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A poll of polls suggests the UK could leave the EU if 52.5% of England votes to leave – which might not go down well in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Moving towards choice in NI.
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Abortion is now legal in cases of rape, incest and serious abnormality. But will local politicians drag their heels?
A hijacked car burns in East Belfast December 8, 2012.
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Many antropologists believe that conflict drove the evolution of altruism in humans. But research shows that quite the opposite is true.
McGuinness and Robinson: tentatively back on speaking terms.
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After months of deadlock, the DUP and Sinn Féin have settled some of their issues – but they’ve kicked the hard stuff into the long grass.
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The Good Friday settlement has kept the peace, but the system is plagued by built-in instability.
Jimmy Harris
It has been revealed that the Provisional IRA – the paramilitary group that fought for Northern Ireland to become separate from the UK – still exists, despite the IRA agreeing to disband in 2005. An independent…
Unitary we are not.
Steve Allen
The union can survive its current period of volatility, but moves like English votes for English laws and ruling out a UK coalition with the SNP could yet bring it down.
Bridging the gap. How to keep up with Dublin.
Alessandro Grussu
Dublin has managed to keep the money rolling in while others struggle, so what are the lessons to learn for its neighbours and rivals?
Northern Ireland First Minister and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Peter Robinson.
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First minister Peter Robinson has resigned, casting uncertainty over the future of power sharing.
Strange bedfellows: UUP leader Mike Nesbitt (centre left) and DUP leader Peter Robinson (centre right) outside Stormont.
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Stormont’s parties refuse to conduct politics in any mode besides crisis mode.
Is this really 2015?
PA/Brian Lawless
It’s marching season in Northern Ireland and tension is inevitable.
You don’t protect sex workers by arresting their clients.
Steve Rhodes
It’s time to listen to sex workers about how best to keep them safe.
Some things belong in the past.
Darryl Moran
Symbols matter – and there’s no stronger symbol than a flag in a post-conflict society.
A rally in Belfast marked the start of the official campaign.
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Ireland voted Yes to marriage equality in May – can Northern Ireland pick up the baton?
Murder victims are not treated equally.
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Revelations on the BBC’s Panorama confirm what many Northern Irish already knew: justice is not for everyone.
Livid.
EPA/Paul McErlane
Northern Ireland’s old sectarian divides aren’t as stark as they were – but old enemies are coming together in a war fought on sexual fronts.
An historic handshake.
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Prince Charles’ handshake with Gerry Adams was a momentous occasion for many reasons.
Ashers Bakery case just the icing on the cake.
Brian Lawless/PA
The fight over whether gay people deserve service taps into old sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland.
Celebrating the DUP’s wins with Peter Robinson.
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Some people’s dreams just came true in Northern Ireland – but did the UK-wide result shatter them?
Out of your depth, Ed?
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Most UK parties don’t campaign hard in Northern Ireland, and some don’t show up at all. It might be better that way for now.