No desire to return to the borders of the past.
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Other EU countries have flexible legal arrangements for their own special territories – something similar for Northern Ireland is not impossible.
Roaming free. The current Irish border.
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Options to avoid a hard border are on the table, but they remain unpalatable to Theresa May’s government.
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Michel Barnier has published a 100-page document outlining how the EU sees Brexit happening. And there are some pretty controversial suggestions.
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Talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin have collapsed again, but power sharing isn’t over.
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Ireland was quick to elect a woman member of parliament, but it’s been slow going thereafter.
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Teachers have a legal duty to promote British values, but what exactly are they?
“Peidiwch â cholli!”
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Should the teacher be a sage on the stage or a guide on the side? Neither, it seems.
Derry Girls.
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Derry Girls is nostalgic but it’s also a truthful and funny representation of teenage girls growing up during The Troubles.
Building peace from the bottom up.
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Brexit negotiations threaten the peacebuilding efforts that have taken place since the Good Friday Agreement.
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The Northern Irish party were horrified at the suggestion that Brexit might mean different customs rules. But when it comes to women’s rights, it’s a different story.
A welcome to refugees from local school children in Belfast.
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Northern Ireland lacks an integration strategy for refugees.
May and Juncker: reaching for agreement.
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December 8, 2017
Katy Hayward , Queen's University Belfast ; Alan Wager , King's College London ; Brendan Ciarán Browne , Trinity College Dublin ; David Phinnemore , Queen's University Belfast ; Feargal Cochrane , University of Kent ; Gavin Barrett , University College Dublin ; Patricia Hogwood , University of Westminster , and Stijn Smismans , Cardiff University
Theresa May has reached an agreement with the EU that will enable her to proceed to the second stage of Brexit negotiations. Here’s what it all means.
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.
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The latest Brexit talks would offer a masterclass in how not to negotiate if they weren’t so lacking in complexity.
Free flowing trade across Ireland’s border should not be taken for granted.
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After decades of diplomacy and development the two economies of Ireland are more integrated than they have been in a century.
Close to a deal?
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Everything you need to know about this crucial part of the negotiations.
The Irish border question: central to Brexit negotiatons.
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Survey shows Remain voters more opposed to a hard border than Leave voters.
Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in a tight spot domestically, but parties are united on one important point.
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The Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar is on shaky ground. But there is almost complete unity among Irish parties when it comes to one crucial matter.
Possible future Irish border.
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Any Brexit that takes Northern Ireland out of the customs union will have a significant impact.
At the height of the Troubles, the UK and Ireland managed to keep talking –
joining the EEC together in 1973.
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With the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic a sticking point, negotiators could pick up some tips from how it was done last time.