Pupils at Lagan College, an integrated school, in the 1990s.
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The public is in favour of educating Protestant and Catholic children together but making it happen is easier said than done.
David Trimble, 1944-2022.
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The former first minister of Northern Ireland will be best remembered as one of the key architects of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
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The UK government is proposing to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s a timeline of this controversial legal mechanism.
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss wants to amend UK law to unilaterally rewrite the Brexit settlement it signed with the EU.
The leaders of Ireland’s major churches have been cooperating more closely amid challenges like Brexit and the pandemic.
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A church service marking Northern Ireland’s centenary has stirred up debate. But amid the past few years’ tensions, the island’s Christian leaders have coordinated closely.
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Brexit is only the latest episode of cynicism and scaremongering at the top of unionism
Biden has stronger views on Brexit than Donald Trump.
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The question of the Irish border after Brexit is a more pressing matter for the next president than it has been for his predecessor.
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The US is a key player in the Good Friday Agreement – but there’s an election to think about too.
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Whether it’s bluster or not, a dangerous message has been sent to the rest of the world that the UK may be willing to backtrack on important promises.
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A crisis can create divisions but it can also help heal them.
Stormont has been closed for several years, with Northern Ireland’s governing parties unable to agree a way forward.
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Some of Northern Ireland’s biggest problems have nothing to do with leaving the EU, but all anyone talks about now is the backstop.
Grafitti in Creggan, near where Lyra McKee was shot.
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Some of those who’ve grown up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement are drawn into paramilitary groups due to a lack of power, protection and belonging.
Signs of protest along the Irish border.
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Two scholars examine days of parliamentary debate to learn how British MPs talk about the ‘Irish backstop’ and maintaining peace in Northern Ireland.
A mural in Bogside in Derry/Londonderry near the site of the events of Bloody Sunday.
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Why a broad amnesty for Northern Ireland’s Troubles remains unlikely.
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What do Theresa May’s last minute Brexit guarantees mean for the Irish border?
Trimble: challenging the backstop.
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One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement, David Trimble, is threatening legal action against a controversial part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Protesters set up a mock checkpoint at the Irish border in January.
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Why much of the fate of the Irish border lies in the future of the UK’s customs arrangements with the EU.
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The question of the Irish border remains at the centre of Brexit negotiations after an informal summit of EU leaders in Salzburg.
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The only way forward is a more inclusive unionism that reflects the diverse and multicultural nature of the UK.
The Irish border: invisible for now.
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Is the UK’s Brexit plan enough to avoid a hard Irish border?