After five frenzied weeks, our friends in the United Kingdom have a new prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Maybe he’ll prove less crazy than the others, maybe not. But why should we care? Shouldn’t we just ...

Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms ...

U.S. senators are introducing a resolution on Tuesday reiterating American support for the Northern Ireland peace deal struck more than two decades ago. The resolution was to be unveiled ahead of ...

The report's findings stated that there are still "gaps" in how Stormont politicians can influence EU laws that apply through ...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reportedly reached a deal in London Monday while meeting for what 10 Downing Street billed as "final talks" to ...

It is equally possible that no deal will have been agreed. This deal/no-deal crisis has been ongoing since the 2016 referendum decision by the British to leave the EU. It should be remembered that the ...

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Irish political party Sinn Fein, about efforts to smooth trade between the UK and Ireland in the wake of the Brexit deal. While the ...

There has been a dizzying Brexit buzz in Northern Ireland this past week. A prime minister, two foreign ministers, another top minister and a major opposition leader have all visited the country, ...

Boris Johnson has told his Irish counterpart that a no-deal Brexit would be “a failure of statecraft for which we would all be responsible”. Good Friday Agreement at 25: how did it happen and is it at ...

When the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the European Union in June 2016, little attention was paid to the country’s only land border with the E.U. This consequential border separates Northern ...

Cars set alight. Petrol bombs hurled at police and at peace walls. A double decker bus hijacked, and water cannons unleashed on protestors for the first time in six years. The disorder that has shaken ...

An ostensibly intractable problem in Northern Ireland. Historic grievances bubbling to the surface. Peace on the line. Leaps of faith required. Trust in short supply. With Britain and Ireland now at ...