John Hume, who worked to end Northern Ireland violence, dies at 83
John Hume, the visionary politician who won a Nobel Peace Prize for fashioning the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ireland, has died at 83, his family said Monday. The Catholic leader of the moderate Social Democratic and Labour Party, Hume was seen ...
After Brexit 'game-changer,' Irish republican leader predicts unity vote in 3-5 years
Brexit is a "game-changer" that could trigger a referendum on Irish unification within three years, the leader of the nationalist Sinn Finn party said Saturday. "This isn't a one-off event, this is a game-changer," Mary Lou McDonald told The Times newspaper. "I think we have ...
Stiff Little Fingers bring "Inflammable Material" to Tokyo for two shows, letting fans hear the album, which deals with Northern Ireland's 'troubles,' in its entirety.
Seamus Mallon, architect of Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement, dies at 83
Former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement, died on Friday at age 83, drawing tributes from across a political divide he helped to bridge. Mallon was a major political figure in Northern Ireland ...
Northern Ireland's government returns after three-year suspension
Northern Ireland's government was to reopen for the first time in three years on Saturday after rival parties rallied around a new power-sharing agreement that can help the volatile province handle the pressures of Brexit. The region's devolved assembly at Stormont collapsed in January 2017 ...
Canadian manufacturing group Bombardier announced Thursday it was selling its aerostructures business to U.S. firm Spirit AeroSystems, involving operations in Belfast, Casablanca and Dallas, in a $1.2 billion cash-plus-debt deal. Bombardier announced its willingness to sell these assets last May as part of a broad ...
Northern Irish brothers wanted in U.K. probe of 39 trafficking truck victims
British police probing the deaths of 39 people in a truck said Tuesday they wanted to question two Northern Irish brothers on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking. Essex Police, which is investigating last week's grim discovery, said they wanted to speak to Ronan Hughes, ...
Northern Ireland's DUP grabs spotlight in Brexit showdown
"Stick to your word!" Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party has been at the heart of Britain's Brexit saga, and its leaders warned Saturday they would keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson not to sell them out. Once a fringe faction in the ...
Abortion and gay marriage set to be legal in Northern Ireland
Abortion and same-sex marriage are set to become legal in Northern Ireland, after a group of local lawmakers failed Monday in a last-minute bid to thwart the London-ordered liberalization of the laws. Abortion is currently illegal in the British-ruled province — except when the mother's ...
Northern Ireland's DUP says there is still time to agree on Brexit border deal
The Northern Ireland party whose 10 members of Parliament support British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government believe a deal can be done in the coming weeks to maintain an open border in Ireland, a senior member said Sunday. The so-called backstop mechanism to uphold the ...
