Pictish stones feature distinctive symbols.
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The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.
Michelle O'Neill will attend the coronation.
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Sinn Féin refuses to sit in the Westminster parliament because that would mean recognising the British crown. Here’s why the coronation is a different matter.
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Belfast’s peacewalls are psychological reminders of the sectarian divisions that have long existed in the city.
The aftermath of the 1991 bombing in Omagh, which killed 29 people.
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The long-term legacy can be linked to poor mental health, high levels of suicide and alcohol and drug problems – but also innovation.
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The US president’s sentimental journey comes during a fragile political moment in Northern Ireland.
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Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell were central in keeping the players at the table so that the historical deal could be signed in 1998.
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.
Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness pictured before the peace agreement was reached.
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Secret, behind-the-scenes talks were going on years before the official Belfast Agreement was signed – and made the whole thing possible.
Black Mountain Primary School in Belfast being used as a British Army look out post, 1972.
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The resources do a good job in explaining that political conflicts rarely end in a moment, but after a long process.
A mural in Derry commemorating the TV show ‘Derry Girls,’ which follows the lives of teenagers growing up amid Northern Ireland’s troubles.
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Twenty-five years after the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, Northern Ireland is still resisting the culture of violence.
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.
The prime minister on a previous visit to Belfast to promote Northern Irish industry. Harland & Wolff shipyard, December 16 2022.
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The Windsor framework will still cause Northern Ireland’s GDP but less than that expected under the protocol.
Police investigate at the scene of the shooting in the Killyclogher area of Omagh.
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Political instability is a powerful tactic when a Brexit deal is on the horizon.
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Members of Sunak’s own party could disrupt his biggest policy move yet.
Nicola Sturgeon.
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The fallout over the Scottish government’s gender recognition legislation has not happened in isolation.
The Catholic funeral of IRA volunteer Martin Hurson who died after 46 days on hunger strike at Long Kesh prison in 1981.
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In a fraught and complex situation the Catholic Church sought to mediate the conflict where it could, but drew much ire and criticism for not doing enough.
Ireland captain Katie McCabe takes a free kick during a 2020 match against Germany.
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What should have been a moment of celebration has been overshadowed by political debate.
Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland.
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Latest figures show that Northern Ireland comprises not just Catholics and Protestants but a third group that defies religious categorisation.
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Date from Scotland and Northern Ireland shows Remainers are rethinking their place in the UK.
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The death of Queen Elizabeth will not weaken the attachment of Northern Ireland’s unionists to Britain. But it is a morale blow at a time of political uncertainty.