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Northern Ireland Protocol resolution ‘not rocket science’, says former Taoiseach of Ireland
‘This is not rocket science’ – the words of former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, and one of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, on the current post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Pressure is building on the EU and the UK to solve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the agreement that puts…
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‘Window of opportunity’ for Northern Ireland protocol resolution, says Sinn Féin leader
Could a deal between the EU and the UK government to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol be imminent?
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Health service in Northern Ireland under immense strain
Across the UK, hospitals are under immense strain. But in Northern Ireland, the problems are on another scale. Before Covid, more than one in sixteen of the population were on a hospital waiting list, and problems have gotten much worse since then. Our own Factcheck team have been looking into the state of the health…
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FactCheck: Northern Ireland’s long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011
Women should be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a GP referral.
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Ex-soldier found guilty of manslaughter of man during Northern Ireland troubles
Former British soldier David Holden has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a young man as he walked through an army checkpoint in Tyrone more than 30 years ago.
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Queen ‘transcended’ divisions in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland assembly member says
We’re joined by the Alliance Party leader Naomi Long and Matthew O’Toole from the SDLP.
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King Charles Northern Ireland visit ‘deeply moving’, says Reverend
We speak to Reverend Harold Good, former President of the Methodist Church in Northern Ireland – who in 2005 was one of two ministers who helped oversee the decommissioning of the IRA’s weapons.
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King Charles visits Northern Ireland as Queen Elizabeth’s coffin leaves Scotland
The King has returned to London after visiting Northern Ireland. He visited here dozens of times, but this was his first visit as monarch. And the first by a British King for nearly eight decades. He was welcomed by crowds here and senior political figures and attended a service of reflection for the late Queen.…
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Politicians across Northern Ireland pay tribute to the Queen
Political leaders across Northern Ireland have united to pay tribute to the Queen, recalling her historic handshake with the former IRA leader turned deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness a decade ago – which did so much to advance the cause of reconciliation.
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Abortion rights: Northern Ireland making little progress since abortions decriminalised in 2019
Ciaran Jenkins has been talking to one of the handful of doctors who are providing terminations, who says their work feels more like a backstreet operation.
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Government ‘cannot stand by’ over Northern Ireland situation, says minister
We were joined by the Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns.
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Northern Ireland Protocol: European Parliament fears trade war
We’re joined by German MEP Anna Cavazzini, who is chair of the European Parliament’s committee on the internal market and consumer protection.
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Northern Ireland Protocol: DUP leader welcomes UK govt. proposals
As Liz Truss sets out a new law on the post-Brexit trade deal – what’s been the reaction from politicians and businesses in Northern Ireland?
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Northern Ireland Protocol: Will there be a trade war with Europe?
The European Union has warned it will retaliate “with all measures at its disposal” if the UK goes ahead with plans to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol – the Foreign Secretary Liz Truss promised to introduce legislation within the next few weeks.
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Boris Johnson ‘optimistic’ Northern Ireland Protocol can be ‘fixed’
We spoke to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and asked him about plans to reform the Northern Ireland Protocol just two years after his government agreed to it.
