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News Articles: Northern Ireland

Frederick Douglass visited Ireland in 1845 to drum up support for abolition. That launched generations of solidarity between Black civil rights and Irish republican activists.

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  • Race

The long, storied history of solidarity between Black and Irish activists

What's a portrait of Frederick Douglass doing hanging in an Irish-themed pub in Washington, D.C.? To get to the answer, Parker and Gene dive deep into the long history of solidarity and exchange between Black civil rights leaders and Irish republican activists, starting with Frederick Douglass' visit to Ireland in 1845.

April 10, 2024
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By:
  • B.A. Parker,
  • Gene Demby,
  • and 7 more
A large sign calling for a cease-fire in Gaza hangs from a building in Dublin on Feb. 12.

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  • News

Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

One of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world is not an Arab or Muslim country. It's not even in the Middle East. Polls show Ireland has some of the highest support for the Palestinians.

March 14, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer and
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill walks down steps at Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Saturday. O'Neill made history by becoming the first Irish nationalist leader of Northern Ireland.

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  • Europe

For the first time, an Irish nationalist leads Northern Ireland's government

Sinn Fein VP Michelle O'Neill became first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power between Northern Ireland's two main communities.

February 03, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Paul Crawford holds a photograph of his mother and father at his home in Glenavy. His father John Crawford was shot dead in 1974 in front of the West Belfast furniture factory he ran.

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  • World

Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England, Monday. The U.K. and the European Union ended years of wrangling, sealing a deal to resolve a dispute over Northern Ireland.

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  • Europe

Why Brexit's back in the news: Britain and the EU struck a Northern Ireland trade deal

Britain and the European Union signed a new agreement to solve one of Brexit's thorniest challenges: the trading status of Northern Ireland.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • Willem Marx
A truck arrives at Larne port in County Antrim, where a customs post has been established as part of the Northern Ireland Protocol, on November 29, 2021.

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  • Europe

A trade dispute between the U.K. and the EU erupts over post-Brexit deal

The international trade dispute has drawn widespread condemnation and threatened to disrupt the relative peace in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Belfast.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Sinn Fein's Vice President Michelle O'Neill (center) celebrates with party colleagues after being elected in Mid Ulster at the Medow Bank election count center in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, on Friday.

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  • World

Sinn Fein celebrates an historic election win in Northern Ireland

The Irish nationalist party hailed a "new era" as it captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.

May 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Sinn Fein's Vice President Michelle O'Neill (center) celebrates with party colleagues after being elected in Mid Ulster at the Medow Bank election count center in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, on Friday.

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  • World

Sinn Fein celebrates an historic election win in Northern Ireland

The Irish nationalist party hailed a "new era" as it captured the largest number of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time.

May 07, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Skirmishes erupt at the "peace wall" dividing Protestant and Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday night.

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  • Europe

Fresh Unrest In Northern Ireland Sparks Comparisons To 'The Troubles'

The latest violence erupted amid anger from Protestant unionists concerned they're being isolated from the U.K. and pushed into a union with the republic of Ireland due to post-Brexit trade rules.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
The European Union quickly reversed a decision invoking an emergency provision of the Brexit deal that could have restricted exports of COVID-19 vaccines across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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  • World

EU Reverses Move To Restrict Export Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Northern Ireland

The European Union backtracked after a move to restrict the movement of vaccines between Ireland and Northern Ireland drew condemnation.

January 31, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
A police officer stands before damage caused by one of two pub bombings in 1974 in Birmingham, England.

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  • Europe

U.K. Police Arrest Man Over 1974 Birmingham Pub Bombings That Killed 21

This is the first arrest in decades related to the bombings, after six men were wrongfully sentenced to life in prison for the attack but later released.

November 18, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner

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