Michelle O'Neill, first minister of Northern Ireland, pictured in front of Stormont.
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O'Neill has pledged to represent ‘Catholics, Protestants and dissenters’ but has made plain that she sees that as compatible with a referendum on Irish unity within a decade.
An estimated 150,000 workers took part in strike action on January 18.
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The record strike action comes amid an ongoing political crisis in Stormont.
Copies of the Good Friday Agreement were printed out and given to the public in 1998 ahead of a referendum.
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A law making its way through parliament that would grant widespread immunity from prosecution for people accused of crimes during the Troubles.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announce their new trade agreement.
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A newly approved trade deal could be an opportunity to return Northern Ireland’s political attention to pressing issues of health care, housing, energy costs and inflation.
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald (left) celebrates with John O'Dowd, MLA for Upper Bann, and Michelle O'Neill, who will be the new first minister at Stormont.
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Sinn Fein’s win does not reflect a surge in support but rather other factors including the divisions in unionism.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss could have serious influence over Northern Irish politics this year.
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After Lord Frost’s departure, the future of Brexit negotiations – and the Northern Ireland protocol – are in Liz Truss’s hands.
Changing face of unionist politics: new first minister, Paul Givan with the now former DUP leader, Edwin Poots.
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With the resignation of shortlived DUP leader Edwin Poots, unionism in Northern Ireland is in turmoil.
Prime minister Boris Johnson with deputy first minister Michelle O'Neil, first minister Arlene Foster and Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith.
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A new deal has been signed that seeks to encourage Sinn Fein and the DUP to work together.
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.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland, this episode of the podcast looks at its history, its legacy and the impact of Brexit on its future.
Reaching for peace.
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Brexit negotiations have revealed a clear lack of appreciation for the power of symbolism in Northern Irish politics.
The two couples challenging Northern Ireland’s ban on same-sex marriage, leaving the High Court in Belfast.
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A judge in Belfast has dismissed a challenge to Northern Ireland’s ban on same-sex marriage citing it as a ‘social policy’ issue.
Protestors outside the High Court in Belfast in February 2017 calling for an Irish Language Act.
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The issue of an Irish Language Act has been a sticking point at Stormont.
Fighting by ballot box.
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Violent dissident republicanism is still making its presence felt.
No love lost: Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness.
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What was already an uneasy alliance first turned sour, and then utterly disintegrated. Where did it all go wrong?
The number of female candidates has risen substantially in this year’s regional elections.
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More candidates mean a change in politics, but it’s not as easy as creating policies such as all women shortlists.
Don’t book the band just yet.
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A vote in favour of marriage equality in Northern Ireland was stymied by a mechanism designed to protect minorities.