Tag: Northern Ireland

Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol Part 2

Talks on the future of the Northern Ireland protocol between the EU and the UK are reaching a head. Lord Frost, the Brexit minister, and Maros Sefcovic of the European Commission held discussions in Brussels yesterday, but the progress made was by all accounts limited. The main aim of the protocol was to prevent a… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol Part 2

Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol

The UK is thought to be preparing to suspend parts of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland – known as the protocol. This was designed to prevent checks along the border between Northern Ireland (in the UK) and the Republic of Ireland (in the EU), following Brexit. But since it came into force at the… Continue reading Nov 2021. The Northern Ireland Protocol

Nov 2021. The EU

Relations between the EU and the UK risk further deterioration after the Brexit minister accused Brussels of behaving “without regard to the huge political, economic and identity sensitivities” in Northern Ireland. David Frost said the bloc had “destroyed cross-community consent” with an “overly strict” enforcement of the arrangements hammered out in the withdrawal agreement of… Continue reading Nov 2021. The EU

Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

It’s slow business for global terrorists these days with all the targets banged up under Covid house arrest. But there’s one place in the United Kingdom where it has been pretty much business as usual for violent extremism. Northern Ireland’s police service has just released its security assessment for 2020. This contains some startling information… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 2

Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1

Sectarian violence in Northern Ireland flared for three decades during "the Troubles," pictured here. Even today, uneasy feelings simmer among those who live there.

There is a great deal of half truth lies and pure propaganda peddled about the conflict in Northern Ireland that has to date led to the deaths of nearly 4,000 people mostly in Ulster. This would be comparable with over 100,000 deaths if the conflict was being fought in England and over a million if… Continue reading Terrorism in Northern Ireland Part 1

Apr 2021. Unrest in Northern Ireland Part 2

The Northern Ireland policing board said the attacks on officers were “truly shocking” while the Northern Ireland executive in a joint statement after an emergency debate described the events as “deplorable”. Arlene Foster, the Democratic Unionist party leader and first minister, condemned the firebombing of a moving bus and said the latest disturbances were an… Continue reading Apr 2021. Unrest in Northern Ireland Part 2

Apr 2021. Unrest in Northern Ireland Part 1

Serious unrest has spilled on to the streets since Good Friday in pockets of unionist areas in Londonderry, Belfast and other towns in County Antrim. Cars have been set on fire and petrol bombs and masonry have been thrown at police, leaving 48 officers injured, including seven on Wednesday night during the worst disturbances so… Continue reading Apr 2021. Unrest in Northern Ireland Part 1

Feb 2021. Ireland and the EU and UK

Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s European Affairs Minister, spoke to BBC’s Emily Maitlis about the coronavirus vaccine row and said it was a “mistake”. The European Commission temporarily triggered an article in the Brexit trade deal’s Northern Ireland Protocol on January 29 which suspended the country’s access to the EU’s single market. It was revoked the same… Continue reading Feb 2021. Ireland and the EU and UK