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Brexit
The latest news, award-winning analysis, and in-depth features on the UK's exit from the European Union
Why reducing the €2,500 student registration charge would be a double-edged sword
Do we really want our universities to be much cheaper than others in the EU?
Why Andy Burnham says ‘Brexit has done more harm than good’
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
‘If you don’t like it, don’t come’: proud locals bristle at Blackpool’s dark tourism reputation
It has always been a hotspot for fun, sticks of rock and rollercoasters, but now it also has a surfeit of addicts and deprivation
Andy Burnham has a mission. Now he needs a mandate to deliver it
Popular prime minister might be tempted to call an early election, but keeping out Reform UK means tactical voting
‘Made in Europe’ rules should not ‘undermine’ UK relations, Britain’s new envoy tells EU
UK ambassador to EU Caroline Wilson cautions against bloc becoming ‘insular and inward-facing’
When is the time to trigger a Border poll?
Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement
Pressing the Brexit ‘I told you so’ button is tempting for Ireland, but we should hold fire
In Ireland’s interests to work with Andy Burnham as obligingly as possible on the Europe question
The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?
Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled
Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election
Burnham says ‘all options’ on the table including rejoining customs union, single market or full membership
Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?
Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member
Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998
Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense
How would a Border poll on Irish unity get called in Northern Ireland?
The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details
When two in five Irish people would ‘let it burn’, we’ve got a problem
We have been ignoring the signs of a growing disillusionment and anger
Closer EU-Canada integration could transform Ireland’s place in bloc
Move could strengthen our role in trade, research, aviation and investment
Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out
As Ukraine and Canada seek closer EU ties, winners in this latest version of the bloc are clear
It matters that Ireland is an island. That makes its past and present different from many other countries
Integrating island thinking into every area of public policy, from economy and security to education and the arts, is an exercise in connection not withdrawal
The Brexit lesson guiding Mark Carney’s response to Trump’s tariffs
Canadian leader’s role at Bank of England during Brexit vote gives him a key insight as trade war with US escalates
The Anglo-Irish relationship is best explained by a scene in Mad Men
The high-minded, snobbish claim that those on the right in Britain are above even thinking about Ireland is rather dishonest
I learned a lot about Englishness on a packed train leaving Reform UK’s conference
From a packed Birmingham to Oxford train, questions of class, belonging and national identity follow the Reform UK conference
Dara Ó Briain: ‘I don’t think anyone put an argument in favour of Brexit on Mock the Week’
Irish comedian reflects on Mock the Week’s past iterations ahead of revival and the material inspiring his next tour, Re:Creation
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David Trimble
US says Britain not taking advantage of Brexit
Choosing Brussels over United States ‘a problem’ for trade deal
Iceland says no to EU membership talks
The Nordic country is a very special case. It would be foolish to draw hasty conclusions from this referendum result
Andy Burnham is right. Holding a poll to test the waters on unity should be off the table
It would polarise politics even further and set the clock back in the quest for cross-community reconciliation, perhaps for decades
Irish man in Birmingham: The English often seem less interested in us than we are in them
I feel settled in the West Midlands, an area Irish people have been calling home for generations
There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts
Ireland has weathered a lot of economic storms, but this one could catch us off guard
Ireland’s financial services sector: no longer just an offshoot of London
Employment in the area here has almost doubled since 2015 on back of some favourable headwinds, including Brexit
New Government plan aims to increase financial services jobs to 70,000
Coalition publishes fresh strategy to cut red tape and boost competitiveness in key sector
Ex-council chief sought to delete emails due to perception she was ‘the DUP’s person’, court told
Anne Donaghy (56) on trial over alleged offences concerning Brexit-related communications while she was chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council
Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’
Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative
‘If you want to get a job immediately in Brussels, speak Irish and do a law degree’
Wild Geese: Jim Maher, based in Brussels, is one of two deputy spokespersons for the European Parliament
EOY profiles: From commercial real estate to logistics and antennas
We profile four of the finalists chosen in the international category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards
What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell: an enjoyable but horrifying read
The author, a London Times reporter, imagines a chilling future for the UK under a Farage premiership
Triple-lock campaigners wish to stand by as Russia and others destroy peacekeeping – Martin
Taoiseach says model that State has supported for 60 years is likely to disappear
Little evidence that Andy Burnham’s plan to devolve power to the regions will work
While devolution has worked in Manchester, there have been mixed results in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Obituary: Ann Widdecombe: Formidable politician who sometimes played up role of British eccentric
Conservative MP represented Maidstone for 23 years, later stood for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and was a climate-change sceptic
New prime minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues is good for UK
Labour leader is clear-eyed about Britain’s social and economic problems and candid about how Brexit has made them worse
‘I am ready’: Andy Burnham to become UK’s seventh PM in 10 years
Former Greater Manchester mayor, who replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, says party is on ‘last chance’ to change
Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel Barnier
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there is ‘nothing to celebrate’ 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EU
Gibraltar enters new era with Spain as border fence is removed
Global Briefing: Treaty between the EU and Britain on territory’s post-Brexit status came into force on Wednesday
Scotiabank Ireland pays $315m dividend to Canadian parent as profits soar
Longest-established Canadian bank in Ireland set up a post-Brexit hub in Dublin
Irish exports to US slump while UK trade ‘remains a post-Brexit success story’
Ireland’s exports were down by €6.8 billion compared to this time last year
Ann Widdecombe attacked at home nearly 24 hours before she was found dead, police believe
Former MP was found dead at her home on Thursday with serious injuries
How France’s far right went from the political fringes to the cusp of power
Next year’s presidential election could put Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National into government, which could affect France and the EU as deeply as Donald Trump has influenced the US
Man arrested on suspicion of murder of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe
Body of former MP found with serious injuries at her home on Thursday
Prodcast: ‘It’s about being proud to be Irish, proud to be a Prod, proud of my country’
Two Irish Protestants have started a new podcast on life in contemporary Ireland
The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European
EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’
DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal
Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May
Why it’s totally fine to hate England during the World Cup
Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way
Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area
Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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