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The Government of Ireland Act 1920 partitioned the island of Ireland into two separate jurisdictions, Southern Ireland and Northern Ireland, both devolved regions of the United Kingdom. This partition of Ireland was confirmed when the Parliament of Northern Ireland exercised its right in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 to opt ...
In a post on X, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said: “Shame on those involved in violent disorder in Belfast today. “Hatred has no place in our society.
The Troubles were a period of conflict in Northern Ireland involving republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British security forces and civilians. They are usually dated from the late 1960s to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
The Democratic Unionist Party, the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Ulster Unionist Party, [11] the second largest unionist party, welcomed the review, as did the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. [12] The PSNI and the government of the Republic of Ireland also welcomed the process. [8]
The Northern Ireland secretary knew for “some months” ahead of a hugely controversial police raid at Sinn Fein’s offices, according to newly unsealed records. On October 4 2002, a large ...
The United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (officially the Special Envoy of the President and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) is the top U.S. diplomat supporting the Northern Ireland peace process. [1] The position is held by Joe Kennedy III, appointed by President Joe Biden on December 19, 2022. [2]
A series of riots in loyalist areas of Northern Ireland began in Waterside, Derry, [b] on 30 March 2021. After four nights of rioting in Derry, [4] [5] disturbances spread to south Belfast on 2 April, where a loyalist protest developed into a riot involving iron bars, bricks, masonry and petrol bombs.
This is a list of conflicts in Ireland, including wars, armed rebellions, battles and skirmishes. Irish Warriors participated in many wars in Europe and “England” as well and are not completely recognized on this page.