‘From friction to friendship’: Harris, Starmer pledge Anglo-Irish reset
The two leaders vow to end Brexit discord ahead of talks in Farmleigh at the weekend
‘The trajectory is very good’: can Simon Harris and Keir Starmer cleanse the Anglo-Irish palate?
Starmer’s first visit to Ireland since becoming UK prime minister is another opportunity to strengthen ties frayed by the nadir of the Truss-Johnson era and Dublin’s sometimes sharp tone
Stormont Executive guilty of ‘enormous shortcomings’, warns report
Northern Ireland facing ‘persistent challenges’ in all public services with ‘little evidence of proper plans to take these on’ being shown by Stormont, warns report
Ahern ‘worried’ for years that IRA ceasefire would break down
Former taoiseach speaks of obstacles to peace on 30th anniversary of IRA’s initial cessation of violence
Idea of Sinn Féin in Áras should not impede voting rights, says Coveney
Former minister for foreign affairs strongly backs exension of franchise in presidential elections to Irish people overseas
Enda Kenny rules out Áras an Uachtaráin run in 2025
Former Taoiseach (73) will not seek Fine Gael nomination as Michael D Higgins’ second term comes to an end
Public faces State bureaucracy designed ‘around everyone but themselves’, Taoiseach says
Simon Harris tells Kennedy Summer School he has low tolerance of bureaucratic reasons for delay or inaction
Ireland faces a ‘bloody cold, bloody wet’ future unless action on climate speeds up, warns Ryan
Scientists increasingly concerned Atlantic current could shift, drastically changing climate in northern Europe
London wants Troubles legacy case changes to be accepted by Dublin and North’s political parties, says ambassador
Officials met on Thursday to ‘find solutions’ to outstanding issues as Labour government brings new approach, Paul Johnson says
Thirty years after the ceasefire, former IRA members believe the battle of history is being won
Three republicans who served time during the Troubles have no regrets about the long IRA campaign of violence
Spycatcher may have one final chapter
Author Tim Tate returns to battle with the Cabinet Office over the release of secret files; perhaps more fodder for the paperback edition
Northern secretary Douglas Hurd faced criticism from Catholic priests during private dinner
Clerics condemned the behaviour of the Ulster Defence Regiment and the Royal Ulster Constabulary
South Armagh farmers dominated compensation list over animals allegedly harmed by British soldiers’ actions
More than £10 million was paid in compensation by the UK government to farmers in South Armagh from April 1996 to March 1998
Holy Cross school crisis has left a long shadow over Northern Ireland
A protest by Protestant loyalists of a Catholic primary school in Belfast dominated international headlines about Northern Ireland in 2001 but its shadow continued for long after
Footballer Neil Lennon showed ‘remarkable courage’ after sectarian abuse, said unionist minister
Glasgow Celtic player Neil Lennon, a Catholic, withdrew from the Northern Ireland team in 2002 after a death threat was received against him