ANALYSIS | FOR A BRIEF MOMENT IN HISTORY, IRELAND WAS MORE POWERFUL THAN BRITAIN THIS WEEK

The deal will please the government in Dublin and most voters in Northern Ireland, who predominantly favored staying in the European Union in last year's referendum... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND PARTIES AT AN IMPASSE, CREATING HEADACHES FOR BRITAIN

The move is a major step towards a return to direct rule from London, which many fear would destabilize the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland... 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›

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›

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›

BILL CLINTON AND THERESA MAY HOLD TALKS ON NORTHERN IRELAND DEADLOCK

Bill clinton and theresa may hold talks on northern ireland..... 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›

BILL CLINTON TO DISCUSS NORTHERN IRELAND IN MEETING WITH THERESA MAY

As president, Mr Clinton played a key role in helping to secure the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which led to power-sharing in Northern Ireland... 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›

BILL CLINTON TO DISCUSS NORTHERN IRELAND IN MEETING WITH THERESA MAY

As president, Mr Clinton played a key role in helping to secure the 1998 Good Friday Agreement which led to power-sharing in Northern Ireland... 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›

POWERSHARING TALKS AT 'CRITICAL POINT' AS SINN FEIN URGES DUP MLA TO RESIGN

Powersharing talks at 'critical point' as Sinn Fein urges DUP MLA to resign... 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›

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›

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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›

'WEATHER BOMB' BRINGS DISRUPTION TO NORTHERN UK

Parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland to be prepared as the rapidly developing storm threatens gusts of up to 80mph... READ MORE›

WELFARE CUTS BACKED AMID LABOUR REVOLT

As well as Labour MPs who did not support the bill, it was opposed by the SNP, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Greens... READ MORE›

INGENIOUS POSTMAN IN IRELAND MANAGES TO DELIVER LETTER ADDRESSED TO 'THAT BOY WITH THE GLASSES'

The letter was sent from Northern Ireland across the border to Your Man Henderson Who is doing the PhD up there at Queen's in Belfast ... 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›

UUP DECIDES TO WITHDRAW FROM NORTHERN IRELAND EXECUTIVE

The Ulster Unionist Party UUP has confirmed that it will leave Northern Ireland's ruling Executive... READ MORE›

EX-SOLDIER 66 IS ARRESTED IN BLOODY SUNDAY DEATHS

The massacre was a low point in the Troubles, the sectarian struggle over the status of Northern Ireland that claimed 3,600 lives and stretched over decades... 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›

ELECTION PRIZE 'NEVER GREATER' - DUP

In his keynote speech to the conference, Mr Robinson also addressed unionist begrudgers who believe Northern Ireland would be better off under direct rule... 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›

'LOYALIST' LINK TO DERRY PIPE BOMBS

Police have said 'loyalist groupings' are their main line of inquiry in relation to two pipe bombs discovered in Londonderry on Thursday... READ MORE›

SINN FEIN'S MARTIN MCGUINNESS RETIRES FROM POLITICS

Martin McGuinness, once with the IRA, stepped down as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister... 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›

TEXAS DINER GIVES WAITER $750 TIP TO VISIT FAMILY IN NORTHERN IRELAND

A waiter in Texas is given a 750 tip so he can visit his family in Northern Ireland... 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›

NORTHERN IRELAND FACES CRISIS AS UNIONIST FIRST MINISTER RESIGNS

On those occasions, Northern Ireland reverted to direct rule from London... 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›

THE BREXIT WILD CARD? IRELAND.

There are no signs, no custom posts or immigration control along the 300-mile invisible border between the Republic of Ireland and 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›

UK'S AMBASSADOR TO EU, IVAN ROGERS, 'RESIGNING EARLY'

Kevin Schofield PolhomeEditor Scottish Labour rejects Fabians progressive pact idea Labour is a socialist party... READ MORE›

Northern Ireland relies heavily on grants from the British central government... READ MORE›

BRITAIN SAYS IRA LIVES ON BUT POSES NO THREAT

10 saying that it could no longer trust Sinn Fein said after the publication of the report on Tuesday that it would return... READ MORE›

GRAFFITI ON GEORGE DUDDY'S COLERAINE HOME IS 'HATE CRIME' POLICE SAY

SDLP MLA John Dallat said on Monday Councillor Duddy should be allowed to represent in the area without these attacks... 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›