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Varadkar pledges to intensify engagement with Sunak over Northern Ireland

The Taoiseach made the comments on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Independent UK

Irish PM seeks to restore Northern Ireland power-sharing within months

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar pledged on Sunday to intensify efforts with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak to restore power-sharing government in Northern Ireland and hopes to break the deadlock there in the next few months.

Reuters

Thanks to Brexit, 25 years on, the Good Friday agreement faces its toughest test

More challenges to the peace process are on the horizon, says Peter Hain, former secretary of state for Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

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Rishi Sunak eyes 'better future' for Northern Ireland as he hosts Joe Biden in Belfast

Mr Sunak will meet the US president off Air Force One when he arrives on Tuesday evening

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Joe Biden trip a grand distraction from Northern Ireland's issues

A passing glimpse of the American dream is not going to solve our problems in the immediate future

Belfast Live

Commemorative event mixes reflections on the past and hopes for the future

The event was held at Stormont’s Great Hall.

The Independent UK

Belfast’s peace walls: potent symbols of division are dwindling – but slowly

Dismantling of the barriers between Catholic and Protestant areas reflects undeniable progress in the 25 years since the Good Friday agreement, but the city remains deeply divided

The Guardian - UK

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Good Friday Agreement at 25: how did it happen and is it at risk?

Monday marks 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended the sectarian violence and political conflict in Northern Ireland, known as “The Troubles”, which had claimed thousands of lives over the previous 30 years.

The Week

Police in Northern Ireland warn of possible attacks on officers on Easter Monday

DUP leader denies lack of governance at Stormont is increasing threat of violence, as police adopt tactics not seen in years amid ‘exceptional circumstances’

The Independent UK

Good Friday Agreement was not written in stone, says Alliance party MP

The Good Friday Agreement was not written in stone and can be changed to prevent the recurring deadlocks at Stormont.

The Independent UK

Labour publishes new Rishi Sunak attack advert – UK politics live: as it happened

Move comes a day after widely-criticised attack on the PM, which suggested he did not think sexual abusers of children should be jailed

The Guardian - UK

Belfast Council rejects “unconditional support” for the PSNI

DUP motion on police desribed as "set piece culture war" by Greens

Belfast Live

Jeffrey Donaldson rejects suggestion political vacuum to blame for dissident threat

“I remember during one sitting of the Assembly they murdered two soldiers in Co Antrim as they were preparing for deployment to Afghanistan"

Belfast Live

Stormont political vacuum not to blame for increased terror threat – Donaldson

The PSNI has warned of the potential of dissidents launching attacks on their officers in Londonderry on Easter Monday.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

Belfast Live

MLA born in 1998 became aware of Good Friday Agreement 'possibly for the wrong reasons'

The MLA said the Good Friday Agreement achieved relative peace but "there's still so much more work to do"

The Guardian - UK

Bertie Ahern backs review of Good Friday agreement if DUP returns to Stormont

On eve of 25th anniversary former taoiseach says there is ‘a logic and a rationale’ for looking at some outdated elements

Al Jazeera

Twenty-five years on: The legacy of the Good Friday Agreement

Politicians and experts reflect on the deal credited with ending 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland.

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The Independent UK

DUP boycott could lead to end of Stormont Assembly, peer warns

Lord Reg Empey said Brexit had been a disaster for Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

Government ‘extremely reluctant’ to introduce direct rule for Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker urged the DUP to end its boycott of the Stormont institutions.

Belfast Live

Ards and North Down has highest number of potholes and lowest road funding in NI

Local council demands "urgent" fair share of road funding from Stormont

Belfast Live

Stormont budget crisis: Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ is punishment for Assembly fiasco

One former finance minister said the UK Government had an opportunity to offset some of the deficit by spreading it over a number of years

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting

The Secretary of State will set the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of Stormont Executive Ministers.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland budgetary position ‘extremely bleak’ – Murphy

DUP MLA Gordon Lyons said the budgetary crisis is the result of a £300 million overspend and cannot be fixed by returning to the executive.

The Independent UK

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan said the concept was one of the last additions to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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