Thursday, 17 September 2020_A terrorism trial in Northern Ireland has shed light on the secret but ferocious war between the British Security Service (MI5) and so-called dissident militant Irish Republicans.
Saturday, 27 June_Ireland’s parliament picked veteran opposition leader Micheál Martin as prime minister on Saturday to head the first ever coalition uniting the two parties that have battled each other for power since a civil war nearly a century ago.
TEHRAN, Sept 17 -As the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, met European Union (EU) bosses in Luxembourg on Monday, there was renewed speculation on finding alternatives to the Irish border backstop.
TEHRAN, Sept 03 -Barely three days after the disturbances in Glasgow’s Govan area, Glasgow council bosses have vowed to “push the law” to prevent similar incidents in the future.
TEHRAN, Sept 01 -Ruth Davidson’s resignation as the leader of the Scottish Conservative party has sent shock waves across the Tory party rank and file in Scotland.
TEHRAN, August 15 -The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has warned that Congress will not approve a US-UK trade deal, if Brexit undermines the Northern Ireland peace accord.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - Brexit’s long shadow on Anglo-Irish relations continues to widen as both candidates fighting to become Britain’s next prime minister appear ready to embrace a no-deal Brexit.
TEHRAN, Jun 6 -US President Donald Trump has reportedly paid nearly $1 million to rent four limousines from an Irish funeral home for his two-day visit to Ireland, which would involve checking on his hotel and golf resort there.
TEHRAN, Apr 30 - Authorities in a prison in the UK province of Northern Ireland have prevented inmates from access to an academic book on separatism in the region as London tightens its crackdown on a movement which seeks independence or a merger with the Republic of Ireland.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - A separatist group seeking disintegration of Northern Ireland from Britain has claimed responsibility for an attack in the region on Thursday that killed a young journalist.
TEHRAN, Mar 06 -Police forces across Britain have found and dismantled more bomb packages amid heightened concerns about a renewed wave of unrest in Northern Ireland that could undermine security in the entire country.
TEHRAN, Jan 26 -Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has warned that military troops could return to the border with the UK if London fails to finalize a deal on its withdrawal from the European Union.
TEHRAN, December 31 -An increasing number of Britons are applying for Irish passports to be able to keep their EU citizenship once the UK leaves the bloc next year.
TEHRAN, November 15 -The withdrawal agreement negotiated by Britain and the EU and approved by Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet on Wednesday is “the only deal on the table”, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said.
TEHRAN, October 15 -British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed confidence that her government and the European Union will reach an agreement on United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the bloc, saying disagreements on how the border on the Island of Ireland will be administered after Brexit was not an issue that could not derail the talks.
TEHRAN, October 09 - A Brexit deal is “eminently possible” within weeks but there can be no regulatory barriers within the United Kingdom, the head of the Northern Irish party that props up British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, January 27 - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Saturday that he would campaign for a liberalization of the country’s restrictive abortion laws ahead of a referendum in the coming months, adding that his views on the issue had evolved.
TEHRAN, September 5- Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has criticized Britain’s Brexit proposal, saying the proposal has been met with widespread skepticism and that implementing an invisible border between Ireland and Northern Ireland as part of the Brexit plan is not a credible solution.
TEHRAN, June 12, YJC -Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny has warned the leader of the British Conservative party, Prime Minister Theresa May, about her deal with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), suggesting it could endanger peace.