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Northern Ireland

Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment

Caitlin Flanagan

January 2025 Issue

Seamus Heaney photographed at the Royal Society of Literature in London, March 16, 1995.

Say Nothing Goes Beyond Good vs. Evil

November 19, 2024

Marian and Dolours lean against a car in "Say Nothing"

The Comic Turn

April 30, 2023

A black and white photo of boys playing drums in Belfast in 1991

The Work of Giants Crumbles

July 26, 2022

David Trimble sits on a sofa across from Bill Clinton

Irish Unity Is Inevitable. We Should Get on Board.

June 28, 2022

A boy stands in front of unionist murals in West Belfast.

Europe’s Ireland Problem Is Here to Stay

May 19, 2022

The letters "IRA" are spray-painted on a speed-limit sign.

The Truth About Irish Unity

May 7, 2022

An illustration of a green shamrock ripped in half and stitched back up

An Unlikely Threat to the Western Alliance

November 17, 2021

The phrase "No Irish Seaborder" is written on a wall.

Northern Ireland Offers a Warning That Few Are Hearing

December 9, 2019

A man walks past posters reading "Brexit Hard Border Brought to You By Tories, DUP" and "West Belfast Stands Against Brexit."

The ‘Messy and Angry’ Prospect of Ireland Reunifying

October 21, 2019

A sign that reads "Welcome to Northern Ireland" with the word "Northern" scratched out.

Brexit and Britain’s Northern Ireland Déjà Vu

September 10, 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, stand behind lecterns to address the press.

The Legal Clause That Makes Brexiteers Furious—And Why They Have a Point

August 13, 2019

Four protestors hold signs reading, "No Border No Barrier, Respect the Remain Vote" and "Border Communities Against Brexit."