Northern Ireland

In this file photo taken on April 10, 1998, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R), US Senator George Mitchell (C) and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern pose for a photograph after signing The Good Friday Agreement.

Northern Ireland's flawed but lasting peace

Far from perfect, the GFA has largely managed to channel energy into politics rather than violence in Northern Ireland

Christopher Phillips 12 April 2023

An EU flag, flown by anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit activists, flaps in the air in front of the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the bell inside the tower's clock, "Big Ben"

Brexit: The grown-ups are back in charge

New Windsor Framework deal signals the UK might have more luck at making Brexit work or, at, least, making it work better than it has so far

Christopher Phillips 03 March 2023

The sun sets behind an electricity pylon, as fog develops, near Petersfield, Britain, December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UK To Extend Its Energy Price Support Scheme To Non-Domestic Customers

The UK will extend its Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for non-domestic customers in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the country's department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy said…

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British Prime Minister Liz Truss listens to U.S. President Joe Biden during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Britain Still Seeking Negotiated Solution With EU On Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Says

Britain is still seeking a negotiated solution with the European Union to resolve a stand-off over the Northern Ireland protocol, a part of the Brexit divorce deal that Britain has attempted to…

25 September 2022

Emigration: Where Dreams are Forever Changing and Never Finite

For as long as humans have existed, there have always been migration movements. The longing for new horizons has been in most of us. People who consider leaving their birth country to move to a…

Luisa Markides 26 August 2022

Protesters line a road holding placards near a new anti-Brexit mural, erected by Republican party Sinn Fein, in west Belfast, on December 6, 2017 to call for a special status for northern Ireland with respect to Brexit and no hard borders in Ireland. (Getty)

Ireland’s Rocky Road to Unity

In the wake of the Brexit crisis, the idea of a unitedIrelandhas returned to the political agenda. Politicians in both parts of a divided country believe that Irish unity is a credible prospect over…

Daniel Finn 30 August 2019

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