Good Friday Agreement

Scepticism around the success of the Good Friday Agreement was consistent across religious and political affiliations. A new survey conducted by YouGov in conjunction with Ohio State University (OSU) has found that more than two thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe that big changes are required to the power-sharing compromise brought about by the […]

Scepticism around the success of the Good Friday Agreement was consistent across religious and political affiliations. A new survey conducted by YouGov in conjunction with Ohio State University (OSU) has found that more than two thirds of people in Northern Ireland believe that big changes are required to the power-sharing compromise brought about by the […]

3 years ago

Reeling in the years: Ireland’s 2025 Presidential Race begins to take shape

During the anniversary commemorations for the Good Friday Agreement, three familiar names within Irish political circles enjoyed a return to the media spotlight. The Irish Presidential race is one which often fails to capture the electorate’s imagination quite to the same extent as the spectacle which surrounds a General Election. However, 2025 appears to have […]

During the anniversary commemorations for the Good Friday Agreement, three familiar names within Irish political circles enjoyed a return to the media spotlight. The Irish Presidential race is one which often fails to capture the electorate’s imagination quite to the same extent as the spectacle which surrounds a General Election. However, 2025 appears to have […]

3 years ago

From one Presidential visit to another, Bill Clinton arrives in Belfast

Hours before incumbent President Joe Biden departed these shores, former US President Bill Clinton arrived. Commemorations around the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement are set to continue this week, with a number of events scheduled in Belfast to mark the occasion. One such event is a conference hosted by Queen’s […]

Hours before incumbent President Joe Biden departed these shores, former US President Bill Clinton arrived. Commemorations around the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement are set to continue this week, with a number of events scheduled in Belfast to mark the occasion. One such event is a conference hosted by Queen’s […]

3 years ago

Joe Biden Ireland visit: Follow updates live as US President starts trip

The American president will arrive in Belfast on Tuesday evening. US President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Ireland on Tuesday evening as he begins his four-day trip around the island. Speaking ahead of the visit to his ancestral homeland, the American president stated that he is “very excited” to visit Ireland in what […]

The American president will arrive in Belfast on Tuesday evening. US President Joe Biden is set to arrive in Ireland on Tuesday evening as he begins his four-day trip around the island. Speaking ahead of the visit to his ancestral homeland, the American president stated that he is “very excited” to visit Ireland in what […]

3 years ago

Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble has died, aged 77

The former First Minister of Northern Ireland was instrumental in reaching the Good Friday Agreement. David Trimble, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former First Minister of Northern Ireland, has died. He was 77. On Monday evening (25 July), a statement released via the Ulster Unionist Party, which Trimble led from 1995 until 2005, […]

The former First Minister of Northern Ireland was instrumental in reaching the Good Friday Agreement. David Trimble, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former First Minister of Northern Ireland, has died. He was 77. On Monday evening (25 July), a statement released via the Ulster Unionist Party, which Trimble led from 1995 until 2005, […]

3 years ago

Former Brexit minister tells US Government to not lecture UK on Northern Ireland Protocol

Frost accused the Biden administration of not understanding Northern Ireland. A former Brexit minister has pushed back at the US Government over sharing their concerns about the Good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Lord David Frost, the former Chief Negotiator for Exiting the European Union, made the comments at an event in Washington […]

Frost accused the Biden administration of not understanding Northern Ireland. A former Brexit minister has pushed back at the US Government over sharing their concerns about the Good Friday Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol. Lord David Frost, the former Chief Negotiator for Exiting the European Union, made the comments at an event in Washington […]

4 years ago