Aug 2020. Tributes to John Hume

August 2020. World leaders have paid tribute to John Hume, the former SDLP leader, Nobel peace prize winner and leading player in the Northern Ireland peace process, who has died aged 83. His death marks the passing of one of the most important Irish political leaders of the 20th century whose ideas of compromise, opposition… Continue reading Aug 2020. Tributes to John Hume

Jan 2020. The Return of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland

January 2020. Northern Ireland’s main political parties have agreed to a deal that will lead to the restoration of the power-sharing government in the region following its collapse three years ago. The Northern Ireland assembly will sit on Saturday at 1pm and elect new officials including the first minister. On Friday evening, Sinn Féin confirmed… Continue reading Jan 2020. The Return of Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland