Latest Northern Ireland News

A British spy was likely responsible for more lives lost than saved during the Troubles, report says

Mar. 08, 2024 11:13 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A seven-year investigation of a former Irish Republican Army double agent concluded Friday in an interim report that the spy was probably responsible for more deaths than lives saved during Northern Ireland 's three-decade conflict. The probe, known as Operation...

Northern Ireland judge rules that amnesty law for 'the Troubles' breaches human rights

Feb. 28, 2024 11:21 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland's decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government's Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed...

John Bruton, Irish leader who played a key role in Northern Ireland's peace process, dies at 76

Feb. 06, 2024 12:57 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Former Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, who played a key role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland, has died at the age of 76. Bruton’s family said he died Tuesday in a Dublin hospital after a long illness. “He was a good husband, a good father...

Irish and UK leaders are in Belfast to celebrate the end of Northern Ireland's political deadlock

Feb. 05, 2024 20:23 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K. and Ireland went to Belfast Monday to meet Northern Ireland’s newly revived government and bask in a good-news moment after two years of political crisis. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar visited the new...

For the first time, an Irish nationalist will lead Northern Ireland's government

Feb. 03, 2024 16:06 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill was named first minister in the government that under the...

Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill makes history as the first Irish nationalist leader of Northern Ireland

Feb. 03, 2024 09:27 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O’Neill makes history as the first Irish nationalist leader of Northern Ireland.

What's in the deal that has broken Northern Ireland's political deadlock?

Jan. 31, 2024 13:00 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government on Wednesday published the details of a deal that has broken Northern Ireland’s political deadlock and should — barring a major upset — restore the regional government in Belfast after almost two years on ice. Unveiled on the fourth...

Teary ex-Scottish leader admits to feeling 'overwhelmed' during COVID-19 pandemic

Jan. 31, 2024 11:16 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — The former Scottish leader in office during the COVID-19 pandemic choked up Wednesday as she admitted to a public inquiry into the outbreak that she sometimes doubted whether she wanted to be first minister at such a consequential time. Nicola Sturgeon told the United...

Northern Ireland political party agrees to end 2-year boycott and restore the mothballed government

Jan. 30, 2024 13:10 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agreed Tuesday to end a boycott that left the region’s people without a power-sharing administration for two years and rattled the foundations of the 25-year-old peace. The breakthrough could see the shuttered Belfast government...

Today in History: January 30, Hitler becomes German chancellor

Jan. 30, 2024 00:20 AM EST

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2024. There are 336 days left in the year. Today in History: On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. On this date: In 1649, England’s...