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Obama's Belfast Visit Highlights a City Transformed

MĆ”irtĆ­n Ɠ Muilleoir | Posted 06.17.2013 | World
MĆ”irtĆ­n Ɠ Muilleoir

Today, the Obamas saw a Belfast transformed by two decades of peacemaking which only bore fruit because of the dogged determination of Irish America. President Obama reaffirmed America's commitment to stand with the peacemakers of Belfast as long as we continue to push forward.

Cameron Rallies World Leaders At G8 Summit In N. Ireland

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK and DAVID McHUGH | Posted 06.18.2013 | World

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — The European Union and the United States will open negotiations next month on a long-sought deal to create free ...

Obama: Northern Ireland Peace Is Blueprint For World Conflicts

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 06.18.2013 | World

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coi...

Watch: Ulster in Media Spotlight Again -- Now Peace Not Conflict

David Tereshchuk | Posted 06.16.2013 | Media
David Tereshchuk

For PBS' weekend network show Religion and Ethics Newsweekly I've been reporting on the town's special place in the violent "Troubles" of the past few decades, and in the story of Ulster's peacemaking process that has now largely displaced that violence.

Ultra-Running: The Epic Giants Causeway, North Ireland

Stefani Jackenthal | Posted 06.12.2013 | Travel
Stefani Jackenthal

I've raced and run around the globe - Borneo, Ecuador, South Africa, Costa Rica, India, Croatia, Uganda, Tibet - and this was amongst the most beautiful and magical.

Northern Ireland Town Ready For Its G-8 Close-Up

www.nytimes.com | Posted 06.11.2013 | Travel

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — The smell of fresh paint hangs in the air as this small town completes an extensive makeover ahead of the meeting of...

Irishman Charged With 1982 Hyde Park Bombing

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.22.2013 | World

DUBLIN — British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at...

From Vikings to Game of Thrones: Ireland Evolves Into TV Production Destination

Maura Kelly | Posted 06.17.2013 | TV
Maura Kelly

Despite its current economic challenges, the creative industries in Ireland are going through "a special age" and the country is fast becoming a favorite destination for international co-productions.

Northern Ireland To Deploy Drones For G8 Summit

AP | Posted 04.11.2013 | World

DUBLIN -- A Northern Ireland police commander says 8,000 officers and three surveillance drones will protect visiting dignitaries and monitor protests...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Brendan Fraser on Stand Off

Dan Persons | Posted 05.20.2013 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

Look at the promotional materials being floated around the U.S. for Stand Off, and you'd think the film was a crime thriller in the Guy Ritchie mold, with Brendan Fraser backed up by Colm Meaney in some heavy badassery. What it turns out to be is an acerbic comedy.

A Map Of Irish America

Jed Kolko | Posted 05.16.2013 | Travel
Jed Kolko

There are more than five times as many Americans with at least partial Irish ancestry as there are people who live in Ireland.

Terror Plot Foiled In Northern Ireland

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.04.2013 | World

DUBLIN — Northern Ireland police stopped an Irish Republican Army splinter group from firing mortar shells at a police station in an attack that...

Visit Belfast: Flag Issue Not Representative of People, City

Michael Evans | Posted 03.27.2013 | World
Michael Evans

Go and visit Belfast. Yes, you will see the flags and the murals that provide the backdrop to the negative stories that flood the news. But you will not see enough active disagreement to justify the attention these topical issues receive.

Against State Violence: The UK, the US, Patrick Finucane & Drone Attacks

Jack Healey | Posted 03.05.2013 | World
Jack Healey

On December 12, 2012, two days before the horrific school shootings in Connecticut, two reports were issued that might have merited more media attention and societal concern on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Year That Was: LGBT Ireland In 2012

Scott De Buitléir | Posted 02.27.2013 | Gay Voices
Scott De Buitléir

These last 12 months have seen their fair share of events that had a direct impact on Ireland's LGBT community, speeding up progress to a pace that was barely imaginable 10 years ago.

What to Expect If the UK Leaves the EU

John Bruton | Posted 02.17.2013 | World
John Bruton

One sentence in a recent article in the Economist, on Britain's relationship with the EU, really alarmed me: A "senior Labour figure" saying, "Whatever our position on Europe, we cannot be seen as an anti referendum party." If Labour adheres to that line, the UK could be out of the EU by 2016.

Welcoming the G8 to Lough Erne

David Cameron | Posted 01.21.2013 | World
David Cameron

We will build on the approach taken by President Obama at Camp David this year: one table and one conversation with G8 leaders holding each other to account and ensuring that good intentions really do become vital actions to advance growth and prosperity across the world.

Introducing The UK's Cultural Capital

Posted 10.25.2012 | Travel

The Northern Irish city of Londonderry is embracing its role as the U.K.'s "City of Culture" for 2013, planning an ambitious series of arts events tha...

Big News For Gay Rights In Northern Ireland

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 10.19.2012 | Gay Voices

BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Unmarried and same-sex couples in Northern Ireland should be allowed to adopt children, a Belfast judge ruled Thursday, r...

Ireland Protests Abortion Clinic Opening

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 12.18.2012 | World

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on...

Talking With Tomorrow's Peacemakers

KidSpirit | Posted 11.21.2012 | Religion
KidSpirit

We live in a violent world filled with conflict, and we always have. But every member of every generation has a responsibility to our world -- to, in our own way, try to lessen the unhappiness that reigns on this planet.

PHOTOS: 10 Truly Terrifying Bridges

Trippy | Posted 10.23.2012 | Travel
Trippy

If you get to travel the world, you might as well let your heart travel up into your throat.

Lennoxgate? Outcry for Investigation of Belfast After Lennox's Death

Joan K. Smith | Posted 09.22.2012 | Impact
Joan K. Smith

The story of Lennox the dog took a final, tragic turn on July 11 when Belfast City Council announced he had been killed, after a desperate legal fight by the family and in spite of a worldwide "Save Lennox" movement.

20 Officers Hurt In Belfast Riots

AP | Posted 09.12.2012 | World

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Northern Ireland police say 20 officers have been wounded in overnight Belfast riots that followed a token Protestan...

Riot Police Clash With Irish Nationalists

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 09.11.2012 | World

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Irish Catholic militants attacked riot police Thursday in a divided corner of Belfast as the most polarizing day on ...