The police are calling two recent murders IRA revenge killings. And the fragile coalition governing Stormont hangs in the balance.
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Threats and tensions ahead of Prince Charles’s visit to Ireland
An alleged bomb plot has security forces on alert
The Queen shakes hands with an ex-IRA commander
Twice today–once in private, once in public–Queen Elizabeth II, head of the British military, shook hands with Martin McGuinness, a former commander of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who is now the province’s deputy first minister. The moments mark a milestone in the still-fragile peace in Northern Ireland.
Everyone’s an underdog in Ireland’s presidential race
A gay-rights activist and a former IRA leader figure among those generating unusual excitement
A project to replace infamous Belfast murals comes under fire
Something a can of paint can’t fix?
IRA killings escalate as recession hits
Two soldiers were killed at the Massereene Barracks on Saturday