Fine Gael should never again send a Protestant candidate into a sectarian storm
Presidential election: Never again should Fine Gael send a Protestant candidate out, unprepared, into a sectarian storm
Belfast Agreement
The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, is a peace accord signed on April 10th 1998, largely ending decades of violence known as the Troubles. It comprises two related agreements, the British-Irish Agreement and the Multi-Party Agreement. It led to the establishment of devolved government in Northern Ireland and other institutions
Belfast Film Festival: A child of the peace process turns 25
Founded in west Belfast by Michele Devlin and Laurence McKeown, the festival now attracts 25,000 visitors each year
Human rights activist Michael Farrell: ‘We were in a period of progress, but now we seem to be galloping backwards’
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
If Nigel Farage wins the next UK election, the consequences for Ireland will be profound
There is widespread desire for electoral change and a greater political role for England
Obituary: Patrick (Pat) Bradley: Chief electoral officer in the North who oversaw many elections in troubled hotspots
Bradley had to handle episodes such as the security of ballot boxes overnight before a count, with key figures such as Rev Ian Paisley demanding DUP oversight
Next presidential election TV debate should be a decidedly more lively affair
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Martin Mansergh: Mandarin who quietly nudged this island towards peace
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Martin Mansergh, Fianna Fáil adviser and key figure in peace process, dies aged 78
Mansergh entered electoral politics after decades as a backroom figure and served as minister of State
If Northerners had a vote, Catherine Connolly would be our next president
Northerners have a vested interest in an election portrayed as seminal for the abolition of partition. But they don’t have a vote
Simon Harris denies latest Troubles legacy proposals are ‘last roll of the dice’
Tánaiste says framework marks a ‘step change’ in relations between governments and a reset after controversial Tory Legacy Act
Belfast Agreement referendum vote ‘saved’ by U2’s concert, new book says
UUP leader David Trimble initially refused to take off his jacket, saying: ‘I don’t do that’
New crime fiction: cynical pitch-black comedy reinvigorates the spy fiction genre
New novels by Mick Herron, Nicola Upson, Seishi Yokomizo, Janice Hallett and Rav Grewal-Kök
Rev Martin Smyth obituary: Staunchly anti-agreement former Ulster Unionist MP and Orange Order leader
He tried to implicate Charles Haughey in an IRA gun-running plot during the 1980s
Foras na Gaeilge has driven Irish language growth in the North, says report
Report examines operation of all cross-border bodies set up by the Belfast Agreement
Simon Harris says European Convention on Human Rights is ‘fundamental’ to Belfast Agreement
Tánaiste to give speech to counter growing opposition in UK over European Convention on Human Rights
Ireland must stay true to human rights commitment as envisioned by Daniel O’Connell 200 years ago - Martin
Taoiseach says the political leader’s vision offered a path forward for the country both internationally and in terms of reconciliation on the island of Ireland
Nigel Farage’s immigration bombshell raises nationalist hopes and unionist fears
Unionism still faces a hard new political reality if Northern Ireland comes to be seen in Britain as an obstacle to controlling immigration
British-Irish Relations in the Twenty-First Century: A strong examination of the Belfast Agreement’s legacy and the impact of Brexit
Etain Tannam argues that John Hume’s central three-stranded idea for the agreement has been neglected
Michelle O’Neill: ‘The British state killed local people. Those moments contribute to who you are’
Northern Ireland’s First Minister discusses party leadership, presidency, teen pregnancy and ‘precious gift of peace’
Many people won’t decide how to vote in a Border poll until they see what’s on offer
Why can’t Sinn Féin spell out exactly what it means by a united Ireland and allow unionists to consider it?
Senator George Mitchell: The man Ian Paisley called ‘a foreigner and a pro-Irish republican’
Journalists were used to dealing with aloof ministers during peace talks in Belfast, but the US diplomat was cut from different cloth
‘I’m not going to do anything that isn’t possible to do together’: peacemaker Lord Eames celebrates 50 years since consecration
Anglican bishop’s outreach in 1970s Derry helped to break with history
Ingredients for happier marriage between the United Kingdom and Ireland are there
Britain is ‘resetting’ its relationship with the EU, seeking that vague notion of ‘closer ties’ – Ireland should be the UK’s ally
The contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurd
Complaints of one-sided treatment may often be simplistic or partisan, but that only underscores the corrosive effect of inconsistent application of the law
Republic and Northern Ireland must co-operate to attract foreign direct investment to border counties, says Taoiseach
ESRI research highlights ‘huge untapped potential’ that exists for all-island co-operation
Decision on NI legacy issues due ‘within weeks’, says Tánaiste
Irish and UK governments working in ‘very good faith’ to bring about an agreed position, Harris says
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Irish-America crucial in ‘great cause’ of Irish unity, Leo Varadkar tells US audience
Former taoiseach stresses importance of Irish-American voice in ‘political project of our generation’
After years of skilfully playing both sides of the ‘Boston or Berlin’ binary, we must now choose one of them
European capitals have arguably been better friends of Ireland for a much longer time
Blocking Irish listeners from BBC Sounds app a ‘slap in the face’
Broadcaster is making the change to boost its commercial income
Reforms that undermine Belfast Agreement will be ‘dangerous’, experts warn
Northern Ireland facing a ‘mounting list of problems in healthcare, public finance and other aspects of good governance’, new report says
Shona McCarthy, the Irish woman running the world’s biggest arts festival, is heading home: ‘I’m tired. You feel it to your bones’
After 35 years of nonstop work, this ardent advocate for the arts is about to catch her breath
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