IrishCentral

British Government files to be "opened up" for Troubles "Public History" project

Plans for an independent Public History project relating to The Troubles in Northern Ireland were announced by Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday, April 25. The ...

‘Irish history starts here’ – How Coleraine’s ancient Mountsandel site could become Northern Ireland’s next big attraction

The Mesolithic site in the Co Derry town is the oldest settlement site in Ireland, but is largely unmarked ...
The Economist

What to read to understand Northern Ireland and the Troubles

NORTHERN IRELAND was created in 1921. Its six counties remained in the United Kingdom when the rest of Ireland became independent. For decades its Protestant majority dominated Northern Ireland’s ...
Los Angeles Times

An Irish nationalist is leader of Northern Ireland’s government for the first time

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President ...

Trump Says Irish Unification Would Be ‘Fantastic,’ Breaking With Precedent

The United States is officially neutral on an issue that had been a source of decades of violence in Northern Ireland until a ...
NPR

For the first time, an Irish nationalist leads Northern Ireland's government

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice President ...