Questions tagged [northern-ireland]
Questions related to government or politics of Northern Ireland, a country within the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland. Use with the [united-kingdom] tag as needed
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Why is polling data for Northern Ireland so differently displayed on national polling sites?
I understand the political climate in Northern Ireland is very different, with there being no overlap in parties and frequently very different priorities in the public mind. It is not clear to me why ...
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Why isn't Ulster nationalism more mainstream in Northern Ireland?
Ulster nationalism is a minor school of thought in the politics of Northern Ireland that seeks the independence of Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom without joining the Republic of Ireland, ...
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How is a party's alignment decided in the NI assembly?
Political parties in NI are classified as unionist, nationalist, or other. The DUP is unionist, and Sinn Féin is nationalist. The centrist Alliance is other, as is the far-left People Before Profit. ...
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Do Conservative party members care about the Northern Ireland protocol?
A lot of pro-Brexit politicians are outraged by the fact that the Northern Ireland protocol has imposed an economic border “in the middle of our country”.
Most British people on the other hand, ...
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Could the same person be First Minister in Northern Ireland and Taoiseach in the Republic of Ireland?
In the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Sinn Féin increased their vote share from 27.9% to 29.0% and became (for the first time) the largest party, amidst a split in the unionist vote between ...
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Is there any plausible reading of the DoT terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol under which they are not self-defeating?
Under the Protocol the UK government is responsible for applying checks on goods entering NI from the rest of the UK to ensure that goods destined for the Republic of Ireland meet EU regulations. This ...
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How many busses were torched in Northern Ireland as part of the Unionists' campaign against the Northern-Ireland Protocol?
Apparently there's a campaign on the ground to torch busses in Northern Ireland. Seemingly it's organized by Unionists, whom want to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol.
How many busses are involved ...
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Why did UK and EU agree NI Protocol with clause allowing unilateral action in the event of diversion of trade (DOT) when they knew DOT was inevitable?
Under the Protocol the UK government is responsible for applying checks on goods entering NI from the rest of the UK to ensure that goods destined for the Republic of Ireland meet EU regulations. This ...
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If the UK invokes Art 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, will the EU require a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [closed]
Under the Protocol the UK government is responsible for applying checks on goods entering NI from Great Britain to ensure that goods destined for the Republic of Ireland meet EU regulations. This is ...
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When Sir Jeffrey Donaldson campaigned to leave the EU, how exactly did he think the matter of the border would be resolved?
Donaldson complains bitterly that the Unionists in Northern Ireland have been let down by the Johnson government. That may well be the case - and it undoubtedly appears that there has been double ...
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What is the opinion of Irish nationalists on COVID-related border checks?
In Why is having border controls in Ireland so problematic for Irish nationalists? and What is the evidence that customs checks in Northern Ireland are going to result in violence? it was explained ...
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In what specific way has the the EU "turned [its] rules upside down and inside out" on medicines in Northern Ireland?
In response to UK government accusations that the EU has been inflexible on medicines under the Northern Ireland protocol (see e.g. Boris Johnson's charge on 30 cancer drugs) the EU ambassador to the ...
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Why does the UK want to remove medicines from the scope of the Northern Ireland protocol?
I've read on the BBC that the UK is seeking to renegotiate the NI protocol with the EU (which is part of the Brexit deal). I can understand why the UK sees some of the provisions as burdensome, but I'...
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What is going on with the DUP party "purge"?
A lot of this doesn't get covered in the US so it's been hard to follow. Apparently the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland is... imploding?
The interventions follows the resignation of ...
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Explain for kids — Why isn't Northern Ireland demanding a stay/leave referendum like Scotland?
https://politics.stackexchange.com/a/34470 is too abstruse — the history and religion conflicts are too complicated. I'm seeking answers written for a 10 y.o.
Every week, I see a new article on the ...
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