Living with the Troubles
An exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North, in Manchester, gathers thought-provoking oral recollections from across the political divide…
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Keep the EU out of Britain – and Ireland too!
10 March 2023
At the end of February the goverment announced a provisional agreement (the Windsor Framework) with the EU to resolve difficulties with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Rishi Sunak claims this will “take back control” of Northern Ireland. It won’t.
Northern Ireland - Legislation stopped
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has stopped the passage of a vital piece of legislation designed to bolster the independence of the UK, the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.
Now Covid tests are banned...
New EU rules for Covid tests are set to replace British law in Northern Ireland despite warnings that this may cause shortages and a lower quality of tests.
Belfast court hears challenge to Northern Ireland protocol
20 May 2021
A judicial review on the Northern Ireland protocol began in the High Court in Belfast on 14 May. The protocol is part of the Brexit deal that has created a trade border between Britain and Northern Ireland.
Protocol denies life-saving drug to Northern Ireland
16 May 2021
A hard border for medicines between Northern Ireland and Britain imposed by the EU is denies people in the province early access to a new life-saving cancer drug.
A Protocol full of perils
The NI Protocol was forced on the UK during Brexit negotiations. It’s already causing problems…
Midwives and radiographers in first N. Ireland walkout
2 May 2015
Hundreds of members of the Royal College of Midwives and the Society of Radiographers struck for the first time ever in hospitals across Northern Ireland on 30 April as part of the public sector pay battle.
1971: British troops out of Ireland, Ireland one nation!
The issue of northern Ireland is a still a test of workers’ internationalism, just as it was from 1922 when Ireland was split and Northern Ireland annexed. We look at how Workers and The Worker covered the despatch of British troops to northern Ireland...