World Sep 24 How peace has held since the Troubles and what the U.S. can learn By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson
World Sep 15 Ex-British soldier on trial for Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland A trial has begun for the only person ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland. The ex-paratrooper known as "Soldier F" has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder… By Brian Melley, Associated Press
World Mar 29 Leader of Northern Ireland’s main unionist party steps down as he is charged with sexual offenses Northern Ireland's finely balanced power-sharing arrangements have been thrown into disarray as the leader of the region's largest unionist party stepped down after being charged with historical sexual offenses. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
World Feb 05 Irish, U.K. leaders visit Belfast to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government A political crisis was sparked when the main British unionist party walked out of the power-sharing administration to protest post-Brexit trading arrangements. The party was coaxed into returning last week. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Nation Feb 03 Watch 2:25 News Wrap: Democratic primary race begins in South Carolina In our news wrap Saturday, South Carolina holds its Democratic presidential primary, Senate negotiators are closing in on a border deal, at least 19 people have died in forest fires in Chile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his…
Feb 03 Irish nationalist Michelle O’Neill named first minister of Northern Ireland’s government By Brian Melley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 30 Northern Ireland’s largest political party ends 2-year boycott that left people with dysfunctional government By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Amid mounting public frustration, teachers, nurses and other public sector workers staged a 24-hour strike this month calling on politicians to return to the government and give them a long-delayed pay raise. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Biden urges Northern Ireland to sustain peace, maintain economic gains By Colleen Long, Darlene Superville, Jill Lawless, Associated Press President Joe Biden has said Northern Ireland must "not go back" to the violence that scarred it for years and urged politicians to resolve a political crisis that has left the region without a functioning government. Continue reading
Apr 11 How pop culture has reflected Northern Ireland’s ‘troubles’ By Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation Each generation of artists has used theater, song and film to reflect on their state's still-uneasy peace – made all the more complicated by Brexit. Continue reading
Apr 10 Protesters in Northern Ireland firebomb police car on anniversary of peace deal By Associated Press Police had warned in advance that officers could be attacked in the Creggan neighborhood during the Easter Monday parade, for which official permission had not been granted, by republicans who opposed the U.S.-brokered peace deal reached April 10, 1998. Continue reading