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Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) opposed the protocol and has been boycotting Northern Ireland's government. The new agreement is expected to ease the tensions enough to bring the Northern Ireland Assembly back to work.The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement requires Northern Ireland’s government to include representatives from both the Unionist and Republican parties. In last May’s election, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, which seeks unification with Ireland, won a plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and O’Neill, the vice president of Sinn Fein, became…
Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill to address status of Northern Ireland government, today
Northern Ireland’s First Minister-elect Michelle O’Neill will address the state of US-Irish relations and the prospects for forming a new government in Northern Ireland at Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, March 16 at 2 p.m. This Headliners event is open to credentialed media and club members. Click here to register.
Type: News
Audio: NPC Newsmaker with Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), addressed the prospects for restoring government in Northern Ireland following the adoption of a new post-Brexit trade agreement at a Headliners Newsmaker, March 15, 2023 at the National Press Club.
Type: Media
Despite ‘significant progress,’ Northern Ireland's minority party leader says concerns remain over post-Brexit deal
The new proposed post-Brexit trade agreement shows “significant progress,” but concerns remain, said Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker news conference Wednesday, March 15. Donaldson said the Windsor Framework, the proposed post-Brexit agreement between the United Kingdom and European Union, is an improvement over the previous Northern Ireland Protocol, a stopgap measure that kept Northern Ireland in the EU for the purpose of facilitating trade. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's…
Type: News
Sunshine Week webinar: What to know about Internet shutdown trends, today
An open and free Internet is widely seen as essential to journalists to both conduct their reporting and to disseminate their work. But a worsening trend of authoritarian and illiberal governments moving to erect digital firewalls and cut off Internet access -- particularly during times of natural disaster or political crisis -- is imperiling the ability of large swaths of the global population to stay informed and for journalists to track critical news developments. A virtual panel discussion at 11:30 a.m., Friday, will delve deep into this worrying trend and the spread of Internet "kill…
Type: News