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Arlene Foster is N.I.’s
First Female First Minister

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2016

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Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, the largest political party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, officially began her tenure as First Minister of Northern Ireland in January, making her the youngest person, at 45, and the first woman to fill that position. Foster has represented Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2003, … [Read more...] about Arlene Foster is N.I.’s
First Female First Minister

Peter Robinson Steps Down as N.I. First Minister

By Frances Mulraney, Contributor
December / January 2016

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Peter Robinson announced he is to step down as Northern Ireland First Minister and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) just days after a new deal was struck to break a months’ long political deadlock in Stormont late November. Robinson, 67, told Northern Ireland newspaper the Belfast Telegraph that he will not contest next May’s assembly elections and will step aside … [Read more...] about Peter Robinson Steps Down as N.I. First Minister

Turmoil in Northern Ireland

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
October / November 2015

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As we go to press, the Northern Irish peace process faces one of its greatest challenges. First Minister Peter Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party leader resigned his position in September, along with several other DUP ministers, following the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) claim that individual members of the Provisional IRA (PIRA) were involved in the killing … [Read more...] about Turmoil in Northern Ireland

News: Fresh Talks to Kick-Start Assembly

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
October / November 2004

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Political parties in Northern Ireland are gearing up for September talks in England at Leeds Castle in an effort to restore the dissolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Arms decommissioning, policing, and demilitarization are again expected to top the agenda, and although there is little sign of where a breakthrough can be made, pre-talks overtures from the main parties – the … [Read more...] about News: Fresh Talks to Kick-Start Assembly

News: Fresh Talks to
Kick-Start Assembly

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
October / November 2004

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Political parties in Northern Ireland are gearing up for September talks in England at Leeds Castle in an effort to restore the dissolved Northern Ireland Assembly. Arms decommissioning, policing, and demilitarization are again expected to top the agenda, and although there is little sign of where a breakthrough can be made, pre-talks overtures from the main parties – the … [Read more...] about News: Fresh Talks to
Kick-Start Assembly