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Northern Ireland

The smaller, northern segment of Ireland, the North Atlantic island. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom. Site of decades of conflict between British loyalists and Irish republicans, it has calmed of late.

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This undated handout custody photograph released by Police Service of Northern Ireland shows Alexander McCartney, a prolific 'catfish' offender

Online predator gets life in UK's biggest 'catfishing' case

The 26-year-old, Alexander McCartney, groomed teenagers online by pretending to be a girl, the court heard.
Law and JusticeOctober 25, 2024
Anti-racism activists protest against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage outside party headquarters in London on August 10th 2024.

UK: Thousands join anti-racism rallies, far right stays away

Rallies were held in several UK cities, including outside the London office of Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
PoliticsAugust 10, 2024
A protester holds a smoke flare as police officers stand outside a hotel, in Rotherham, Britain, August 4, 2024.

UK riots: PM Starmer pledges swift action toward agitators

The UK PM said he would not tolerate attacks on mosques and Muslim communities after days of far-right riots.
CrimeAugust 5, 2024
Red and blue plastic tents on green verges under trees between a pavement and parked cars; a few young men are standing around between them.

Ireland: Tensions over refugee crisis and Dublin tent cities

The situation for migrants in Ireland has been aggravated by Dublin's housing crisis and anti-migrant laws in the UK.
PoliticsMay 19, 2024
Jeffrey Donaldson gives a speech to DUP members at the high-end La Mon hotel in September, 2021

Northern Ireland party chief quits over sex offenses charges

Jeffrey Donaldson is the longest-serving lawmaker from Northern Ireland in the British parliament.
CrimeMarch 29, 2024
People walk pass a IRA mural in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 23 March 2017

Britain's top IRA spy likely cost rather than saved lives

The actions of a top IRA spy likely resulted in more lives lost than saved during the "Troubles," according to a report.
ConflictsMarch 8, 2024
A view of the parliamentary building in Belfast

UK lowers N. Ireland terror threat after year on 'severe'

Northern Ireland officials urged the public to stay "vigilant" despite Britain's MI5 agency lowering the threat level.
TerrorismMarch 6, 2024
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe - 8 February 2024

Dutch coalition talks break down leaving Wilders in limbo, Northern Ireland gets its first Republican first minister and the death knoll for gas-guzzling cars in Paris. Also: Kosovo's new currency rule irritates minority Serbs, we visit Turkey's Hatay a year after the earthquakes, southern Estonia begins its culture capital year and a trip to the magical dragon festival in the Bavarian forest.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 202454:59 min
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to meet Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at Stormont Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

Northern Ireland presses visiting Sunak on budget

The new power-sharing executive called on the British government to increase its £3.3 billion offer.
PoliticsFebruary 5, 2024
Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Northern Ireland elects first-ever nationalist leader

Michelle O'Neill has made history by becoming the first nationalist leader of Northern Ireland.
PoliticsFebruary 3, 2024
Parliament buildings, Stormont, over looking east Belfast , Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland eyes end to government shutdown

A new deal could lead to a new power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland’s and end its two-year government shutdown.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2024
European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg, France

Ireland to challenge UK's amnesty law for Northern Ireland

Britain's amnesty law stops most prosecutions of militant groups and British soldiers in Northern Ireland before 1998.
PoliticsDecember 20, 2023
Ireland PSNI Police chief Simon Byrne

Northern Ireland police data breach puts officers at risk

Dissident groups claim to have information about police officers following the incident.
CrimeAugust 11, 2023
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 13.04.2023

Will Biden's call for a return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland be answered? Could lingering inflation in Turkey seal Erdogan's election fate? Why do many French see electronic billboards as an eyesore? Also: Amsterdam brothel owners see red over plans for sex in the suburbs, reality bites for young men in Latvia as conscription returns, and the onerous job of cleaning up landmines in Ukraine.
PoliticsApril 13, 202355:00 min
Joe Biden speaks in Belfast

US president not in Belfast 'to interfere politically'

Some locals had hoped Joe Biden might help end Northern Ireland's political deadlock. They were to be disappointed.
PoliticsApril 12, 2023
US President Joe Biden gave an address marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

Biden praises Good Friday peace 'dividends' in Belfast visit

The US President also delivered a keynote speech at the University of Ulster.
PoliticsApril 12, 2023
President Joe Biden walks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after arriving on Air Force One at Belfast International Airport

Biden arrives in Northern Ireland for peace deal anniversary

The Good Friday peace accord anniversary comes amid heightened tensions in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Brexit.
PoliticsApril 11, 2023
Riots in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland: Molotovs hit police ahead of Biden visit

Molotov cocktails were thrown at police cars as riots broke out in Northern Ireland ahead of a visit by President Biden.
ConflictsApril 11, 2023
Fokus Nordirland

How Brexit is threatening peace in Northern Ireland

In Belfast, locals report increased tensions between Catholics and Protestants.
SocietyApril 7, 202305:13 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 06.04.2023

Finland becomes NATO's 31st member in record time, was peace in Northern Ireland achieved by one stubborn spy? And Istanbul bulldozes shoddy buildings as it prepares for the big one. Also: As Kosovo's ex-president goes on trial, is the West trying to rewrite history? memories of the Warsaw Jewish ghetto uprising 80 years on, and glowing algae and fungi help to light up a small French town.
PoliticsApril 6, 202354:59 min
Police holding riot shields stood in a line in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland terror threat level raised to 'severe'

The threat level for the UK-controlled enclave on the island of Ireland has been raised.
ConflictsMarch 28, 2023
Trucks disembark from a ferry at Larne Port in Larne, Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, businesses want to move on from Brexit

The UK government has won a parliament vote on its new Northern Ireland-EU deal, despite unionist opposition.
BusinessMarch 22, 2023
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is photographed during an interview with European news agencies

Tony Blair: Putin can't use Iraq to justify Ukraine invasion

The former British prime minister rejected comparisons between Russia's war in Ukraine and the US-led invasion of Iraq.
ConflictsMarch 18, 2023
Irland St Patricks Day

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OffbeatMarch 17, 202310 images
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures as he answers questions at a factory outside Belfast in Northern Ireland

UK's Sunak sells EU deal as 'prize' for Northern Ireland

The prime minister said a new deal with the EU would make Northern Ireland "the world's most exciting economic zone."
PoliticsFebruary 28, 2023
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen at press conference

EU, UK hail 'new chapter' in ties with Northern Ireland deal

The EU and UK say a new deal on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland opens a "new chapter" in relations.
PoliticsFebruary 27, 2023
A general view of waiting lorries in the container terminal in Belfast Port. On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland.

EU, UK announce talks on Northern Ireland post-Brexit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will hold in-person talks on Monday.
PoliticsFebruary 26, 2023
Forensic investigators from Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) work at the sports complex where a senior officer was shot

Northern Ireland: 3 arrested over Omagh detective shooting

A senior officer known for leading probes into organized crime and paramilitary groups was shot outside a youths center.
CrimeFebruary 23, 2023
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 05.01.2023

Ukrainian doctors battle to keep the healthcare system alive, the Dutch government apologizes for its role in the slave trade and how Norwegians are shunning gas-powered cars for their electric cousins. Also: One man's effort to stop us dehumanizing Ukrainian refugees, how the Ukraine war and Bregret could mark a change in UK-EU relations, and if men won't talk, get them to make something.
PoliticsJanuary 5, 202354:59 min
David Holden

Ex-British soldier convicted of Troubles-era killing

A former British army veteran became the first to be convicted of a historical offense during the Troubles era.
Rule of LawNovember 25, 2022
Parliament Buildings at Stormont Estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland to hold election within 12 weeks

A vote will be held in Northern Ireland after politicians failed to resolve a post-Brexit stand-off.
PoliticsOctober 28, 2022
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng at a construction site

Liz Truss unleashes financial chaos in the UK

Liz Truss has endured a brutal start as UK prime minister, having already been forced to make a humiliating U-turn.
BusinessOctober 5, 2022
Interior of St Mary's Catholic Church, Belfast

Catholics now majority in N. Ireland, census shows

The first-time demographic shift could have repercussions for British unity.
SocietySeptember 22, 2022
British Prime Minister Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden sat on opposite sides of a low table, with British and US flags in the background, during a bilateral meeting during the 77th UN General Assembly at the UN building in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

Truss, Biden seek to smooth Northern Ireland rift

The UN General Assembly is giving Liz Truss a chance to catch up on bilateral talks delayed by the queen's death.
PoliticsSeptember 21, 2022
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Consort meet with members of the public during a visit to Hillsborough Castle

UK's King Charles in Belfast as free speech concerns mount

As King Charles III visits Northern Ireland, UK police face criticism over their treatment of anti-monarchy protesters.
SocietySeptember 13, 2022
David Trimble

Northern Irish leader David Trimble dies

Trimble was instrumental in ending 30 years of violence that killed more than 3,500 people in Northern Ireland.
PoliticsJuly 26, 2022
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaking to reporters

Germany slams UK's plan to dismantle post-Brexit agreement

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the UK was "not engaging in good faith" over the Northern Ireland protocol.
PoliticsJuly 3, 2022
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In Northern Ireland, Johnson gets out the chainsaw

Barbara Wesel
The British leader is tearing the Northern Ireland Protocol out of the Brexit Agreement, an act of political insanity.
PoliticsJune 15, 2022
The UK and EU flags

EU launches legal action against UK over N. Ireland breach

The EU has started a legal challenge against London, as the UK attempts to overhaul the Northern Ireland Protocol.
PoliticsJune 15, 2022
Trucks disembark from a ferry at Larne Port in Larne, Northern Ireland

Britain to change post-Brexit trade rules with N. Ireland

The UK laid out unilateral changes to the protocol governing trade in post-Brexit Northern Ireland in parliament.
PoliticsJune 13, 2022
A man walks past a wall with loyalist graffiti reading 'All bets are off' and 'No Irish sea border'

Sinn Fein leader: UK is breaking international law

London is preparing unilateral changes to the protocol governing trade in Northern Ireland post-Brexit.
ConflictsJune 12, 2022
A P&0 ferry arrives at the Port of Larne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

EU vows response if UK scraps Brexit rules

Brussels has said a proposal to override parts of a Brexit deal with a new law in Northern Ireland is "not acceptable."
PoliticsMay 17, 2022
A British soldier pictured at the Irish border in 1974

What now for the Northern Ireland Protocol?

The UK will announce planned legislation on the Northern Ireland Protocol that could end up killing its EU trade deal.
BusinessMay 17, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seen exiting his Range Rover to be greeted by an awaiting Mark Larmour of the Northern Ireland Office at Hillsborough Castle in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Johnson visits N. Ireland amid Brexit impasse

Sinn Fein has accused Boris Johnson of pandering to unionists blocking the formation of a new government in Stormont.
PoliticsMay 16, 2022
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 12.05.2022

Breaking down the psychology of Russian propaganda, testing the depths of Swiss disaster planning, unpacking Northern Ireland's historic election results. Also: challenges to the EU’s ban on Russian oil imports, a conversation with the podcaster giving voice to the Russia-German community and the Berlin Philharmonic’s Karajan Academy turns 50.
PoliticsMay 12, 202254:59 min
Boris Johnson speaks during the second day of the DUP party conference on November 24, 2018

UK threatens to scrap parts of Brexit deal over N. Ireland

Britain said it would "not shy away from taking action" over trade tensions in N Ireland as it rejected EU proposals.
PoliticsMay 11, 2022
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill speaks during a press conference at the Parliament buildings, in Stormont,

Brexit disputes hamper forming of Northern Ireland executive

Sinn Fein needs the pro-British DUP before any executive can be formed but they have a key demand.
PoliticsMay 9, 2022
A woman holds hands with others in a crowded hall as people around her clap and cheer

Nationalists win Northern Ireland — now what?

For the first time, a nationalist party has become the strongest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
PoliticsMay 7, 2022
Michelle O'Neill (center) applauds with party colleagues

Northern Ireland: Sinn Fein secures historic election win

The Irish nationalist party's victory could bring its ultimate goal of a united Ireland a step closer.
PoliticsMay 7, 2022
A Sinn Fein election poster hangs from a lamp post in West Belfast

Sinn Fein eyes historic victory in Northern Ireland election

The Irish nationalist party looks to make history by emerging with the most assembly seats in Northern Ireland.
PoliticsMay 6, 2022