The politician’s campaign for peace was seen as a driving force behind an end to 25 years of sectarian conflict in the territory.
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Jean Kennedy Smith Dies at 92; Helped Forge Peace in Northern Ireland
The last surviving sibling in a family that wrote itself into U.S. history, she was the first Kennedy woman of her generation to take on a serious political role.
Police Reform: For a U.S. in Crisis, Hard Lessons From Other Countries
Those who want to remake a police model that has set off unrest and despair would do well to look at the experiences of Asia, Africa and Europe.
Legal Abortion Begins in Northern Ireland
Under a threat from women’s groups to take the matter to court, the health authorities confirmed that the procedure could now be carried out by medical professionals in the region.
Betty Williams, Peace Laureate From Northern Ireland, Dies at 76
She and Mairead Corrigan shared the 1976 Nobel Prize for galvanizing a mass movement to protest sectarian violence during the time known as the Troubles.
For the Irish, Varadkar May Have Won Brexit, but He Lost the War at Home
Young, gay and multiracial, the Irish prime minister seemed to embody the new Ireland. But he neglected the domestic audience, which is expected to cast him out on Saturday.
At the Stroke of Brexit, Britain Steps, Guardedly, Into a New Dawn
On a rainy evening of dampened festivities, its epoch-making departure stirred hopes and fears, but also relief that the ordeal is finally over.
Seamus Mallon, Advocate for Peace in Northern Ireland, Dies at 83
Mr. Mallon spent his life campaigning for an end to killings and abuses by all sides in the conflict known as the Troubles.
Northern Ireland Now Has a Government, but Schools and Hospitals Are in Crisis
After three years with no regional government, newly appointed ministers are scrambling to save a range of institutions that are on the brink of collapse.
Northern Ireland Breaks a Three-Year Political Stalemate
The pressure of an impending Brexit pushed the warring parties into a deal that restores the power sharing government. But can they work together effectively?