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Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist

Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist

‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference

Fri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Next government must prepare for Irish unity, Jim O’Callaghan tells Belfast conference

Next government must prepare for Irish unity, Jim O’Callaghan tells Belfast conference

Minister for Justice emphasises support for Taoiseach’s Shared Island project which will see €2bn spent on cross-Border co-operation

Thu Jun 25 2026 - 16:14
‘Celtic’ parliaments should face London together, says Welsh first minister

‘Celtic’ parliaments should face London together, says Welsh first minister

Rhun ap Iorwerth said Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland shared ‘core asks’ for ‘equality of treatment’

Wed Jun 24 2026 - 21:05
No ‘halfway house’ for UK with European Union, says former top diplomat

No ‘halfway house’ for UK with European Union, says former top diplomat

Exiting damaged economy and tax revenues, says Ivan Rogers

Tue Jun 23 2026 - 23:16
Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours

Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours

Track upgrade north of Malahide and at Clongriffin, electrification of 37km of network from Malahide to Drogheda planned

Mon Jun 22 2026 - 06:00
Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’

Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’

The veteran broadcaster on revealing a 40-year-old ‘secret’ and the necessity of moral compromise in the Northern Ireland conflict

Sat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Why has Simon Harris changed his tune on a united Ireland?

Why has Simon Harris changed his tune on a united Ireland?

Analysis: The speed of the Fine Gael leader’s shift in attitude has taken even his own party by surprise

Fri Jun 19 2026 - 06:00
Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on

Death at the bridge: The Troubles murder of Terence McKeever, 40 years on

The newly wed businessman was killed by the IRA, but key evidence has since gone missing on both sides of Border

Tue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Fine Gael’s blueprint for Irish unity will not be about ‘sloganeering’, Tánaiste says

Fine Gael’s blueprint for Irish unity will not be about ‘sloganeering’, Tánaiste says

Every party in Dáil favours a united Ireland and subject is not owned by Sinn Féin, says Simon Harris

Mon Jun 15 2026 - 15:46
Brexit, 10 years on: ‘There was surprise at just how lackadaisical the British seemed’

Brexit, 10 years on: ‘There was surprise at just how lackadaisical the British seemed’

The UK’s departure from the EU has not caused the chaos once feared, but changes in British politics could bring fresh challenges for Ireland

Sun Jun 14 2026 - 06:00
Cross-Border awards for businesses building North-South links return for second year

Cross-Border awards for businesses building North-South links return for second year

Prize open to those building commercial links between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

Fri May 29 2026 - 05:45
Number of Catholics in PSNI has stalled and likely to fall further, MPs say

Number of Catholics in PSNI has stalled and likely to fall further, MPs say

Threat from dissident Republicans blamed, with officers unable to tell family or friends about job

Wed May 27 2026 - 00:01
‘We got it in neck over price-gouging’: Iran war another woe for Border filling stations

‘We got it in neck over price-gouging’: Iran war another woe for Border filling stations

Taxes, competition from North, higher costs and red tape are pushing sector to the brink

Mon May 04 2026 - 06:00
Six years after War of Independence centenary row, Royal Irish Constabulary memorial unveiled

Six years after War of Independence centenary row, Royal Irish Constabulary memorial unveiled

Plan for monument stalled in Republic after backlash, but one now stands at Newtownards, Co Down

Mon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Welsh and Scottish elections in May could energise Irish unity debate, says Sinn Féin

Leaders of Plaid Cymru and SNP join chat with SF delegates in Belfast hosted by Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill

Sat Apr 25 2026 - 20:00
Jim McDowell, praised as one of bravest reporters of The Troubles, dies aged 76

Jim McDowell, praised as one of bravest reporters of The Troubles, dies aged 76

Journalist waged decades-long campaign for justice for slain colleague Martin O’Hagan who was murdered by Loyalist Volunteer Force

Fri Apr 24 2026 - 22:23
‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum

‘The Irish were an underclass, 50% poorer than the English’: New exhibition comes to Epic museum

‘The Irish were the raw material for the Industrial Revolution in England,’ says exhibition curator Christopher Kissane

Wed Apr 22 2026 - 06:01
The changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’

The changing Ancient Order of Hibernians: ‘Irish America has moved past nostalgia in unity debate’

Ancient Order of Hibernians deeply invested in Ireland, but its attitudes have changed with the times

Tue Apr 21 2026 - 06:00
‘Unrealistic expectations’ from parents fuelling teacher burnout, study finds

‘Unrealistic expectations’ from parents fuelling teacher burnout, study finds

Almost half of teachers surveyed in North said they would consider quitting

Tue Apr 21 2026 - 00:01
Irish unity must let Protestants stay British if they want, says GAA president

Irish unity must let Protestants stay British if they want, says GAA president

‘The Orange Order is as important to Unionists as the GAA is to those in the nationalist community’

Fri Apr 17 2026 - 07:17
Legal challenge to inquest into IRA man killed in SAS ambush is rejected

Legal challenge to inquest into IRA man killed in SAS ambush is rejected

Tony Doris had planned to kill former Ulster Defence Regiment soldier

Thu Apr 16 2026 - 21:42
Formal inquiry ordered into Northern Ireland Troubles legacy investigative body

Formal inquiry ordered into Northern Ireland Troubles legacy investigative body

Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery has faced multiple issues since inception

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 19:42
Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation

Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation

Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 10:03
Gardaí sacrificed IRA informer to protect a more useful one, ex-Special Branch officer claims

Gardaí sacrificed IRA informer to protect a more useful one, ex-Special Branch officer claims

Murder victim John Corcoran’s fate was sealed by a ‘vacuum of silence and inaction by Garda officers of the highest rank’, JP O’Sullivan says

Sat Mar 28 2026 - 08:28
Martin McGuinness was blessed with likeability, even by those who wished him dead

Martin McGuinness was blessed with likeability, even by those who wished him dead

Jim McVeigh writes the apologia for Martin McGuinness’s life, while Sinn Féin figure Danny Morrison revises and updates his memoir

Sat Mar 28 2026 - 04:40
UK defence of Ireland of less concern to public than thought, conference told

UK defence of Ireland of less concern to public than thought, conference told

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly hears strong case for European democracies to work more closely together

Tue Mar 24 2026 - 19:54
Shared Ireland programme cannot be used to push cause of Irish unity, Jack Chambers says

Shared Ireland programme cannot be used to push cause of Irish unity, Jack Chambers says

British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting taking place in Tralee, Co Kerry

Tue Mar 24 2026 - 06:00
Upgrade of A5 road linking Derry and Tyrone being blocked by ‘vexatious’ complaints

Upgrade of A5 road linking Derry and Tyrone being blocked by ‘vexatious’ complaints

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers says route is ‘probably the most critical North-South road project’

Mon Mar 23 2026 - 17:18
Fuel costs support will be temporary and quickly withdrawn, Minister says

Fuel costs support will be temporary and quickly withdrawn, Minister says

Jack Chambers warns Middle East conflict could have ‘biggest impact on the global economy for decades’

Mon Mar 23 2026 - 12:51
‘There’s a bit of romanticisation about the Troubles’: Student views on Irish unity

‘There’s a bit of romanticisation about the Troubles’: Student views on Irish unity

UCD politics students say northerners and southerners have much to learn about each other before any thought of unification

Mon Mar 23 2026 - 08:00
Sudden end to Gerry Adams trial could deter others from pursuing claims

Sudden end to Gerry Adams trial could deter others from pursuing claims

London case discontinued after possibility was raised of claimants facing six-figure legal bill

Sat Mar 21 2026 - 06:00
Concern over legal costs brings Gerry Adams’s eight-day London high court odyssey to end

Concern over legal costs brings Gerry Adams’s eight-day London high court odyssey to end

Former Sinn Féin leader leaves with win and a legal bill that, had case gone the other way, could have seen him facing huge claims

Fri Mar 20 2026 - 19:00
Judge made ‘extraordinary’ interventions in Gerry Adams civil case, accusers’ lawyers say

Judge made ‘extraordinary’ interventions in Gerry Adams civil case, accusers’ lawyers say

‘This outcome is not of the claimants’ making’, says McCue Jury solicitors, after action by three bombing survivors dropped

Fri Mar 20 2026 - 16:50
Gerry Adams welcomes decision by three victims of IRA bombings to drop civil action against him

Gerry Adams welcomes decision by three victims of IRA bombings to drop civil action against him

Judge had asked plaintiffs why the case against Adams should not be dropped on two grounds

Fri Mar 20 2026 - 13:04
Legal case against Gerry Adams should not be thrown out, says lawyer

Legal case against Gerry Adams should not be thrown out, says lawyer

Three victims of IRA bombs in England are taking civil case against former Sinn Féin leader, seeking damages of £1

Thu Mar 19 2026 - 19:00
Gerry Adams recalls ‘very bad history’ of British rule as London civil case nears end

Gerry Adams recalls ‘very bad history’ of British rule as London civil case nears end

‘I came here to reject the accusations levelled against me’, former Sinn Féin leader says

Thu Mar 19 2026 - 16:21
Adams denies authorship of column claiming he was ‘rightly or wrongly’ IRA volunteer

Adams denies authorship of column claiming he was ‘rightly or wrongly’ IRA volunteer

Former Sinn Féin leader says he was not ‘Brownie’, pen name of An Phoblacht article written in Long Kesh prison

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 20:31
Judgment in Gerry Adams case will take some time but there was no new ‘smoking gun’

Judgment in Gerry Adams case will take some time but there was no new ‘smoking gun’

Former Sinn Féin leader spent two days in the witness box of a London court rejecting claims he was in the IRA

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 20:07
‘I was stunned by what had happened’: Adams repeatedly denies claims he was a leading IRA member

‘I was stunned by what had happened’: Adams repeatedly denies claims he was a leading IRA member

Former Sinn Féin president is being sued for ‘vindicatory’ damages of £1 in connection to IRA bombings in England

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 19:48
Gerry Adams says he aided Irish unification cause but was never a member of the IRA

Gerry Adams says he aided Irish unification cause but was never a member of the IRA

Three victims of IRA bombs in 1973 and 1996 have taken a civil action against the former Sinn Féin president

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 06:00
The Liverpudlian at the heart of the Irish economy

The Liverpudlian at the heart of the Irish economy

John Kelly’s grandfather departed Dublin for the city on the Mersey in the 1930s, his grandson now heads up Suir Engineering, with 1,600 employees, in the country he left

Wed Mar 18 2026 - 06:00
Hours of jousting at court as Gerry Adams insists he was never IRA member

Hours of jousting at court as Gerry Adams insists he was never IRA member

Max Hill sought to present Adams’ history as one of an endless series of contradictions, Adams in turn needled Hill frequently

Tue Mar 17 2026 - 19:52
Gerry Adams ‘pushed’ IRA into attacks in England, UK court told

Gerry Adams ‘pushed’ IRA into attacks in England, UK court told

Former Sinn Féin president is being sued for ‘vindicatory’ damages of £1 in connection to IRA bombings

Tue Mar 17 2026 - 19:38
Voice from the grave fills courtroom at Gerry Adams civil action in London

Voice from the grave fills courtroom at Gerry Adams civil action in London

Former IRA member Dolours Price relates in recording how IRA intended to bomb London in early 1970s

Mon Mar 16 2026 - 19:16
IRA members ‘astonished’ at Gerry Adams’s ‘brazen’ denial of role in organisation

IRA members ‘astonished’ at Gerry Adams’s ‘brazen’ denial of role in organisation

Charge made by veteran journalist John Ware on fifth day of civil action against former Sinn Féin leader

Mon Mar 16 2026 - 17:56
Gerry Adams prepares to take the stand in London

Gerry Adams prepares to take the stand in London

Mark Hennessy, Irish Times Ireland and Britain Editor, reports from London, where Gerry Adams is facing a civil suit by IRA bomb victims. Video: Mark Hennessy

Sun Mar 15 2026 - 12:36
Son of slain prison officer claims in court Sinn Féin’s Pat Doherty sanctioned 1983 shooting

Son of slain prison officer claims in court Sinn Féin’s Pat Doherty sanctioned 1983 shooting

Brian Stack was chief prison officer at Portlaoise Prison and shot in the head by members of Provisional IRA

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 18:17
Gerry Adams was leader of IRA until mid-2000s, former senior PSNI officer tells court

Gerry Adams was leader of IRA until mid-2000s, former senior PSNI officer tells court

Barrister for former Sinn Féin president criticised for raising policeman’s 1991 shooting of Catholic youth

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 18:03
Can the Anglo-Irish honeymoon of Keir Starmer’s premiership last after his departure?

Can the Anglo-Irish honeymoon of Keir Starmer’s premiership last after his departure?

Prime minister has transformed British-Irish relations during his time in Downing Street – can they thrive after he is gone?

Thu Mar 12 2026 - 02:00
Troubles seem so far away at times as Gerry Adams civil case continues

Troubles seem so far away at times as Gerry Adams civil case continues

Former IRA man Shane Paul O’Doherty tells London court that former Sinn Féin leader has ‘last-man-standing syndrome’

Wed Mar 11 2026 - 20:39
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