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‘I am a child of the Troubles. Ordinary boring government is much better’

‘I am a child of the Troubles. Ordinary boring government is much better’

Former IRA prisoner turned artist says of post-conflict Northern Irish society: ‘We’re not normal, but we’re heading towards normality’

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Stormont facing mountain of European legislation, warns major think tank

Stormont facing mountain of European legislation, warns major think tank

Windsor Framework will put the civil service in Northern Ireland under ‘major strain’

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 21:42
Sinn Féin’s Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening

Sinn Féin’s Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening

‘Some were terrible, some were essentially excuses,’ says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past project

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 19:00
Charlie Bird: A man who felt fear and faced it with courage

Charlie Bird: A man who felt fear and faced it with courage

Driven by a determination to be ‘useful’, the much-admired journalist wrote a glorious last chapter to his life

Wed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00
Stakeknife: What will legacy of Kenova report into IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci be?

Stakeknife: What will legacy of Kenova report into IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci be?

Academic who examined British intelligence’s war against IRA hopes seven-year investigation into spy will still be worthwhile

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 19:20
SDLP’s New Ireland Commission explores path to unity through ‘partnership, co-operation and reconciliation’

SDLP’s New Ireland Commission explores path to unity through ‘partnership, co-operation and reconciliation’

Claire Hanna says ‘those of us who want to talk about a new Ireland have an obligation to spell out a lot more exactly what we mean by that’

Thu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
No requirement to secure reconciliation ahead of Border poll, says campaign group

No requirement to secure reconciliation ahead of Border poll, says campaign group

Ireland’s Future report outlines steps that could be taken towards vote, including establishment of new government departments

Mon Mar 04 2024 - 18:20
Casement Park brings North/South cross-Border co-operation on to a new pitch

Casement Park brings North/South cross-Border co-operation on to a new pitch

Cross-Border co-operation has become easier in recent years, but it remains a balancing act

Tue Feb 20 2024 - 18:22
Micheál Martin: ‘I believe in the Wolfe Tone idea of uniting people. That’s hard work’

Micheál Martin: ‘I believe in the Wolfe Tone idea of uniting people. That’s hard work’

In an interview on the future of Ireland, the Tánaiste says he's concerned at the language around unification

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Reform of Stormont rules needed to avoid further collapses, says Martin

Reform of Stormont rules needed to avoid further collapses, says Martin

Policy must be agreed ahead of the next Assembly elections in three years - Tánaiste

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Eamonn Mallie: ‘Emma Little-Pengelly is much more cross-culturally aware than any DUP people I know’

Eamonn Mallie: ‘Emma Little-Pengelly is much more cross-culturally aware than any DUP people I know’

Mallie, once the voice of The Troubles on radio, looks backwards and ahead for Northern Ireland

Sun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Cut planning appeals to increase building, ESRI argues

Cut planning appeals to increase building, ESRI argues

State aiming to build 33,000 homes annually, Scotland 110,000 by 2032, and England targeting 180,000 a year, says report

Wed Jan 31 2024 - 00:01
Killings of 13 Protestants in west Cork in 1922 were sectarian acts, say descendents of victims

Killings of 13 Protestants in west Cork in 1922 were sectarian acts, say descendents of victims

Dunmanway Discussion Group said the Government should issue a ‘belated’ statement ‘recognising unequivocally’ that the Bandon Valley killings were ‘sectarian acts perpetrated by elements of the IRA’

Tue Jan 30 2024 - 20:06
DUP should ask ‘why they are no longer the first party’, says Westminster NI affairs chair

DUP should ask ‘why they are no longer the first party’, says Westminster NI affairs chair

The party has choices to make soon and it must ensure that indifference in Britain does not become hostility

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 07:00
Mayhew confessed to thinking Northern job would be ‘relatively undemanding’

Mayhew confessed to thinking Northern job would be ‘relatively undemanding’

Former Northern secretary saw the UUP leader David Trimble as ‘a deeply insecure leader’

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 05:00
Governments urged to reflect amid conflict over UK’s Legacy Act

Governments urged to reflect amid conflict over UK’s Legacy Act

Former British justice secretary Robert Buckland urges calm amid dispute between London and Dublin

Fri Dec 22 2023 - 13:17
Prosecutions linked to Troubles crimes should be shelved, says Michael McDowell

Prosecutions linked to Troubles crimes should be shelved, says Michael McDowell

Irish Times columnist and former attorney general and minister for justice dismissive of Sinn Féin calls for historical investigations

Fri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Dick Spring: ‘I don’t want to sound like I’m lecturing or hectoring young people’

Dick Spring: ‘I don’t want to sound like I’m lecturing or hectoring young people’

Having helped pave the way for the Downing Street Declaration and peace in Northern Ireland, the former Labour leader is wary of being seen to preach to generations with no memory of the Troubles

Sun Dec 17 2023 - 06:00
Stormont holds out for more London money but any deal will have strings attached, says former top civil servant

Stormont holds out for more London money but any deal will have strings attached, says former top civil servant

UK government offered Northern Ireland politicians £2.5bn to get Executive up and running, as serious demographic challenges loom

Sat Dec 16 2023 - 06:07
NI parties offered hundreds of millions in extra public spending to return to Stormont

NI parties offered hundreds of millions in extra public spending to return to Stormont

Offer by Chris Heaton-Harris may not be enough to fill budget gap with public sector pay rises due

Mon Dec 11 2023 - 16:00
Respectful talks on new Ireland needed, says DUP founder member

Respectful talks on new Ireland needed, says DUP founder member

Northern Ireland in new constitutional position because of sea border for trade between Northern Ireland and Britain following Brexit, says Wallace Thompson

Fri Dec 08 2023 - 18:53
Decision on ECHR legacy challenge soon, says Tánaiste

Decision on ECHR legacy challenge soon, says Tánaiste

The Government has noted the total opposition from all of Northern Ireland’s political parties and victims’ groups to the legislation

Tue Nov 28 2023 - 19:21
Young people across island becoming increasingly pessimistic about future, study shows

Young people across island becoming increasingly pessimistic about future, study shows

People born in Northern Ireland after 1989 show largest recent declines in optimism, ESRI paper finds

Mon Nov 27 2023 - 18:18
Gavin Esler on British politics: ‘We’ve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliament’

Gavin Esler on British politics: ‘We’ve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliament’

The former BBC journalist on working in Belfast in the 1970s, why unionist pessimism is justified, and the lack of ‘good chaps’ in Westminster

Sat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Dublin riot organisers will be tackled, says Micheál Martin

Dublin riot organisers will be tackled, says Micheál Martin

Tánaiste says Irish society must hold true to its real values

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 12:58
Jeffrey Donaldson could have claimed EU victory in March, but now he must choose

Jeffrey Donaldson could have claimed EU victory in March, but now he must choose

The Windsor Framework will not be altered, regardless of whether Stormont returns or Northern Ireland faces hybrid direct rule. Brussels has moved on, and even Dublin would struggle to get proper attention there now

Wed Nov 22 2023 - 21:29
British-Irish Council: ‘Safe space’ always for conversations between taoisigh and unionist leaders

British-Irish Council: ‘Safe space’ always for conversations between taoisigh and unionist leaders

Dublin, Belfast, London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands hold their six-monthly meeting in Dublin Castle on Thursday night

Wed Nov 22 2023 - 06:00
British Ambassador praises ‘maturity’ of Irish attitudes to organisations’ royal titles

British Ambassador praises ‘maturity’ of Irish attitudes to organisations’ royal titles

Diplomat says he has not encountered anti-Britishness 'very much at all' during his time in Dublin

Mon Nov 20 2023 - 19:00
Prepare now for tougher British border rules or face costs, Irish firms warned

Prepare now for tougher British border rules or face costs, Irish firms warned

New rules on food and animal imports that have been delayed five times are now due to take effect in January

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 19:00
West Cork killings should be admitted as  sectarian, says historian

West Cork killings should be admitted as sectarian, says historian

Killings in 1922 were removed from history for decades and ‘silence was not broken’ until Canadian historian published controversial work in 1990s, says Prof Brian Walker

Wed Nov 08 2023 - 17:25
James O’Brien on post-Brexit Britain: ‘This conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiority’

James O’Brien on post-Brexit Britain: ‘This conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiority’

LBC broadcaster on what ails his native country, his faith in youth and why he won’t be tracking down his Irish biological mother

Sat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Much of the last 25 years has been ‘squandered’ since Good Friday Agreement, warns Tánaiste Micheál Martin

Much of the last 25 years has been ‘squandered’ since Good Friday Agreement, warns Tánaiste Micheál Martin

Many young people feel they ‘do not have a say’ in Northern Ireland politics and are patronised by politicians, Shared Island gathering told

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 17:31
Visa rules stopped Derry ambulance crews responding to Creeslough gas explosion, FG senator says

Visa rules stopped Derry ambulance crews responding to Creeslough gas explosion, FG senator says

Ambulances based in Derry were unable to cross the Border as some paramedics did not have the necessary visas

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 15:33
NI ambulances bound for Creeslough were not stopped by visa bans, said NI ambulance service

NI ambulances bound for Creeslough were not stopped by visa bans, said NI ambulance service

NIAS says no staff prevented from crossing Border and it is ‘deeply concerned’ at claim made during parliamentary assembly

Wed Oct 25 2023 - 14:22
Visitors to Republic may be put off travelling into North under immigration proposal, politicians warn

Visitors to Republic may be put off travelling into North under immigration proposal, politicians warn

Forum hears UK’s plan to charge £10 and attendant bureaucracy could deter and pose difficulties for some tourists seeking to visit North

Tue Oct 24 2023 - 20:19
Brexit reveals hazard of tight referendum majorities, says EU-exit campaigner

Brexit reveals hazard of tight referendum majorities, says EU-exit campaigner

Super-majority North and South should be required for united Ireland vote, according to NI Minister Steve Baker

Tue Oct 24 2023 - 06:00
United Ireland referendum should need ‘super majority’ in North, Republic to carry, says Baker

United Ireland referendum should need ‘super majority’ in North, Republic to carry, says Baker

Northern Ireland minister says he now regrets UK’s Brexit vote did not require support of 60 per cent of those who voted

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 13:09
Loyalists must get educated and get professional jobs, argues loyalist activist

Loyalists must get educated and get professional jobs, argues loyalist activist

Jamie Bryson says loyalists have become an ‘underclass’ in Northern Ireland

Tue Oct 17 2023 - 17:55
Euro 2028 offers hope to break down barriers, says Micheál Martin

Euro 2028 offers hope to break down barriers, says Micheál Martin

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson opposes British taxpayers’ money funding the redevelopment of the GAA’s Casement Park in Belfast

Thu Oct 12 2023 - 21:08
North’s loyalist communities have not seen any gains from Belfast Agreement, says Campbell

North’s loyalist communities have not seen any gains from Belfast Agreement, says Campbell

Chair of Loyalist Communities Council believes DUP prepared to re-enter Stormont administration ‘under a Sinn Féin first minister’

Wed Oct 11 2023 - 16:35
My Phoenix Park: Share your ideas with us

My Phoenix Park: Share your ideas with us

Plans are being drawn up for changes to the park: we want to hear from readers

Wed May 29 2019 - 10:15
Irishwoman praised by Dutch prime minister for ‘open disclosure’ campaign

Irishwoman praised by Dutch prime minister for ‘open disclosure’ campaign

Adrienne Cullen died as a result of medical negligence in the Netherlands

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 19:24
Brexit Borderlands: The Irish Times maps Ireland's border crossings

Brexit Borderlands: The Irish Times maps Ireland's border crossings

‘The Irish Times’ looks at impact of Brexit on the lives of people in shadow of the Border

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 17:48
Bono draws card for John Hume’s 80th birthday

Bono draws card for John Hume’s 80th birthday

U2 singer pays tribute to former SDLP leader’s role in bringing peace to North

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 10:23
Former ambassador made UK’s European commissioner

Former ambassador made UK’s European commissioner

Sir Julian King served in Dublin from 2009 to 2011 and in the Northern Ireland Office

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
Post-Brexit poll shows gulf between young and old voters

Post-Brexit poll shows gulf between young and old voters

Britain split on EU along lines of age, education, income and ethnicity

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 14:54
Nama to offer Mayo council Westport House loans

Nama to offer Mayo council Westport House loans

Agency withdraws loans secured on estate from €1bn sale to American investment fund

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 01:00
PSNI recruitment fair cancelled due to dissident threat

PSNI recruitment fair cancelled due to dissident threat

Owner of Waterfoot Hotel decides not to hold event in interests of ‘staff and customers’

Tue Oct 13 2015 - 12:50
Case on alleged assault of garda during protest due in 2016

Case on alleged assault of garda during protest due in 2016

Taoiseach was attending Fine Gael meeting in hotel as water protesters gathered outside

Wed Oct 07 2015 - 20:30
Cancer campaigner honoured by UCC fellowship

Cancer campaigner honoured by UCC fellowship

Columnist Charlie Fell fought for more research into the disease until his death

Sat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
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