Belfast

When Joseph Robinette Biden jnr lands on Irish soil this week, the 46th president of the United States will be the eighth sitting American president to visit Ireland. The descendant of Irish Famine-era emigrants from Mayo and Louth, Biden’s visit will cover a mix of political and personal events, marking…

The US president, Joe Biden, has arrived in Belfast at the beginning of a four-day trip to Ireland. Air Force One landed in Belfast at about 9.20pm on Tuesday night. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is among those to greet Mr Biden. He descended the steps of the aircraft followed…

President Joe Biden arrived Tuesday in Northern Ireland for a trip that will also take him to the Republic of Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and visit his ancestral homeland. Members of Congress long interested in U.S.-Irish relations were also expected to visit for…

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Archbishop Eamon Martin: 'May God bless Pope Francis and give him health and strength to continue his mission of peace in the world.' File photograph: Tom Honan Catholic Primate Archbishop Eamon Martin has warmly welcomed prayers for lasting peace and harmony in Ireland offered by Pope Francis at St Peter’s…

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A man has appeared in court in Belfast charged with the murder of a woman in Limerick city. The body of 27-year-old Geila Ibram, from Romania, was found in the Riverdock apartment block on Dock Road on Tuesday afternoon. A man was arrested and questioned by the PSNI in Belfast…

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) maintained a low-key presence at a number of parades organised by republican groups opposed to the peace process. Groups marched in west Belfast and other areas in Northern Ireland on Saturday. Although events take place across the Easter period, Easter Monday is when…

Joe Biden will return to his ancestral homeland next week on his first official visit to Ireland and Northern Ireland as US president, commemorating the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Biden will begin his trip on Tuesday (April 11) in Belfast, where he will address lawmakers at Stormont—the seat…

As a teenager growing up in north Belfast during the Troubles, Martina O’Toole knew which streets were safe to walk down and which she had to avoid. “It was just kind of normal,” she said. “You just stuck to your own area.” She grew up in Ardoyne, a predominantly working-class…