORGED BY MUTUAL STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD

There's a natural comparison with Northern Ireland, which many Irish people still don't believe to be part of the United Kingdom... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND VOTERS GIVE SINN FEIN ITS BIGGEST WIN EVER

Sinn Fein won 27 of 90 available posts in the Northern Ireland Assembly... READ MORE›

ON THE RUNS SCHEME 'DAMAGED INTEGRITY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE'

The Northern Ireland Affairs committee said the one-sided, secretive scheme of letters sent to over 180 Irish republicans should never have existed... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOLGIRL PHOTOS PUT ON PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE

'Real problem' BBC Spotlight NI showed the images to the former head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre CEOP, Jim Gamble... READ MORE›

BRITAINS ELECTION WHAT THE DUP IS AND WHAT IT WANTS

This deal stipulated that the largest Protestant and Catholic parties should jointly share power in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY REACHES DEAL WITH DUP LEADER TO PROP UP U.K. GOVERNMENT

The latest deadline set by the British government for the parties in Northern Ireland to reach an agreement was this Thursday... READ MORE›

SINN FEIN SURGES IN TIGHT NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTIONS

Northern Ireland voted to stay in the EU, but was overruled by a majority vote to leave in Britain as a whole... READ MORE›

The European Commission has published further revisions to the contributions, which meant that Ireland must pay another 7m... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRELAND'S DUP

-- Jeremy Corbyn jeremycorbyn June 26, 2017 DUP leaders had previously said that an agreement with the Conservatives will offer stable British government... READ MORE›

WHAT IS THE DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY AND COULD DUP BLOCK BREXIT?

UK election What is the Democratic Unionist Party and could DUP block Brexit?... READ MORE›

PARIS MAN BLAMED FOR METRO INCIDENT

Chelsea racist chants Paris man blamed for Metro incident... READ MORE›

A PARTY AGAINST WOMEN'S RIGHTS, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ABORTION AND DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE

The DUP also opposes women's right to abortion, which remains illegal in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

STORMONT CHAOS SET TO CAUSE MORE CUTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Amid the political deadlock in Northern Ireland, local public services and charities are struggling to stay afloat... READ MORE›

IRISH REUNIFICATION REFERENDUM WOULD BE DANGEROUS, SAYS BERTIE AHERN

The Belfast agreement put the future of Northern Ireland in the hands of the people of Northern Ireland through the principle of consent... READ MORE›

SORRY DREAMERS, BREXIT DOESN'T MAKE A UNITED IRELAND INEVITABLE

The nation owes 227 billion or 81 percent of a GDP which is notoriously bloated by foreign companies taking advantage of Ireland's low corporate tax rates... READ MORE›

'I'M A PROTESTANT, AND SHE'S A CATHOLIC:' BELFAST FRIENDS WORRY OVER POLITICAL STALEMATE

Brexit is the single most devastating impact to Northern Ireland, says Kellie Armstrong, a member of the assembly for the cross-community Alliance Party... READ MORE›

SIMON HEFFER VLADIMIR PUTIN CAN SENSE OUR WEAKNESS

He also knows there are few international brownie points to be lost by pummelling the savages of Isil... READ MORE›

POLITICIANS ON ALL SIDES URGED TO 'EMBRACE' IRISH LANGUAGE

An Irish language act in Northern Ireland would remove negative politics around the issue, a community leader said... READ MORE›

UK MUST LISTEN TO VIEWS OF IRISH PM ON BREXIT, CAMPAIGNERS SAY

He wants Britain to remain in the single market... READ MORE›

WHAT BRITAIN WANTS FROM EUROPEAN UNION IS NOT CLEAR FRANCE SAYS

European Union leaders are supposed to discuss Britain's demands at a meeting in December, and Britain's foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, gave an upbeat assessment this week... READ MORE›

10 THINGS DAVID CAMERON MUST CHANGE IN EUROPE

The EU commandments 10 things David Cameron must change in Europe... READ MORE›

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN NORTHERN IRELAND 'ONLY A MATTER OF TIME'

Leo Varadkar Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland 'only a matter of time'... READ MORE›

GEORGE OSBORNE: WE SHOULD EMBRACE CHINA, NOT FEAR ITS RISE

We want a golden relationship with China that will help foster a golden decade for this country... READ MORE›