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Will a 32km bridge be built between Northern Ireland and Scotland?

Immense geological and environmental challenges in this part of the world mean this could be one of the most technically difficult projects in engineering history.

Experiences

What's the truth behind the Titanic sinking? Visit Belfast to find out

Experience the Titanic sinking at this immersive visitor centre in Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom

N Ireland: Change Brexit deal or we'll sink Belfast government — DUP

Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's largest British unionist party, is threatening to collapse the power-sharing administration unless post-Brexit trade rules are rewritten within "weeks".

United Kingdom

EU warns no renegotiation possible as UK delays border checks again

Brussels and London have been at loggerheads over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol — which both parliaments agreed to — since their divorce came into force on January 1.

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Ireland

Macron speaks about global corporate tax rate in visit to Ireland

The OECD's global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% and Afghanistan were on the agenda during Emmanuel Macron's visit.

Conscious Travel

Meet the woman who turned a campervan into a luxury home on wheels

Jennifer Mckechnie taught herself to remodel and convert a tired old bus during lockdown.

Green News

Northern Ireland's remote island plans to be carbon neutral by 2030

The island lies nine kilometres off the coast of Northern Ireland and has only been connected to the electricity grid since 2007.

My Europe Series

Is there a way out of the Northern Ireland Protocol stalemate?

EU-UK talks to solve their post-Brexit trade spat over Northern Ireland have reached an impasse. With both sides digging their heels in, what are the options going forward?

World News

EU halts legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol breach

A Brussels spokesperson has told Euronews: “In order to provide the necessary space to reflect on these issues and find durable solutions to the implementation of the Protocol, we have decided, at this stage, not to move to the next stage of the infringement procedure.”

World News

Deadlock as London rejects EU's proposals on Northern Ireland trade

Talks between London and Brussels entered another impasse on Monday after the UK refused the EU's proposals to solve post-Brexit trade disputes over Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland bombing that killed 29 'could have been prevented'

A Northern Ireland judge has ruled that there was plausible evidence that authorities could have prevented the 1998 car bombing in Omagh.

United Kingdom

EU rejects renegotiating post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland

The UK wants a major rewrite of the rules. “Put very simply, we cannot go on as we are,” Brexit minister David Frost said on Wednesday in the House of Lords.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland: UK plans to end prosecutions for 'Troubles' crimes

The government says the move reflects the poor chances of successfully prosecuting decades-old crimes, but families of people killed in the violence have called the plan a betrayal.

United Kingdom

N Ireland: Charges dropped against British soldiers over 1972 killings

Prosecutors decided there was little chance of convictions in two cases where unarmed civilians were killed by the army during Northern Ireland's sectarian conflict.

Europe News

EU, UK agree temporary truce over 'sausage war'

Brussels agreed on Wednesday to extend a grace period for the transit of chilled meat between Great Britain and Northern Ireland for three months.

My Europe Series

N Ireland: Who's right in the EU-UK dispute over the Brexit protocol?

The Brexit treaty Boris Johnson signed with Brussels keeps Northern Ireland aligned to EU rules to keep an open Irish land border, but has brought trade friction with the rest of the UK.

United Kingdom

Next DUP chief Jeffrey Donaldson demands action on N Ireland protocol

The Westminster MP is the only leadership candidate in the latest twist in the Northern Ireland unionist party's internal power struggle.

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland: Edwin Poots resigns as leader of DUP

Poots had been leader of the party for less than a month.

United Kingdom

Arlene Foster formally resigns as Northern Ireland's first minister

Arlene Foster formally resigned as first minister on Monday. Paul Givan is set to replace her if Northern Ireland's parties can agree.

United Kingdom

N Ireland: Macron tells Johnson to keep his word on Brexit accords

The French President said a reset of Franco-British relations depends on respect for binding Brexit agreements, while the UK Prime Minister called for 'pragmatism and compromise' over the Northern Ireland Protocol.