ANALYSIS | FOR A BRIEF MOMENT IN HISTORY, IRELAND WAS MORE POWERFUL THAN BRITAIN THIS WEEK

The deal will please the government in Dublin and most voters in Northern Ireland, who predominantly favored staying in the European Union in last year's referendum... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND PARTIES AT AN IMPASSE, CREATING HEADACHES FOR BRITAIN

The move is a major step towards a return to direct rule from London, which many fear would destabilize the delicate political balance in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

IRELAND IS CAUGHT BETWEEN BREXITEERS AND BRUSSELS

Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin, Ireland o So Arlene Foster thinks a Corbyn-led government would be disastrous for Northern Ireland ... READ MORE›

DIRECT RULE GETS CLOSER IN N. IRELAND AS LONDON ASSUMES BUDGET CONTROL

Devolved government is on the verge of coming to an end in Northern Ireland with the decision by London to take over the territory's budget... READ MORE›

UK GOVERNMENT FACES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO ITS ALLIANCE WITH NORTH IRISH PARTY

In April 2017, with opinion polls suggesting she had a double-digit lead over the opposition Labour Party, she called a snap election, hoping to increase her majority... READ MORE›

MANY PREGNANCIES SHORTER THAN POWERSHARING CRISIS, SAYS FRUSTRATED TAOISEACH

The Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter... READ MORE›

BROKENSHIRE URGES NORTHERN IRELAND POLITICIANS TO REACH POWERSHARING AGREEMENT

But my ultimate responsibility is to the people of Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

GAME OF THRONES HELPED N IRELAND HEAD FOR BUSIEST TOURIST YEAR, SAYS TOURISM NI

Hit fantasy drama Game Of Thrones has helped place Northern Ireland on course for its busiest tourist year ever... READ MORE›

BOMBARDIER TURNS TO EUROPE IN US TRADE ROW

But it also elicited a strong reaction in Northern Ireland, where the company builds the wings for the CSeries... READ MORE›

I EXPECTED IRISH LANGUAGE ACT AFTER DEVOLUTION WAS RESTORED

Northern Ireland has been without a first and deputy first minister since January and a functioning executive since March... READ MORE›

UK HAS NEARLY 100,000 MORE IRISH-BORN PEOPLE THAN IRELAND'S UK-BORN POPULATION

Of the Irish-born population living in the UK, two in five 42 percent were aged 65 years and over, compared with 10 percent of the UK-born population in Ireland... READ MORE›

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WHY PEOPLE IN BRITAIN NEED TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE NORTHERN IRISH CONFLICT BETTER

Demographics are rarely mentioned, despite such facts as their impact on the recent Northern Ireland Assembly election... READ MORE›

A REUNITED IRELAND? THAT COULD BE ONE OF BREXIT'S SIDE EFFECTS

Bellow, like the majority of farmers in Northern Ireland, depends on EU farming subsidies that will disappear with Brexit... READ MORE›

BRITISH WRITER UNDER FIRE AFTER CLAIMING IRELAND HAS 'TENUOUS CLAIM TO NATIONHOOD'

Does that mean Westminster should tear up the Good Friday agreement and bid farewell to Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

HUGE RISE IN BRITONS APPLYING FOR IRISH CITIZENSHIP AFTER BREXIT VOTE

However, the number of people who could be eligible for Irish citizenship in the UK is much greater... READ MORE›

INGENIOUS POSTMAN IN IRELAND MANAGES TO DELIVER LETTER ADDRESSED TO 'THAT BOY WITH THE GLASSES'

The letter was sent from Northern Ireland across the border to Your Man Henderson Who is doing the PhD up there at Queen's in Belfast ... READ MORE›

IRISH-PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY FORGED BY MUTUAL STRUGGLE FOR STATEHOOD

There's a natural comparison with Northern Ireland, which many Irish people still don't believe to be part of the United Kingdom... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND VOTERS GIVE SINN FEIN ITS BIGGEST WIN EVER

Sinn Fein won 27 of 90 available posts in the Northern Ireland Assembly... READ MORE›

ON THE RUNS SCHEME 'DAMAGED INTEGRITY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE'

The Northern Ireland Affairs committee said the one-sided, secretive scheme of letters sent to over 180 Irish republicans should never have existed... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOLGIRL PHOTOS PUT ON PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE

'Real problem' BBC Spotlight NI showed the images to the former head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre CEOP, Jim Gamble... READ MORE›

EX-SOLDIER 66 IS ARRESTED IN BLOODY SUNDAY DEATHS

The massacre was a low point in the Troubles, the sectarian struggle over the status of Northern Ireland that claimed 3,600 lives and stretched over decades... READ MORE›

BRITAINS ELECTION WHAT THE DUP IS AND WHAT IT WANTS

This deal stipulated that the largest Protestant and Catholic parties should jointly share power in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

ELECTION PRIZE 'NEVER GREATER' - DUP

In his keynote speech to the conference, Mr Robinson also addressed unionist begrudgers who believe Northern Ireland would be better off under direct rule... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY REACHES DEAL WITH DUP LEADER TO PROP UP U.K. GOVERNMENT

The latest deadline set by the British government for the parties in Northern Ireland to reach an agreement was this Thursday... READ MORE›

TRIPADVISOR REVEALS ITS TOP 10 IRISH DESTINATIONS

TripAdvisor's Top 10 Irish Destinations are Marrakech topped the list of global destinations while Siem Reap in Cambodia jumped seven places to second in the rankings... READ MORE›

REFUGE AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE AGE-OLD LESSONS THAT EUROPE FORGETS

Palestinian refugees, in their hundreds of thousands, are our responsibility... READ MORE›

IRISH 'PLEDGE A BED' FOR REFUGEES CAMPAIGN IS OVERWHELMED WITH OFFERS

Ireland isn't doing enough to help these people' The Uplift campaign follows similar schemes across Europe offering their support to refugees... READ MORE›

'IRISH ARE EXTREMELY RACIST' - INDIAN MEDIA COVER XENOPHOBIC INCIDENT ON IRISH TRAIN

A number of international reports on an incident of racism on an Irish train have sparked outrage among Indian social media users... READ MORE›

TEXAS DINER GIVES WAITER $750 TIP TO VISIT FAMILY IN NORTHERN IRELAND

A waiter in Texas is given a 750 tip so he can visit his family in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

GUINNESS MAY BE GOOD FOR YOU BUT BORDERS ARE BAD, SAYS IRELAND DRINKS CHIEF

We make 6m cases of cream liqueurs between the Dublin site and the Northern Ireland site and more than 90 percent of that 6m cases is exported... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRELAND'S DUP

-- Jeremy Corbyn jeremycorbyn June 26, 2017 DUP leaders had previously said that an agreement with the Conservatives will offer stable British government... READ MORE›

NORTHERN IRELAND FACES CRISIS AS UNIONIST FIRST MINISTER RESIGNS

On those occasions, Northern Ireland reverted to direct rule from London... READ MORE›

KERRY IS IRELAND'S FAVOURITE HOLIDAY DESTINATION, BUT WHICH COUNTIES FAILED TO ATTRACT A SINGLE VOTE?

Armagh, Laois, Fermanagh, Limerick and Westmeath were ranked as favourite holiday counties by just 0.17pc of respondents... READ MORE›

A PARTY AGAINST WOMEN'S RIGHTS, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ABORTION AND DENYING CLIMATE CHANGE

The DUP also opposes women's right to abortion, which remains illegal in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

THE BREXIT WILD CARD? IRELAND.

There are no signs, no custom posts or immigration control along the 300-mile invisible border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland... READ MORE›

STORMONT CHAOS SET TO CAUSE MORE CUTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Amid the political deadlock in Northern Ireland, local public services and charities are struggling to stay afloat... READ MORE›

TRIPADVISOR USERS THREATEN TO LEAVE BAD REVIEWS TO 'BLACKMAIL' OWNERS INTO GIVING REFUNDS OVER UNFAIR COMPLAINTS

Mr Baker said that in his 14 years in the trade he has successfully had two other unfair reviews removed from the review website... READ MORE›

Northern Ireland relies heavily on grants from the British central government... READ MORE›

IRELAND SET FOR DRAMATIC RISE IN REFUGEES AFTER NEW U-TURN

A number of Irish charities are working to help refugees both in southern Europe and in Ireland... READ MORE›

BRITAIN SAYS IRA LIVES ON BUT POSES NO THREAT

10 saying that it could no longer trust Sinn Fein said after the publication of the report on Tuesday that it would return... READ MORE›

ON-DUTY GARDAI DRIVE MINISTER AND WIFE 200KM TO AIRPORT AFTER HIS CHAUFFEURED CAR BREAKS DOWN

Junior Minister Dara Murphy was travelling to Dublin Airport from Cork to catch a flight to Brussels for an EU meeting... READ MORE›