Ice hockey in Belfast is a spectator sport with no deep history on either side of the Protestant-Catholic conflict. It’s a neutral ground where fans from different backgrounds come together.
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Despite its many flaws, Brexit may have paved the way for a more constructive conversation about Northern Ireland’s future.
Survey respondents prioritised goals that promote autonomy, social inclusion and communication.
The enthusiastically received Irish-language film shows how film can cut through the noise of history, politics and culture to offer a fresh perspective.
There remain questions about how authorities in both Ireland and the UK handled the events around the 1998 bombing that killed 29 people.
Gerry Adams’ compensation for past unlawful detention is largely a red herring. Getting information from the IRA and loyalists for victims is the real prize.
Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.
Three Gaelic-speaking lads become the unlikely face of an Irish language movement in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin is now bigger than any single unionist party in Westminster but it needs to regain momentum in the Republic of Ireland ahead of elections later this year.
Follow along with The Conversation’s coverage of the general election results.
Sinn Féin won in 2019 by just 57 votes and the Ulster Unionist Party hopes to overturn that tiny majority.
As with the Good Friday agreement in 1998, both sides in the Gaza war need to negotiate in good faith – but this is sorely lacking.
Sinn Féin continues to abstain from attending the House of Commons but it still runs candidates, both to boost its own position and deny its rivals the seats.
It’s been a terrible few years for unionism’s biggest party, and they could be about to see the fallout.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…
Immigration ruling in Northern Ireland is holding the UK to account on its human rights commitments.
Calls to ‘close the border’ are an uncomfortable contradiction to Brexit-era efforts to avoid a hard border at all costs.
New Irish prime minister takes over as the republic faces challenges that include a wave of xenophobia.
A new study reveals the extent of the COVID pandemic’s effect on headteachers, including high workloads, stress and exhaustion.
This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
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