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Why does top Starmer aide Sue Gray want to plough £310m taxpayers' cash into a place synonymous with evil? The derelict football stadium in 'IRA country' where two British soldiers were hauled from th
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why does top Starmer aide Sue Gray want to plough £310m taxpayers' cash into a place synonymous with evil? The derelict football stadium in 'IRA country' where two British soldiers were hauled from th

Daily Mail  

No monument or commemorative plaque explains what happened here. As the two soldiers were dragged away to certain death, an observer recorded of one of the two: ‘He didn’t cry out; just looked at us with terrified eyes as though we were all enemies in a foreign country who wouldn’t have understood what language he was speaking if he called …

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Irish and U.K. leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

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Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse
1 year, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter century since the Good Friday Agreement that Northern Ireland’s leaders must “act with …

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As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — It has been 25 years since the striking of the Good Friday Agreement, the landmark peace accord that ended three decades of violence in Northern Ireland, a period known as “the Troubles.” The anniversary is being marked with celebration that peace has endured, but concern about entrenched divisions and political instability. “There was a recognition on …

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Northern Ireland’s peacemakers of old urge an end to today’s political impasse
1 year, 8 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 …

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Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, reap gains
1 year, 8 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 …

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'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Firstpost  

Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck a peace deal on 10 April 1998 US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of sectarian violence in the region. He …

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Biden urges North Ireland to sustain peace, pursue economic growth
1 year, 8 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 …

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Joe Biden Arrives in Belfast with Promise to 'Keep the Peace', Meets UK PM Sunak
1 year, 8 months ago

Joe Biden Arrives in Belfast with Promise to 'Keep the Peace', Meets UK PM Sunak

News 18  

US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, hoping to help maintain the fragile peace brokered 25 years ago after decades of sectarian violence over British rule. – Fragile peace – Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck the peace deal on …

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‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip

Al Jazeera  

The US president will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and seek to support a post-Brexit trade deal. United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, where he is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Biden said his trip would Though the UK, and therefore Northern Ireland, have …

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Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace
1 year, 8 months ago

Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Peter Olphert was 14 when Irish Republican Army gunmen killed his father. Mark Thompson lost his brother to British Army bullets, another victim of “the Troubles” that wracked Northern Ireland for three decades. The peace accord may have stopped the fighting, but deep divisions remain over the conflict’s legacy — making it hard for some of …

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As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

The Independent  

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UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

UK’s Sunak tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That angered British …

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U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal
1 year, 9 months ago

U.K.’s prime minister tries to win over skeptics to his Brexit deal

LA Times  

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Belfast on Tuesday to sell his landmark agreement with the European Union to its toughest audience: Unionist politicians who fear post-Brexit trade rules are weakening Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom. Instead, there are checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That angered British unionist politicians …

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Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud
1 year, 10 months ago

Flurry of activity signals deal is near on Brexit trade feud

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K, the European Union and Northern Ireland’s bitterly divided political parties said Friday that progress was being made on resolving a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to the region. Any deal faces a tough audience: unionist politicians who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the U.K. collapsed the Belfast power-sharing government …

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UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat
1 year, 11 months ago

UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland-Brexit trade spat

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s foreign minister met politicians and businesspeople in Belfast bearing good news Wednesday: The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer to settling a post-Brexit trade dispute that brought economic headaches and political turmoil to Northern Ireland. The two sides said the agreement is “a critical prerequisite to building trust and providing assurance” — elements that have …

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Northern Ireland set to vote in election poised to make history
2 years, 7 months ago

Northern Ireland set to vote in election poised to make history

Al Jazeera  

Sinn Féin, a nationalist party that supports reunification, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time. Party leader Jeffery Donaldson said Sinn Féin becoming the largest party would put them “one step closer to delivering their plans for a border poll”, or a vote on the constitutional future of the province. Sinn Féin’s election to …

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Who are the loyalists in Northern Ireland and why are they rioting?
3 years, 8 months ago

Who are the loyalists in Northern Ireland and why are they rioting?

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting
3 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

LA Times  

Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the unrest, saying, “the way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.” He sent Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to Belfast for talks with …

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UK-EU talks aim to defuse Brexit tensions over N Ireland
3 years, 10 months ago

UK-EU talks aim to defuse Brexit tensions over N Ireland

The Independent  

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