Tag: North Ireland

• Friday, September 16th 2022 - 08:02 UTC

  King Charles III in Wales on Friday, completes round of visits to UK's four nations

  

  King Charles III is expected this Friday in Wales, his first visit to the nation as monarch, and the final of the King's tour of the UK's four nations following trips to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• Thursday, February 4th 2021 - 23:23 UTC

  Northern Ireland Protocol controversy forces new round of UK/EU talks

  

  The government and the EU have vowed to “work intensively” to quell tensions over post-Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports. In a joint statement, both sides said talks on Wednesday with Northern Ireland leaders were “constructive”.

• Wednesday, October 16th 2019 - 04:41 UTC

  UK/EU last minute talks to reach a Brexit “tolerable agreement” before leaders' summit

  

  UK and the EU made headway in eleventh-hour talks on Tuesday to reach a Brexit deal in time for a leaders' summit, but with hours left to clinch an agreement, it was still unclear if London could avoid delaying its scheduled Oct 31 departure.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  The Titanic ship yard broke and in administration; the end of North Ireland's once proud iconic industry

  

  Accountancy firm BDO has been appointed administrators to North Ireland's shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, a spokesman for the Belfast shipyard has said. An insolvency request is expected to be filed at the High Court in Belfast on Tuesday.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:23 UTC

  Strong criticism of North Ireland politicians at journalist Lyra McKee's funeral ceremony

  

  A priest received a standing ovation at Lyra McKee's funeral when he asked why it took her death to unite politicians. Politicians attended a vigil in Londonderry after her murder, and also her funeral in Belfast on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, January 22nd 2019 - 08:07 UTC

  Brexit: PM May pledges a more flexible, open, inclusive approach involving Parliament

  

  Theresa May has promised to take a more “flexible, open and inclusive” approach to involve Parliament in negotiating a future relationship with the EU as she seeks to revive her Withdrawal Agreement.

• Monday, October 15th 2018 - 07:38 UTC

  Countdown for Mrs. May: EU Brexit talks on Sunday faltered on Irish “backstop”

  

  The UK can still make progress in Brexit talks despite serious unresolved issues, Downing Street has said. Talks between Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and EU negotiator Michel Barnier faltered on Sunday over the so-called Irish “backstop”, which could see the UK remaining in the customs union. However Number 10 said the government was still “committed to making progress”.

• Friday, August 3rd 2018 - 09:53 UTC

  British Armed Forces face consultation review of the Troubles

  

  The new head of the armed forces says he will not allow British soldiers to be “chased” by people making “vexatious claims” about their conduct in the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Chief of the Defense Staff General Sir Nick Carter told the BBC serving and former service personnel should face action for “genuine” wrongdoing, but he vowed groundless cases “will not happen on my watch”.

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  From Belfast PM May calls on the EU to prevent a hard border in Ireland

  

  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday called on the European Union to strike a new deal to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland and demanded Brussels quickly respond to her 'white paper' plan to avoid a damaging no-deal Brexit.

• Saturday, July 21st 2018 - 07:51 UTC

  EU finds some “good points” in PM May's post Brexit blueprint, but clarifications are needed

  

  The EU's top negotiator Michel Barnier expressed doubts on Friday Jul 20 over Britain's new Brexit blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, as he called for “rapidly” settling outstanding issues like the Irish border.