Northern Ireland government could return in days, after DUP endorses proposals with London and agrees to end two-year boycott
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland government could return in days, after DUP endorses proposals with London and agrees to end two-year boycott

ABC  

In short: Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party says a regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, after it agreed to end a near two-year boycott of the parliament. The leader of Northern Ireland's largest pro-British party has expressed optimism that the regional power-sharing government could be restored within days, urging ministers in London to move quickly to implement a deal between the sides. "There are no commitments of any kind … to align GB with EU law; prevent GB from diverging from any retained EU law; or increase alignment in Northern Ireland beyond the strictly limited scope parliament has approved," he said on X. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said his government and the European Commission still had to see the final deal to be confident it did not have any negative consequences for last year's reworked post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland or the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

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Why was there a political deadlock in Northern Ireland? | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

Why was there a political deadlock in Northern Ireland? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Northern Ireland has finally developed a new government this month after a hiatus between the two main parties since the 2022 elections to the Stormont Assembly. The party has nevertheless not reconciled itself to the internal trade border created between NI and the rest of Britain, and has hence boycotted Stormont institutions since the 2022 regional …

‘Referendum on Irish unity by 2030’: Sinn Fein Leadership
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Referendum on Irish unity by 2030’: Sinn Fein Leadership

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland will conduct a referendum on uniting with the Republic of Ireland in this decade, the leadership of Sinn Fein, the party that heads the government of Northern Ireland, said on Thursday. “We believe that we will have polls, referendums on the question of unity in this decade,” Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald told journalists at a Foreign …

Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock
1 year, 1 month ago

Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock

The Hindu  

The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland went to Belfast on Monday to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government and bask in a good-news moment after two years of political crisis. The new administration is led by First Minister Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Fein, the party allied with the Irish Republican Army during Northern Ireland’s decades of violence known as …

Northern Ireland leader O'Neill predicts Irish unity vote within decade
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland leader O'Neill predicts Irish unity vote within decade

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland has begun a "decade of opportunity" during which it will hold a vote on unification with Ireland, the U.K. territory's first nationalist leader said in an interview aired on Sunday. Pro-Irish unity politician Michelle O'Neill made history on Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's First Minister, in a return of power-sharing after the biggest pro-U.K. party ended a two-year …

Watch: Stormont sits as power-sharing returns in Northern Ireland for first time in 2 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Watch: Stormont sits as power-sharing returns in Northern Ireland for first time in 2 years

The Independent  

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For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government
1 year, 1 month ago

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland’s government

Associated Press  

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power equally between Northern Ireland’s two main communities — …

What does the restoration of power-sharing mean for Northern Ireland?
1 year, 1 month ago

What does the restoration of power-sharing mean for Northern Ireland?

The Independent  

With fresh legislation to restore power-sharing to Northern Ireland being rushed through parliament with little resistance, a new government at Stormont could be formed by next week. Northern Ireland is thus unusual in the world in being a “duarchy” with the ultimate executive power shared by two figures with equal power, as well as a wide variety of parties being …

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?
1 year, 1 month ago

What has Northern Ireland’s DUP agreed with the UK over EU trade?

Al Jazeera  

The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to return after a two-year political paralysis caused by Brexit row. Following two years of political paralysis, Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly is set to return to full working order after a new agreement on trade between the Democratic Unionist Party and the UK government was ratified by the House of Commons on Thursday. This …

What’s in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock?
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock and should — barring a major upset — restore the regional government in Belfast after almost two years on ice. The agreement includes legislation “affirming Northern Ireland’s constitutional status” as part of the U.K. and gives local politicians “democratic oversight” …

Northern Ireland deal with UK looks to end two-year political deadlock
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland deal with UK looks to end two-year political deadlock

Hindustan Times  

Northern Ireland on Tuesday moved a step closer to ending a near two-year political deadlock after the main pro-UK party finally endorsed a deal with London aimed at reopening the region's assembly. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it a "positive step" towards restoring the institutions and "delivering for the people of Northern Ireland," his spokesman said. The Democratic Unionist …

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
1 year, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing …

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

The Hindu  

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the U.K. government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration …

Northern Ireland party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused government to collapse
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland party agrees to end 2-year boycott that caused government to collapse

LA Times  

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party has agreed to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. He said agreements reached with the central British government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the …

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government
1 year, 2 months ago

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government

Al Jazeera  

The political deadlock in the region began after the United Kingdom left the European Union. He said agreements reached with the United Kingdom’s government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration of the locally elected institutions”. The breakthrough after months of inconclusive negotiations came after the UK …

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. government on Tuesday gave Northern Ireland politicians until Feb. 8 to restore the collapsed regional government in Belfast, after a deadline this month passed without an end to the deadlock. The extension comes amid signs Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party is close to deciding whether to end a boycott that has kept the power-sharing administration …

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars
1 year, 2 months ago

UK gives Northern Ireland a new deadline to revive its collapsed government as cost of living soars

The Independent  

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Can Westminster finally recall the Northern Ireland Assembly?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can Westminster finally recall the Northern Ireland Assembly?

The Independent  

The Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive, set up under the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, have been effectively suspended since February 2022, when the Democratic Unionists withdrew in protest at the then Northern Ireland protocol. On Thursday, as a result, Northern Ireland faces something akin to a general strike, where 15 trade unions will take part in industrial action …

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out
1 year, 3 months ago

Northern Ireland political impasse set to stretch out

The Hindu  

A lengthy boycott of devolved government in Northern Ireland will stretch into 2024 after talks to end the impasse stalled on Tuesday, with frustration mounting over political dysfunction and crumbling public services. The Democratic Unionist Party withdrew from the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in February 2022, forcing its mothballing because of post-Brexit trading rules it said undermined the region’s …

UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government
1 year, 3 months ago

UK offers a big financial package if Northern Ireland politicians revive their suspended government

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Tuesday it will give Northern Ireland 3.3 billion pounds to ease a budget crisis if stubborn lawmakers stop boycotting the suspended power-sharing Belfast government. The money on offer from the U.K. government would go toward stabilizing Northern Ireland’s public finances and patching holes in health care and other sectors that have worsened during almost …

DUP will not get all it wants in post-Brexit trade talks, says former leader
1 year, 4 months ago

DUP will not get all it wants in post-Brexit trade talks, says former leader

The Independent  

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DUP talks with government ‘have not concluded’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
1 year, 4 months ago

DUP talks with government ‘have not concluded’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

The Independent  

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Donaldson hopes for resolution to trade border impasse talks within weeks
1 year, 5 months ago

Donaldson hopes for resolution to trade border impasse talks within weeks

The Independent  

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PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar
1 year, 5 months ago

PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar

The Independent  

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Gaps remain between Government and DUP on trade border impasse, says Donaldson
1 year, 5 months ago

Gaps remain between Government and DUP on trade border impasse, says Donaldson

The Independent  

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Next few weeks ‘critical’ in efforts to restore Stormont Assembly – O’Neill
1 year, 5 months ago

Next few weeks ‘critical’ in efforts to restore Stormont Assembly – O’Neill

The Independent  

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Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly
1 year, 5 months ago

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

The Independent  

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Government must deliver something ‘seismic’ to convince DUP on a Stormont return
1 year, 6 months ago

Government must deliver something ‘seismic’ to convince DUP on a Stormont return

The Independent  

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Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar
1 year, 8 months ago

Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar

The Independent  

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British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill
1 year, 10 months ago

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill

The Independent  

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Stormont will be back up and running by autumn – Doug Beattie
1 year, 11 months ago

Stormont will be back up and running by autumn – Doug Beattie

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland’s DUP resists pressure to end govt boycott
1 year, 11 months ago

Northern Ireland’s DUP resists pressure to end govt boycott

Associated Press  

LONDON — Northern Ireland’s politicians got the message. Their statements were the latest in a drumbeat of messages pressing the Democratic Unionist Party to end a political crisis that is clouding 25th anniversary commemorations for the 1998 Good Friday peace accord that ended three decades of sectarian bloodshed known as “The Troubles.” The semi-autonomous Belfast government has been suspended since …

Northern Ireland’s peacemakers of old urge an end to today’s political impasse
1 year, 11 months ago

Northern Ireland’s peacemakers of old urge an end to today’s political impasse

LA Times  

Former President Clinton, former Sen. George Mitchell, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton chat at a conference in Belfast on Monday to celebrate peace in Northern Ireland. Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, an architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord, urged the territory’s feuding politicians Monday to revive their mothballed power-sharing government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration …

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government. Speaking of the economic growth Northern Ireland has …

Biden urges North Ireland to sustain peace, pursue economic growth
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden urges North Ireland to sustain peace, pursue economic growth

LA Times  

President Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left this part of the United Kingdom without a functioning government. Speaking of the economic growth Northern Ireland has experienced since the Good Friday …

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns
1 year, 11 months ago

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

The Independent  

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Varadkar ‘disappointed’ DUP will not return to Stormont
2 years ago

Varadkar ‘disappointed’ DUP will not return to Stormont

The Independent  

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Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt
2 years ago

Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s deal with the European Union to rewrite the post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland trade. Johnson, who led Britain out of the EU in 2020, said the deal was “not acceptable” because it kept some EU laws in operation in Northern Ireland, restricting the U.K.’s ability to …

Donaldson makes clear DUP will not return to Stormont
2 years ago

Donaldson makes clear DUP will not return to Stormont

The Independent  

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DUP MP says party will ‘continue the fight’ against post-Brexit trade barriers
2 years ago

DUP MP says party will ‘continue the fight’ against post-Brexit trade barriers

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU
2 years ago

Northern Ireland’s DUP to vote against new Brexit deal with EU

Al Jazeera  

In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Unionist leader says ‘imposition of EU law’ on Northern Ireland has not been resolved. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party says it will vote against a crucial part of the government’s new deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for the United Kingdom. Parliament on Wednesday will debate and vote on …

Farrukh Dhondy | N Ireland deal with EU is a big win for Rishi: But will it work?
2 years ago

Farrukh Dhondy | N Ireland deal with EU is a big win for Rishi: But will it work?

Deccan Chronicle  

“O Bachchoo the poets insist That Koyalls and nightingales sing Do they suffer from acoustic twist? Here they are: BoJo’s Northern Ireland Protocol created what the Protestant Democratic Unionist Party call a “border in the North Sea”. They consequently refused, while this “border” was in place, to enter the Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont as the main Opposition party as …

Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell the benefits of his Brexit agreement
2 years ago

Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell the benefits of his Brexit agreement

The Independent  

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Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell ‘important’ post-Brexit deal
2 years ago

Sunak visits Northern Ireland to sell ‘important’ post-Brexit deal

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Sunak hails ‘decisive breakthrough’ on post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland
2 years, 1 month ago

Sunak hails ‘decisive breakthrough’ on post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland Protocol: UK PM Rishi Sunak to Meet von der Leyen to Reach New Deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Northern Ireland Protocol: UK PM Rishi Sunak to Meet von der Leyen to Reach New Deal

News 18  

The prospect of a deal on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland appeared tantalisingly close Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced they were to meet in the UK “for final talks”. The planned meeting on Monday follows months of intensive negotiations over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which was signed …

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset
2 years, 1 month ago

Intense talks, familiar wrangles as UK, EU seek Brexit reset

Associated Press  

LONDON — Senior U.K. and European Union officials met Thursday as part of what Britain called “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis in Northern Ireland. Hopes of a breakthrough were raised last week when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew to Belfast to meet leaders of Northern Ireland’s political leaders and discuss …

Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol deal inches closer after ‘productive’ talks
2 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: Northern Ireland Protocol deal inches closer after ‘productive’ talks

The Independent  

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DUP welcomes ‘progress’ on Brexit border talks but warns more work to be done
2 years, 1 month ago

DUP welcomes ‘progress’ on Brexit border talks but warns more work to be done

The Independent  

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UK gives Northern Ireland more time to form a new government
2 years, 1 month ago

UK gives Northern Ireland more time to form a new government

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. is giving Northern Ireland more time to form a new power-sharing government, eliminating the threat of elections that could derail efforts to renegotiate a post-Brexit trade deal for the region. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday introduced legislation extending the deadline for forming a new government by up to a year. The Democratic Unionist Party …

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