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Northern Ireland justice powers to be devolved in April

A deal between NI's biggest parties, the DUP and Sinn Fein, could see policing and justice powers devolved to Northern Ireland on 12 April.

Northern Ireland parties given 48-hour deadline to to reach power-sharing deal

The British and Irish governments gave Northern Ireland's bickering parties until Friday to agree a way forward on a key power-sharing dispute after three days of talks failed to clinch a deal.

In wake of sex scandal, Northern Ireland's top leader takes 6-week leave

Northern Ireland's top leader announced Monday that he was stepping down temporarily amid an explosive scandal over his wife's affair with a teenager and allegations of an ethical lapse of his own in connection with the relationship.

Northern Ireland: First Minister's wife under psychiatric treatment

BELFAST — The disgraced politician wife of Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson is undergoing intensive psychiatric treatment as her husband's future hangs in the balance, he said.

Northern Ireland's Leader Affair With Teen Rocks Country

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- A political scandal riveting Northern Ireland has a certain cinematic feel: an affair by 58-year-old woman named Mrs. Robinson with a 19-year-old male lover.

New legal help for NI firms investing in India

Northern Ireland companies investing in India are to receive fresh legal help, it was announced today.

Hillary Clinton Urges Northern Ireland to Move Peace Process Forward

Janine Zacharia and Colm Heatley Bloomberg.com 10/11/2009
Hillary Clinton Urges Northern Ireland to Move Peace Process Forward

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waded into the Northern Ireland peace process during a visit to Belfast meant to push for implementation of an agreement negotiated during her husband’s presidency.

Northern Ireland police investigate 600-pound massive bomb

Police in Northern Ireland were investigating Wednesday after "reckless criminal terrorists" planted a 600-pound bomb along a country road.

Northern Ireland's paramilitaries dump arsenal

Anne Cadwallader Reuters 06/27/2009
Northern Ireland's paramilitaries dump arsenal

Pro-British paramilitary forces said on Saturday they had completed a major milestone in the Northern Ireland peace process by scrapping their weapons in front of independent witnesses.

Romanians attacked in Belfast leave Northern Ireland; Church that offered shelter attacked

A church in Northern Ireland which offered sanctuary to more than 100 Romanians after they fled their homes amid racist attacks was itself targeted overnight.


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