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Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill is the First Minister of the North of Ireland

The power sharing agreement between Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin has put an Irish nationalist at the helm of the North of Ireland for the first time ever

Tens of thousands rally in North of Ireland for Irish language legislation

Close to 17,000 people, comprising Irish speakers, political parties, sports clubs and community organizations marched demanding “language recognition, respect and rights.”

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After five-decade-long British cover up, victims of Ballymurphy massacre proved innocent

In a historic victory for truth and justice, a judge in Belfast declared that all the 10 victims killed by British paratroopers in the 1971 Ballymurphy massacre in Northern Ireland were innocent

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Irish workers intensify struggle to save jobs at the Harland and Wolff shipyard

The 158-year-old Harland & Wolff shipyard, located in Belfast, landed in trouble when its current owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.

Northern Irish residents protest gold mining in Sperrin Hills

The protesters claim that mining in the region will pollute the air and water with toxic chemicals

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Tens of thousands join the Belfast Pride Parade in Northern Ireland

The Belfast Pride Parade marked the culmination of the Belfast Pride Festival and sought to highlight the rights that are still denied to the LGBTQ community in the region