Pupils at Lagan College, an integrated school, in the 1990s.
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The public is in favour of educating Protestant and Catholic children together but making it happen is easier said than done.
David Trimble, 1944-2022.
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The former first minister of Northern Ireland will be best remembered as one of the key architects of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement of 1998.
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Belfast needs to rid its infrastructure of lead water pipes and raise public awareness of the serious health issues caused by excess levels of lead in the water.
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The UK government is proposing to unilaterally change the Northern Ireland protocol. Here’s a timeline of this controversial legal mechanism.
Olmedo Vega spent 35 years as a FARC guerrilla commander before moving to the Agua Bonita demobilisation camp.
Photograph: Juan Pablo Valderrama
The outcome of Colombia’s presidential election has major implications for the survival of its historic peace deal, and the prospects of former combatants who have committed to a life without conflict
A mural in Derry celebrates the series’ much-loved characters.
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Society still tends to sideline girls, so a comedy concentrating on the lives of four young women during the Troubles remains groundbreaking TV.
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Foreign secretary Liz Truss wants to amend UK law to unilaterally rewrite the Brexit settlement it signed with the EU.
Sinn Fein’s Deputy Leader Michelle O'Neill out on the campaign trail.
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Northern Ireland is preparing for a potentially seismic election on May 5.
Workers repair damage at the peace gates following sectarian violence in April 2021.
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Why the Northern Ireland protocol poses real challenges to peace in the region.
Family members and friends of those killed on Bloody Sunday marching in 2010.
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Milestone anniversaries mark the point when events move from living memory to more symbolic.
Documentary photography during Bloody Sunday produced some of the most evocative images of the Troubles.
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The photos taken on Bloody Sunday have played different roles in commemorating the events of the day over the last 50 years.
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Archives are working had to document stories from Protestants, Catholics, Nationalists, Unionists and even the British Forces.
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.
The leaders of Ireland’s major churches have been cooperating more closely amid challenges like Brexit and the pandemic.
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A church service marking Northern Ireland’s centenary has stirred up debate. But amid the past few years’ tensions, the island’s Christian leaders have coordinated closely.
The truth is free: families of the Ballymurphy victims after hearing the findings of an inquest in May 2021.
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The British government’s plans to grant amnesty for Troubles-related crimes has drawn widespread opposition in Ireland.
Bone of contention: plans for an Irish sea border are deeply unpopular.
Katy Hayward
There’s little good faith left in the UK government’s handling of the Northern Ireland protocol
A diminished voice in the union?
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Northern Ireland’s Orange Order will take to the streets on July 12 to commemorate a Protestant military victory. A scholar explains why this year the risk of unrest is heightened.
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Social media has played a central role in the mobilisation of violent protests in Northern Ireland. Here’s how to follow along responsibly.
One Britain, One Nation?
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What started out as a community project with local schoolchildren has garnered an official endorsement and countless memes. It has also sparked a national conversation
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.