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2010 general electionparty politicsThe Northern Irish Westminster general election of 6 May 2010 witnessed a mixture of striking episodes and more mundane continuities in Northern Ireland. Not for the first time in the history of the Northern state, these changes reflected the ethnic divide 鈥 the...
Opinion polls consistently show that the election results are not necessarily an indication of the electorate's stance regarding the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Most of the population of Northern Ireland is at least nominally Christian, mostly Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations. ...
Irish Parliamentary 220,837 21.7 6 5.7 Labour Unionist 30,304 3.0 3 2.8 Independent Unionist 9,531 0.9 1 0.9 The results of the 1918 election, the Sinn Fein landslide, are more complex than people think. Nearly 30 percent (29 percent) of the island of Ireland voted for continued Unio...
emergence of the RHI scandal, the resignation of then-deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Arlene Foster’s crocodile comments in relation to the Irish language, and a fresh election saw Sinn Féin close the gap on the DUP to one seat, lifting their first preference votes on the year ...
Under Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement, the government must be run by Irish nationalists and unionists together. If they fail to establish a working government in Northern Ireland, Brokenshire has the power to call another snap election, or introduce direct rule of the region from Westmi...
Northern Irish DUP Says It Told UK It Could Not Accept Brexit Deal Text More Reuters Nigel Dodds, deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party speaks, flanked by other DUP MP's, outside the Houses of Parliament, London, Britain December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay...
DUBLIN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- In response to the results of the Northern Ireland assembly elections, Irish and British prime ministers Enda Kenny and Theresa May on Sunday discussed the reestablishment of the Northern Ireland Executive. In a phone conversation that lasted 15 minutes, the two ...
and the British government. The talks would focus on the establishment of a form of self-government for Northern Ireland and the formation of Irish-Northern Irish "cross-border" bodies that would be set up to oversee such domestic concerns as agriculture, tourism, and health. Results of the ...
Northern Ireland January 6 2025 Matthew O'Toole Northern Ireland should make the most of its proximity to the EU Belfast stands to gain from enhancing its unique position between London, Dublin and Brussels January 5 2025 Ireland Steep costs of Irish reunification deter Dublin despite tax windfall...