Category: Northern Ireland

Biden Warns of the Danger Posed by ‘Enemies of Peace’ During Speech in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland—U.S. President Joe Biden has urged politicians in Northern Ireland to sort out their differences and restore the power-sharing executive which was a key part of the Good Friday Agreement, and has warned of the threat posed by the “enemies of peace.” Biden told an audience at Ulster University on Wednesday the 1998…


Provisional IRA Has ‘Largely Disbanded’ but Paramilitaries Have Not Gone Away: Expert

The Provisional IRA has been “largely disbanded” but Irish republican dissident groups and loyalist paramilitaries remain a sinister and criminal presence in many parts of Northern Ireland, according to an expert. U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast on Tuesday night for a five-day tour of the island of Ireland timed to coincide with the…


Biden Arrives in Belfast to Celebrate 25 Years of Peace in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland—President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast late on Tuesday to begin his political and personal four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland, where he will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Northern Ireland peace deal that ended 30 years of violent conflict. Biden is expected to participate in bilateral…


LIVE NOW: Biden Arrives Northern Ireland for a Four-Day Visit of the Region

President Joe Biden arrives at Belfast at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 11 for a four-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish border and visit his ancestral home on the other. …


Biden Arrives Northern Ireland for a Four-Day Visit of the Region

President Joe Biden arrives at Belfast at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 11 for a four-day visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish border and visit his ancestral home on the other. …


Belfast Locked Down Ahead of Biden’s Visit

A ring of steel surrounds Northern Ireland’s capital city as the province prepares for U.S. President Joe Biden’s first ever official visit. Parts of Belfast city centre are in complete lockdown as police carry out a huge security operation in the midst of an ongoing severe dissident republican terror threat. Roads have been closed and…


Northern Ireland Troubles Victims Give Cautious Welcome to Peace Deal Anniversary

Relatives of those murdered during the Northern Ireland Troubles have given a cautious welcome to the anniversary of the deal that brought peace to the province. On April 10, 1998, the Good Friday Agreement was signed off by Irish and British political leaders in a diplomatic achievement still hailed today as one of the world’s…


Prime Minister Urges Northern Ireland Politicians to End Stormont Stalemate

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Northern Ireland politicians to return to power-sharing as he hailed the “bravery” and “perseverance” of negotiators of the Good Friday Agreement. In a statement released on Monday marking exactly 25 years since the signing of the historic peace deal, Sunak praised the “difficult decisions” taken and “political imagination” that…


Northern Ireland Police Fear Terror Attack Ahead of Biden Visit

Northern Ireland police say they are “preparing for the worst” after receiving strong intelligence of a terror attack ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed it had received credible information that dissident republicans were planning significant violence on Easter Monday, a day before Biden’s highly-anticipated visit to…


MI5 Raises Northern Ireland Terror Threat Level to ‘Severe’

MI5 has increased the terror threat level in Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack is highly likely. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris cited a “small number” of individuals who remain determined to use “politically motivated violence”. Announcing the change on Tuesday, he urged the public to “remain vigilant” but “not be alarmed”….