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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU plans for funding energy transition to spark opposition Premium content

    Commission wants to raise money by selling €20bn worth of surplus carbon allowances

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Brexit
    UK will legislate to ‘fix’ N Ireland trade problems, says Truss

    Foreign secretary insists unilateral move conforms with international law

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    UK plans law to offer amnesty to perpetrators of the Troubles

    Anger from victims’ relatives at idea of immunity for those who co-operate with investigating commission

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Johnson in stand-off with unionists over N Ireland protocol

    DUP refuses to join power-sharing government in Belfast until UK legislation to override trade deal is enacted

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Boris Johnson set to sign off on plans to scrap part of NI protocol

    Move comes despite warnings it could collapse talks with Brussels and spark trade war with EU

  • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
    News in-depthMichelle O'Neill
    Sinn Féin leader pledges to move past N Ireland’s tribal divisions

    First minister-in-waiting Michelle O’Neill keeps up political pace despite paralysis in Stormont

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Johnson to visit Belfast as regional political crisis deepens

    DUP blocks election of Stormont assembly speaker over post-Brexit trade rules row

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    EU threatens retaliation if UK ditches N Ireland protocol

    Appeals from US for solution but Liz Truss says trading arrangements ‘fail to properly address real issues’

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    EU leaders warn Boris Johnson ‘not to touch’ Northern Ireland protocol Premium content

    UK gamble could not come at a worse moment for Europe

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Johnson signals readiness to scrap N Ireland’s post-Brexit trading deal

    Move puts UK on collision course with EU, whose leaders warn PM not to act unilaterally

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland’s DUP rejects appeal to join power-sharing executive

    Unionist party insists that post-Brexit trading arrangements must first be changed

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Ministers reject claims of impending UK break-up after Northern Ireland polls

    London plays down possibility of a quick referendum on Irish unification after Sinn Féin electoral success

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    News in-depthNorthern Ireland
    Prospect of a united Ireland comes into sharp focus

    Sinn Féin, the nationalist party, is aiming for a referendum within 5 years to end partition

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Sinn Féin wins historic victory in Northern Ireland

    The nationalist party will be the biggest political force for first time in a century

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Sinn Féin on track to pull off historic victory in Northern Ireland

    Alliance confident of strong performance, with DUP likely to be relegated to second place in Stormont Assembly

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    News in-depthBank of Ireland
    Francesca McDonagh: banker with ‘steel in her spine’ heads to Credit Suisse

    Bank of Ireland chief is leaving the pay cap behind and heading for one of Europe’s more trouble-prone lenders

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Would a Sinn Féin victory open the door to a united Ireland?

    If it wins Thursday’s Northern Ireland elections, the party — inextricably linked to the IRA — will for the first time be the strongest on both sides of the Irish border

  • Sunday, 1 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Alliance strives to break duopoly of Northern Ireland’s factional politics

    Centrist force struggles to be heard above the din of unionists and nationalists clashing on entrenched community lines

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    World21 min
    Northern Ireland tries to heal a legacy of separation | FT Film

    Almost 25 years since the end of the Troubles, physical and social barriers still shape society and the economy

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Bank of Ireland
    Bank of Ireland chief Francesca McDonagh to quit as pay cap bites

    Banker joins exodus over €500,000 limit on executive pay imposed after country’s banking crisis

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    News in-depthNorthern Ireland
    Cost of living, NHS and economy dominate Northern Ireland election

    Deep-rooted divides mean post-election political paralysis is likely, leaving little prospect of effective government

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Brexit
    US urges compromise on Britain and EU over N Ireland trade deal

    Washington says two sides should persist with talks after London threatens unilateral action

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Brexit
    UK prepares law to give ministers power to tear up N Ireland trade deal

    Proposal on post-Brexit accord risks fresh confrontation with the EU

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    Britain after Brexit
    Your essential guide to Northern Ireland’s elections Premium content

    If the polls are right, the UK region could be in for months of political paralysis

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    United Arab Emirates
    UAE freezes assets of Kinahan drug trafficking gang

    Irish crime syndicate accused of using Dubai to launder money has forged ties with top-level boxers and promoters

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