The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Scientists make discovery that changes what we know about The Giant’s Causeway

The research has significantly updated the understanding of when specific volcanic events happened in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK · Jun 14

The Guardian view on disability rights: the removal of legal safeguards brings risks

Editorial: Charities are right to be concerned about the supreme court’s decision to lessen oversight of care settings

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14

Belfast anti-immigrant riots show long legacy of sectarian violence

Anti-immigrant riots that broke out this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are part of a long history of conflict and sectarian divisions in a city marked by three decades of unrest known as the Troubles, according to residents and academics.

France 24 · Jun 13

Al Carns defends Northern Ireland veterans following exit from Government

Mr Carns’ resignation was in part due to his criticism of how aging veterans have been taken to court over historical operations.

Evening Standard · Jun 12

‘Much calmer’ night in Northern Ireland as disorder reduces after knife attack

Police said 19 arrests had now been made since street violence first erupted on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Jun 12

Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right…

France 24 · Jun 12

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Belfast knife attack: False images, misinformation fuel anti-immigration riots

Police in Northern Ireland on Thursday prepared for further disorder, as anti-immigration riots risked entering their third night. The unrest erupted after a brutal street stabbing on Monday by Sudanese national Hadi Alodid, who has been charged for attempted murder following his attack on Stephen Ogilvie. False and outdated images…

France 24 · Jun 11

‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast

People in city’s minority ethnic communities speak of alarm as violence casts light on racism in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11

What is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrants

A horrific knife attack in Belfast has exacerbated tensions which have spilled over into widespread disorder.

The Conversation · Jun 11