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<p>Grace Flanagan, born seven years after the Good Friday Agreement, is one of the people interviewed for the 25th anniversary film released by European Movement UK. Picture: Youtube</p>

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UK group highlights the ‘threat’ it says Brexit poses to peace in the North

Good Friday Agreement film made by European Movement UK claims that Brexit poses the greatest threat to peace since the 1994 ceasefire

<p>Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern said lingering political instability is among his greatest regrets about the Good Friday Agreement signed on April 10, 1998. Picture: Niall Carson/PA</p>

politics

Good Friday Agreement: Bertie Ahern says political instability is one of his greatest regrets

Fergus Finlay: DUP yet to realise Tories never had its best interests at heart

Brexit

ourview

Irish Examiner view: A step in the right direction

SFI-Defence Organisation Innovation Challenge

politics

Tánaiste: 'Significant progress' has been made in protocol talks

Rishi Sunak Travels To Belfast In Sign NI Protocol

comment-analysis

Daniel McConnell: No sign of DUP compromise on EU-UK deal

Brexit

No 10: ‘Lots of work’ still needed to resolve Northern Ireland Protocol row

There are still “significant gaps” between the UK and European Union over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements, Downing Street said as it played down speculation about a breakthrough.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

Bombardier trade dispute

UK and EU reach customs deal that could end Northern Ireland logjam – report

The UK and EU have reached an agreement on customs that could signal a step towards a breakthrough in the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, it has been reported.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

2022 NI Assembly election

Edwin Poots defends attempt to change Northern Ireland Protocol bill

It comes after Mr Poots’ successor Jeffrey Donaldson said the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement will pass with no government at Stormont unless the protocol is replaced.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

Ulster powersharing

DUP leader regrets stating NI Protocol led to delay in heart surgeries

Speaking at the time, the DUP leader said healthcare 'isn’t helped when access to medicines is impaired and inhibited' by the protocol

Mon, 21 Nov, 2022

UN meeting

‘Big gaps’ remain between UK and EU in protocol negotiations – Cleverly

The British foreign secretary told MPs that he and European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič have seen “third party reporting” referring to them being “about to kiss and sign”.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2022

FILE PHOTO Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said that there will not be an election before the end of the year

Irish Examiner view: Assembly elections being pushed into the New Year hints at progress

It's good news that the North will not now be subjected to a pre-Christmas election full of sound and fury signifying nothing

Sat, 05 Nov, 2022

Ulster powersharing

Irish Examiner view: Potential election could be a nightmare before Christmas for the DUP

If Micheál Martin's appeal to Jeffrey Donaldson to help restore the Executive falls on deaf ears, the electorate in the North may provide a more compelling voice

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Brexit

Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report finds

The Good Friday Agreement includes a section on rights, safeguards and equality of opportunity

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Brexit

EU wants ‘constructive’ relationship with Truss to resolve NI Protocol stand-off

The EU has urged Liz Truss to fully respect the Brexit deal as it stressed the need for a constructive relationship between London and Brussels.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

National Day of Commemoration Ceremony

Liz Truss ‘can strike sensible compromise on NI Protocol if she softens stance’

Liz Truss can achieve a “sensible compromise” on the Northern Ireland Protocol if she softens her approach on the contentious post-Brexit trading arrangements, Simon Coveney has said.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

Brexit

Protocol has created ‘feast or famine’ economy in Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Protocol has created a “feast or famine” economy in the region with some businesses struggling while others thrive, a parliamentary report has found.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

Coronavirus - Wed Sep 16, 2020

British Labour leader Keir Starmer to visit Dublin and Belfast

Brexit and Ukraine likely to top the agenda on visit during which Mr Starmer will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Labour leader Ivana Bacik

Wed, 08 Jun, 2022

Winning Image from the 2021 PPAI Awards

Taoiseach appeals to Boris Johnson to pull back from unilateral action on Northern Ireland protocol

Micheál Martin: 'Europe will respond in a calm and a firm way to whatever decisions are taken by the British Government and in relation to whatever legislation is published and enacted'

Tue, 07 Jun, 2022

Brexit

Mary Lou McDonald welcomes intervention of US congress members

The intervention of a group of US congress members visiting Ireland this week has been welcomed by Sinn Féin president Mary-Lou McDonald. The delegation, led by Richard Neal, met Irish premier Micheál Martin in Dublin on Monday.

Tue, 24 May, 2022

2022 NI Assembly election

Trade war fears: Simon Coveney warns of 'consequences' if Britain breaks international law

Boris Johnson attempt to override protocol would 'force EU to respond'

Mon, 16 May, 2022

Brexit

British government stops short of pledging action on NI Protocol in Queen’s Speech

The leader of the DUP subsequently reiterated that without “decisive action” on the protocol from Britain, he would not nominate ministers to a new Stormont executive

Tue, 10 May, 2022

Taoiseach visit to UK

Growing view in Northern Ireland that Brexit protocol is working, says Taoiseach

Speaking to reporters at the Embassy of Ireland in London, he said the his government has good channels of communication with all parties in Northern Ireland

Sat, 12 Mar, 2022

Brexit

Northern Ireland Protocol’s Article 16 remains ‘very real option’ – Frost

David Frost said he would like to see a deal agreed with the European Union, but said if that was not possible Article 16 was a “legitimate option”.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Anglo-Irish relations under pressure as UK set to trigger Article 16 of post-Brexit deal

Anglo-Irish relations under pressure as UK set to trigger Article 16 of post-Brexit deal

The Government is preparing for a worsening in Anglo-Irish relations, warning that the UK is set to trigger Article 16 of the post-Brexit trade deal.

Sun, 07 Nov, 2021

Cabinet meeting - Dublin

Simon Coveney: EU-UK negotiations must move beyond ‘rancour’

The Foreign Affairs Minister has said that he hopes new proposals on the Northern Ireland Protocol can take the EU and the UK beyond the “rancour” of the past week.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2021

Brexit

EU drafting Northern Ireland trade plan

The EU will offer greater flexibility in shipping pharmaceuticals into the North

Thu, 07 Oct, 2021

Pelosi issues warning to Britain on post-Brexit trade deal

Pelosi issues warning to Britain on post-Brexit trade deal

The UK has delayed the implementation of some provisions of the deal's Northern Ireland Protocol

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

Brexit

DUP leader to press Taoiseach over Northern Ireland Protocol

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is set to press Ireland’s premier on post-Brexit arrangements. Mr Donaldson is due to meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Friday.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2021

DUP leadership

DUP leader to meet with EU Commission vice president over Northern Ireland protocol

Monday’s meeting comes after Northern Ireland’s leading supermarkets wrote to Mr Sefcovic and the UK’s Brexit minister David Frost calling for urgent action over trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Sun, 18 Jul, 2021

DUP leadership

Brexit protocol has damaged relationships with Britain and Ireland, says new DUP leader

He said: “At the heart of the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement are our three sets of relationships, and there’s a very delicate balance within that agreement as to how those relationships are managed.

Sun, 04 Jul, 2021

Brexit

UUP leader attended illegal NI Protocol protest to ‘observe and listen’

A number of bands took part in the rally and a few speakers also addressed the crowd.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2021

FILE PHOTO Minister Simon Coveney has said that the UK left the EU with no option but to pursue legal action, after they took un

Northern Ireland Protocol 'like Vichy regime', Belfast High Court told

Launching the challenge on Friday, John Larkin QC said the judge, Mr Justice Colton, would be asked to take a view on the legality of the protocol

Fri, 14 May, 2021

Some freight companies see fall in revenue

Belfast High Court to hear unionists' challenge to Northern Ireland Protocol

In a statement ahead of the hearing, the applicants said they aim to 'undo the great wrong' done by the UK in the imposition of the protocol.

Fri, 14 May, 2021

Who Won The War

Unionist negotiators of Good Friday Agreement call for suspension of NI Protocol

Unionist leaders who negotiated the Good Friday Agreement have written an open letter calling for the suspension of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Fri, 07 May, 2021

Edwin Poots cancer diagnosis

DUP minister briefs US administration representative on NI Protocol ‘challenges’

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has raised his concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol with a representative of the US administration.

Fri, 02 Apr, 2021

Brexit

GB suppliers deciding that trading in NI is now ‘too much hassle’

A leading food services company has expressed concern that GB suppliers are deciding that trading in Northern Ireland is not worth the hassle of extra Brexit bureaucracy.

Wed, 17 Mar, 2021

Boris Johnson visits Northern Ireland

Johnson: Northern Ireland Protocol not operating as envisaged

He said the protocol was operating in an imbalanced way and was causing irritation to the loyalist and unionist community in Northern Ireland as a consequence

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Mar 2, 2021

Arlene Foster calls for alternative to Northern Ireland Protocol

The First Minister said the protocol has been “absolutely devastating” for the North

Sun, 07 Mar, 2021

Brexit

NI ‘faces same number of agri-food checks as entire EU when grace period ends’

Under the current protocol exemption, retail agri-food goods from Great Britain are covered by a single operator declaration per lorry load

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Coronavirus - Tue Jan 5, 2021

Arlene Foster says Northern Ireland Protocol cannot work and must be replaced

Brexit’s contentious Northern Ireland Protocol “cannot work”, and must be replaced, First Minister Arlene Foster has said.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2021

Brexit

Permanent solutions needed to NI Protocol to ensure unfettered access: DUP

Jeffrey Donaldson said the protocol was damaging the relationship between Britain and Northern Ireland

Wed, 03 Feb, 2021

Brexit

DUP denies whipping up NI Protocol fears

The DUP has rejected claims it is whipping up tensions over Irish Sea trade in an effort to get Brexit’s contentious Northern Ireland Protocol ditched.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting

Triggering Article 16 ‘mistake that shouldn’t have happened’ – Simon Coveney

The EU’s bid to override part of the Northern Ireland protocol on Brexit was “a mistake that shouldn’t have happened”, the Foreign Minister said.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

Brexit

Northern Ireland Protocol ‘a stick for EU to beat UK with’ after Brexit

The Northern Ireland Protocol has been lambasted as a “stick for the EU to beat the UK with” after Brexit. It was negotiated at the 11th hour as a solution to one of the biggest sticking points in talks – the Irish border.

Sat, 30 Jan, 2021

EU 'not triggering' Article 16, NI protocol will be 'unaffected'

President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said she spoke with the Taoiseach to agree on a satisfactory way to introduce an export authorisation mechanism for Covid vaccines.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

Brexit

The Northern Ireland Protocol – the key questions answered

The Northern Ireland Protocol governing trade between Great Britain and the region comes into effect when the Brexit transition period ends at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.

Thu, 31 Dec, 2020

Brexit

EU officials allowed at NI border checks but UK vetoes ‘mini’ Brussels embassy

There will be no European Union embassy in Northern Ireland but Brussels officials will be permitted at border checks in the region once the transition period ends, a British senior minister has confirmed.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus

Stormont warns EU that food supply at risk without decision over NI protocol

Stormont’s leaders have warned the European Commission of the urgency of striking a deal to maintain continuity of food supplies into Northern Ireland from Britain

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

Lord Mayor sparks war of words for choosing to stay silent in protocol row

Lord Mayor sparks war of words for choosing to stay silent in protocol row

The Lord Mayor of Cork sparked a war of words last night after refusing to address guests at the launch of a joint city and county council food promotion strategy yesterday in a row over protocol.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2016