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The Partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) was the process by which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (UK) divided Ireland into two self-governing polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. It was enacted on 3 May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920.
Again in 2014, the Life & Times Survey asked what respondents felt should be the "long term future for Northern Ireland". 66% of respondents felt the future should be as a part of the UK, with or without devolved government. 17% felt that Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic of Ireland. 50% of specifically Roman Catholics considered ...
The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement (Irish: Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta or Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste; Ulster Scots: Guid Friday Greeance or Bilfawst Greeance) [1] is a pair of agreements signed on 10 April (Good Friday) 1998 that ended most of the violence of the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict [2] in Northern Ireland since the late 1960s.
A significant proportion of Ireland's foundational political figures, including the founders of two of Ireland's three major parties, were noted for their blatant antisemitism. Most notably was Arthur Griffith , founder of Sinn Féin , who took a hardline " anti-Dreyfusard " stance as editor of the United Irishman .
Ernesto made a close approach to southeastern Newfoundland early Tuesday morning as a hurricane before speeding across the North Atlantic and toward the British Isles as a tropical wind and ...
Ireland was the subject of the first extension of England's common law legal system outside England. [1] While in England the creation of the common law was largely the result of the assimilation of existing customary law, in Ireland the common law was imported from England, gradually supplanting the customary law of the Irish.
The Irish language revival movement has often overlapped with Irish nationalism, particularly in Northern Ireland. [28] [29] [30] Tiocfaidh ár lá has been called "the battle cry of the blanketmen". [31] Republican consciousness raising around the hunger strikes increased awareness of the Irish language in Northern Ireland's nationalist ...
In June 2023, it was published that The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland had made final recommendations for the new boundaries for Northern Ireland's 18 parliamentary constituencies. The report was submitted to the speaker of the UK House of Commons and the UK Government was required to submit a draft of an Order in Council to activate ...