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Prominent Irish Americans have written to members of the US Congress urging them to vote for a resolution supporting the Good Friday Agreement

US Congress urged to support Good Friday Agreement

A group of prominent Irish Americans has written to members of the US Congress urging them to vote for a resolution supporting the Good Friday Agreement.

US • 05 Nov 19

Richard Neal said the US is happy to do a bilateral trade agreement but the border must be kept open and left alone

Fresh warning over post-Brexit US-UK trade deal

The Chairman of the US House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee has issued a fresh warning that there will be no trade deal between the US and the UK if Brexit leads to the return of a hard border.

Brexit • 16 Oct 19

Gary Hart served as Northern Ireland envoy between 2013 and January 2017 under former US President Barack Obama

Former US Special Envoy to NI outlines Brexit concerns

The former US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland, Gary Hart, has written to the US Senate expressing his concerns over the impact of Brexit on the peace process.

Brexit • 15 Oct 19

Rt Rev John McDowell said the ground in the border region feels 'particularly fragile'

Bishop warns of 'incalculable consequences' of no deal

A Church of Ireland bishop sent an open letter to the British Prime Minister warning of the "incalculable consequences" of no-deal Brexit because of fears such a move would undermine the Good Friday Agreement.

Brexit • 15 Sep 19

The change comes amid growing fears Britain is set to leave the EU without a deal

UK to end EU free movement immediately after Brexit

Britain will immediately end freedom of movement for people from the European Union after Brexit on 31 October, a spokeswoman for Downing Street has said, but the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK will not be affected.

Brexit • 20 Aug 19

Mourners at his funeral at St Peter's Cathedral were told that Billy McKee died 'unrepentant'

Funeral of Billy McKee takes place in Belfast

Several hundred mourners have attended the funeral of one of the founding members of the Provisional IRA in Belfast.

Ulster • 16 Jun 19

The study says ending the scourge of religious bigotry should top any future executive's priority list

New Stormont department to tackle sectarianism - report

An Ulster University study has recommended that a new government department should be created in Northern Ireland to specifically deal with tackling sectarianism.

Ulster • 14 May 19

Nancy Pelosi addressed the media at Stormont

Pelosi in Stormont on final day of Ireland visit

US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has said she is saddened to hear of the death of Lyra McKee in Derry and expressed her condolences to her family.

Ireland • 19 Apr 19

Speaker Nancy Pelosi travelled to the Derry-Donegal border

Pelosi: US has vested interest in Good Friday Agreement

US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi, has travelled to Northern Ireland out of respect for those "who participated in the Good Friday accords".

Politics • 18 Apr 19

Bradley lacks appreciation of Irish politics - McDonald

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley does not have a "deep appreciation" of Irish politics, the leader of Sinn Féin has claimed.

Politics • 08 Apr 19

Signed draft of Good Friday Agreement sold at auction

A final draft of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement has been sold at auction.

News • 07 Apr 19

Representatives from the Irish border communities who met the chancellor say they were impressed by her knowledge of the issue

'I lived behind Iron Curtain': Merkel at border meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was moved by the stories of people living in Irish border communities who were affected by the Troubles.

Brexit • 04 Apr 19

Leo Varadkar said talks with the Commission on the issue had been happening at an official level on exploring what contingencies could exist

Uncertainty over border if no-deal Brexit - Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said no one can say for sure what will happen at the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit because he said no one can say what approach the UK will take.

Politics • 26 Mar 19

Anyone convicted and serving their sentence in Northern Ireland would be covered by Good Friday Agreement

Early release possible for Troubles-related convictions

Security forces veterans convicted of Troubles-related crimes in Northern Ireland are eligible to apply for early release, the Northern Ireland Secretary has indicated.

Ireland • 13 Mar 19

Leo Varadkar and Donald Trump will meet at the White House next week ahead of St Patrick's Day

Varadkar and Trump to discuss GFA in Washington

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and US President Trump will discuss the Good Friday Agreement when they meet in the US next week.

News • 08 Mar 19

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin

Fianna Fáil and SDLP release joint statement on Brexit

The SDLP and Fianna Fáil have issued a joint statement urging pro-remain parties across Ireland to form an alliance.

Brexit • 21 Feb 19

Simon Coveney will meet members of Congress at a reception on Capitol Hill

Coveney to discuss Brexit and NI in Washington

Tánaiste Simon Coveney is in Washington DC today for meetings with senior officials and members of the US Congress.

Politics • 06 Feb 19

Irish-American Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle is behind a motion in the US House of Representatives opposing the return of a hard border

Irish-Americans express alarm over Brexit

A group of prominent Irish-Americans has written to the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the British Prime Minister Theresa May expressing alarm over the future of the Good Friday Agreement.

US • 05 Feb 19

Brendan Boyle said an open border had proved fundamental to promoting peace and unity

Concern in US Congress over return of hard border

A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress opposing the return of a hard border on the island of Ireland.

Brexit • 30 Jan 19

Bertie Ahern said it was this generation's duty to ensure that it leaves a lasting political framework on this island

Irish history should be compulsory in UK, says Ahern

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has suggested the compulsory teaching of Irish history in Britain.

Ireland • 15 Dec 18

Daughter of John Burns, Gillian holding a wreath during a vigil to mark the 25th anniversary of the UFF attack

Greysteel victims remembered 25 years on

Families of those killed in one of the most shocking attacks of Northern Ireland's Troubles have urged politicians to make sure it never happens again.

Ulster • 31 Oct 18

EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly said the complaint did not come within her mandate

EU Ombudsman turns down Brexit human rights complaint

The EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has turned down a complaint from a Northern Ireland human rights organisation over the issue of how EU and Good Friday Agreement rights are being handled in the Brexit negotiations.

Brexit • 24 Oct 18

Committee on the Administration of Justice has lodged its complaint with the EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly

NI group claims rights 'watered down' in Brexit process

A Northern Ireland human rights organisation has lodged a formal complaint with the EU ombudsman over the question of how the rights of Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will be safeguarded post-Brexit.

Brexit • 09 Oct 18

Leo Varadkar said the Government defends the primacy of the agreement

Varadkar says Good Friday deal not up for renegotiation

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Good Friday Agreement is not up for renegotiation, after DUP leader Arlene Foster said it could be altered to accommodate a final Brexit deal.

Brexit • 02 Oct 18

Fears of a return to violence have been raised if the Good Friday Agreement is damaged by the imposition of a hard border

EU source: Barnier article doesn't signal stance change

An article by the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator which was published today does not signal any shift in the EU position or offer anything new to the UK, an EU source has told RTÉ.

Brexit • 02 Aug 18