Northern Ireland

January 30, 1972 Partition of Ireland
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January 30, 1972 Partition of Ireland

Northern Ireland Bloody Sunday Ex-Soldier is Questioned in 72 Killings at Ulster Rally LONDON ― The police in Northern Ireland arrested a 66 year-old man on Tuesday in connection with Bloody Sunday, the infamous massacre of unarmed civilian marchers by British soldiers in Londonderry on Jan. 30, 1972. It was the first time anyone had […]

April 10, 1998 Partition of Ireland
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April 10, 1998 Partition of Ireland

Good Friday Accord between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Sectarian Divisions Were Baked Into Northern Ireland’s Peace Deal “Londonderry, Northern Ireland — it is widely assumed that the Northern Ireland conflict was settled in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The war was over and the good guys had won. […]

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March 27, 2016 Ireland’s Easter Rising resonates, 100 years later
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March 27, 2016 Ireland’s Easter Rising resonates, 100 years later

March 27, 2016 The Partition of Ireland Dublin ― Ireland on Sunday staged its largest ever military parade as it marked the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a botched but historically significant rebellion against British rule. Hundreds of thousands of people lined Dublin’s streets to watch 3,600 members of Ireland’s military and emergency services […]

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July 13, 2013 Dozens Injured in Northern Ireland as Protestants Riot Over Blocked Parade Route
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July 13, 2013 Dozens Injured in Northern Ireland as Protestants Riot Over Blocked Parade Route

July 13, 2013 Partition of Ireland Dozens Injured in Northern Ireland as Protestants Riot Over Blocked Parade Route BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) ― Hundreds of police reinforcements from Britain were deployed Saturday on Belfast’s rubble-strewn streets after Protestant riots over a blocked march left 32 officers, a senior lawmaker and at least 8 rioters injured. […]

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December 12, 2014 Partition of Ireland
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December 12, 2014 Partition of Ireland

Dublin― Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain unexpectedly left negotiations on the future of Northern Ireland on Friday morning, saying there was no prospect of any imminent breakthrough on the various impasses that continue to bedevil the region after decades of violent sectarian strife. Source: The New York Times. December 13, 2014.

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September 12, 2015 Peace Walls – Partition of Ireland
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September 12, 2015 Peace Walls – Partition of Ireland

September 12, 2015 Partition of Ireland Peace Walls NORTHERN IRELAND ACCORD IN DANGER AS OLD ANIMOSITIES FLARE UP It was hailed around the world. Two of its architects won the Nobel Peace Prize. George Mitchell, the US senator who chaired the talks that led to its signing, shed “tears of exhaustion, tears of relief, tears […]

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October 5, 2015 The Partition of Ireland – THE TROUBLES ARE BACK
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October 5, 2015 The Partition of Ireland – THE TROUBLES ARE BACK

THE TROUBLES ARE BACK Londonderry, Northern Ireland ― It is widely assumed that the Northern Ireland conflict was settled in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The war was over and the good guys had won. Yet the deal delivered by Senator Mitchell contained the seeds of its own destruction. In effect, […]

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