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Boris Johnson sets out plan reworking backstop

Boris Johnson has urged Juncker to reach a deal on Brexit, saying: "Our predecessors have tackled harder problems: we can surely solve this one."

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Brussels says it has 'not received any' workable Irish border proposal

Brussels declined to comment on leaked plans for customs clearance sites on either side of the Irish border after Brexit.

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Apprehension on Irish border over potential return to violence

Concerns are mounting on the island of Ireland that if a No-Deal Brexit happens, dissident Irish republicans may return to terrorism if customs check points are reintroduced.

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Euroviews. The UK government is on course to rewrite the Belfast Agreement ǀ View

The British government has stated that the people of Northern Ireland remain British citizens even if they identify as Irish, and are using this policy as a way to restrict and remove the EU rights and entitlements of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens.

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No Deal Brexit and Ireland: 'Will it create security tensions on the border? Yes'

Former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern tells Euronews about his fears of a No Deal Brexit. We look at why avoiding a hard border is key for the island of Ireland.

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Watch: Petrol bombs thrown at police during Northern Ireland operation

Petrol bombs were thrown at police vehicles as officers investigated a suspect device in Northern Ireland, authorities said.

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The Good Friday Agreement, the Irish backstop and Brexit | #TheCube

In light of Boris Johnson's proposal to ditch the Irish backstop, we’re taking a look at the Good Friday Agreement and how it could be affected.

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Northern Ireland deadlock is empowering terrorists, warns police chief

Uncertainty over Stormont and Brexit is hampering the fight against terrorism in Northern Ireland, a police chief said after a bomb in Fermanagh.

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Parade marks 50 years since British troop deployment to N. Ireland

Hundreds of ex-soldiers took part in a parade to mark 50 years since British troops were deployed to Northern Ireland.

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Activist take UK to EU court over 'Support Gay Marriage' cake

Gareth Lee's lawyers will argue that "there is no such thing as a "Christian business"."

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Will a no-deal Brexit threaten peace in Northern Ireland?

It's 50 years since a three-decade-long sectarian conflict was sparked in Northern Ireland, which killed around 3,600 people.

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Body found in Malaysia confirmed as missing teenager Nora Quoirin

The Lucie Blackman Trust confirmed "with great sadness that the body found today is that of missing teenager Nora Quoirin."

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Irish PM: No-deal Brexit increasingly likely, border poll 'divisive'

Leo Varadkar said a no-deal Brexit is increasingly likely — but a referendum on Northern Ireland’s constitutional future would be “divisive.”

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Johnson may opt for backstop ‘which only applies to Northern Ireland’

Kevin Meagher is writer and commentator on Irish politics and a former special advisor the Labour party in Northern Ireland. He thinks Boris Johnson might try to negotiate a separate deal keeping Northern Ireland in the single market to avoid a hard border.

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UK PM Boris Johnson discusses Brexit conundrum in Northern Ireland

New UK prime minister Boris Johnson has held talks in Northern Ireland over trying to find a solution to the Irish backstop.

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Army bomb experts sent to Northern Irish town

Police suspect dissident Republican terrorists of planting a viable device to deliberately target police officers.

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How Naomi Long smashed a 40-year duopoly in Northern Ireland

Euronews answers why Northern Ireland elected two Remainer MEPs and also broke a nationalist and unionist duopoly.

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Raw Politics in full: Northern Ireland talks and UK in the EU elections

Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics.

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Euroviews. The chaos of Trump and Brexit shows that democracy is not simply majority rule ǀ View

The tyranny of the majority is precisely what happens when a democratic system is downgraded to majority rule.

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Euroviews. It’s time the UK government took its duty to the Good Friday Agreement seriously ǀ View

In an open letter to Home Secretary Sajid Javid, campaigner Emma DeSouza calls on the UK government to uphold the rights of Northern Ireland-born Irish citizens, something it is duty-bound to do as a guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement.