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Northern Ireland - Scotland tunnel could be inching closer to reality

The UK's independent Union Connectivity Review is expected to recommend a feasibility study for a "fixed link" between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

News

COVID live updates: Two deaths reported today in Northern Ireland, none in Rep of Ireland

As of March 8, there have been a total of 6,499 COVID-related deaths and 337,440 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland inclusive.

Northern Ireland

Derry politician launches motion on anti-Irish discrimination in Britain

SDLP MP Colum Eastwood is urging the British Government to "get tough" on anti-Irish and anti-Traveller discrimination.

Politics

Biden backs Irish after British move to change Good Friday Agreement

The White House has again reaffirmed its support of the Good Friday Agreement as tensions rise over the Northern Ireland Protocol

Craic

“Who speaks properly?” Little girl with Northern Irish and American parents puts their accents to the test

This young Belfast toddler can switch seamlessly (and adorably!) between her parents' accents.

Northern Ireland

Loyalist paramilitaries withdraw support for Good Friday Agreement due to NI Protocol

The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) in Northern Ireland has officially withdrawn its support of the Belfast Agreement / Good Friday Agreement.

Politics

More Brexit woes ahead for Ireland as EU financial support en route

Ireland is facing another Brexit headache after it emerged that the country's share of a $6 billion EU fund to boost the economies of member states may have to be paid back.

Entertainment

Bryan Cranston "just itching" to visit ancestral home of Armagh

Bryan Cranston, star of Your Honor on Showtime, says that his great, great, great, great grandparents came from Armagh.

Other Writers

Ireland’s border is a hot Brexit topic - here’s a history of the partition

The division of the island is on the front burner again as many nationalists and republicans demand a border poll as allowed in the Good Friday Agreement.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive unveils plans to gradually ease restrictions

‘Moving Forward: The Executive’s Pathway Out Of Restrictions’ sets out a step-by-step approach to the relaxation of the current regulations in Northern Ireland.