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Clintons to join Blair and Ahern at Good Friday Agreement conference

Former US president Bill Clinton will join other political leaders from Northern Ireland’s peace process era at a major conference commemorating the Good Friday Agreement. Ex-prime minister Sir Tony Blair and former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will also ...

17 Apr 2023 at 02:45

National News

Ahern: New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal

Former Irish premier Bertie Ahern has said that if an agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol is not struck soon, it will probably not happen until there is a new British government. “If it’s not sorted in the next few weeks, we will have to ...

23 Feb 2023 at 12:37

Northern Ireland

Simon Harris and Hilary Benn have ‘warm and engaging’ conversation

Ireland’s new deputy premier has said he had a “warm and engaging” conversation with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn. On his first full day as Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Harris said the pair discussed repealing and ...

24 Jan 2025 at 16:05

Northern Ireland

Biden says visit is to ‘keep the peace’ ahead of Belfast arrival

Joe Biden has said he will use his visit to the island of Ireland to “keep the peace”, as he left the US for his four-day trip. The US president invoked the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and the recently negotiated Windsor Framework ...

11 Apr 2023 at 18:23

Northern Ireland

UK Government tables motion reaffirming commitment to Acts of Union

The UK Government has tabled a parliamentary motion stating that there is no basis in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for joint authority with the Republic of Ireland in the governance of Northern Ireland. The move follows a commitment in the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 06:24

Northern Ireland

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden, Amnesty International has said. The organisation has called on the Prime Minister to scrap its Northern ...

11 Apr 2023 at 16:27

National News

Reform of Stormont can only be considered when devolution returns – PM

Reform of Stormont’s powersharing structures can only be considered when devolution is back up and running, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak said he understood the frustration of those calling for changes to the governance ...

19 Apr 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Claims NI peace deal stops UK leaving ECHR ‘entirely groundless’ – think tank

Claims that the UK cannot withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) because of commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement are “entirely groundless”, a think tank has claimed. One of the authors of the paper ...

31 Aug 2025 at 22:00

Northern Ireland

Varadkar hails US world leadership at meeting with Biden

Irish premier Leo Varadkar hailed the importance of US and European leadership, as he met with President Joe Biden in Dublin. The Taoiseach, meeting Mr Biden at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park, praised American leadership since ...

13 Apr 2023 at 15:39

Northern Ireland

Biden remarks were an exhortation for all to work together – Martin

President Joe Biden’s remarks that the UK should work more closely with Ireland to support the people of Northern Ireland was an exhortation for everyone to co-operate, Tanaiste Micheal Martin has said. Mr Martin also said ...

14 Apr 2023 at 09:39

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland will not be at forefront of Reform’s plans – Farage

Northern Ireland will “not be at the forefront” of actions by a Reform UK government to deal with immigration, Nigel Farage has said. Mr Farage responded to criticism of earlier remarks that he would “renegotiate” the ...

27 Aug 2025 at 13:10

National News

'Key global figures' to attend event marking 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Queen’s University in Belfast has announced a major series of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The university said a three-day conference next month would bring together “key global ...

09 Mar 2023 at 10:06

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