and how the media interact with the political system (social media provide increasing opportunity for politicians and voters) are examined before a final section considers Ireland in relation to ...

Sinn Féin, which promotes unification between the Republic ... former political arm of the Irish Republican Army, which fought a violent three-decade campaign to forcibly unify Ireland.

The appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach (Prime Minister) on Dec. 17 was ground-breaking, though you could be forgiven if you did not notice this particular political transition. While Irish ...

Belfast, Northern Ireland — The political ... are slipping between the cracks of this political dysfunction, youth leaders say. Those who live in areas which bore the brunt of the Troubles ...

The leader of Ireland’s centre ... has undeniably risen up the political agenda. Less clear is what the answer might be. Opinion polls show strong support in the republic for the rose-tinted ...

Until 1921, what's now the Republic of Ireland was ... that colonial tactics practiced in Ireland were implemented in the Middle East for Britain's political gain. He wrote that Jewish immigration ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... less than 24 hours in Northern Ireland before moving on to the Republic of Ireland, where he will address the ...

When the British government partitioned Ireland in 1921, it split Northern Ireland from the south of the island, which later became the Republic ... who belongs to which political community.

Cue outrage across the political spectrum ... by the time it took the Northern Ireland Office to issue a statement ruling out Joint Authority with the Republic of Ireland. Few actually called ...

Sinn Féin, which promotes unification between the Republic of Ireland and the U.K. province of Northern Ireland, is on track to come third in the election, having failed to build on momentum from ...