Anglo-Irish breakthroughs have always been intentionally vague
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, signed 40 years ago this week, didn’t bring the reassurance that was hoped for, but ultimately was a significant milestone
Boundary Commission
What lessons does the Irish Boundary Commission hold for how borders are made – and unmade – in contested spaces?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Partition was ‘designed to be intractable’, says Micheál Martin
Boundary Commission report brought ‘radicalising moment’ in Irish history, says Taoiseach
Many Northern nationalists doubt Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael’s commitment to Irish unity
For 100 years, the Boundary Commission has made Northern nationalists mistrust the South
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
Partition was a male invention. Gender impacted on how revolutionary events unfolded, and how partition was remembered
Engaging with women’s experiences of partition helps to advance our perception of an enduring trauma and overcome a border in our minds
Sobering reality for Sinn Féin is that many voters don’t share its focus on unity
As united Ireland advocates discovered in 1925, possible routes to the desired outcome need to be understood in language and methods that are clear and precise
Does Jeffrey Donaldson have the political imagination to end the Stormont stalemate?
It is striking how similar themes of managing internal unionist tensions and relations with London and Dublin endure a century after the Boundary Commission
What would Michael Collins have become? Democrat or autocrat, moderniser or traditionalist?
Evidence indicates Collins was a man of his time who shared prevailing values of 1922
John FitzGerald: Open economy and education key to prosperity
Following early economic policy missteps, solid decisions have paid off handsomely
Ceremony to remember those who died in Civil War to be held in September – Taoiseach
Martin speaks at conference to mark centenary of the handing over of Dublin Castle
Treaty Timeline: from beginnings to a Republic
From Lloyd George’s invitation in 1921 to declaration of republic two decades later
DUP criticism of decision not to attend NI ceremony is ‘a bit much’, President says
Michael D Higgins rejects accusations of snub after declining to attend service with queen
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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