# Peace

Last year

2022

# Sabina Higgins

'Time to move on' from Sabina Higgins letter controversy, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach says the Irish Government position is that Russia should withdraw, but says ‘peace is something we all want’.

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Aug 3rd 2022, 4:31 PM

# RIP

Former UUP leader and Nobel peace prize recipient David Trimble has died aged 77

David Trimble and John Hume of the SDLP were leading figures in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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Jul 25th 2022, 8:31 PM

# Peace

Polish president offers full support for Ukraine EU bid

However, France’s Europe minister on Sunday said it could take “15 or 20 years” before Ukraine joined the bloc.

Zelenskyy insisted his country should be a full candidate to join the EU.

Ukrainian forces have halted Russian attempts to seize Kyiv and the northern city of Kharkiv.

Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had halted gas supplies to Finland.

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May 22nd 2022, 1:55 PM

# Solidarity

Man United players plead for peace in Ukraine

Ukrainian flags were also waved among the crowd at Old Trafford as a show of support for the beleaguered nation.

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Feb 26th 2022, 3:42 PM

# Hope

'No war please': Russian star into final with peace plea

Andrey Rublev made a plea for peace after notching an eighth consecutive victory.

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Feb 25th 2022, 8:00 PM

# world powers

World powers vow to prevent spread of nuclear weapons

China, France, Russia, the UK and the USA released a joint statement.

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Jan 3rd 2022, 3:51 PM

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# Peace

Northern Ireland peace fund chief warns of growing alienation and further violence after Brexit

International Fund for Ireland chairman Paddy Harte said another spate of disorder like at Lanark Way in Belfast cannot be ruled out.

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Oct 30th 2021, 7:33 AM

# Northern Ireland

Biden challenge to Johnson over Northern Ireland Brexit dispute welcomed by Taoiseach

US President Joe Biden will use his first overseas visit to hold talks with Boris Johnson.

Biden's aides say he will stress the need to "stand behind" the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Micheál Martin said this morning that Biden's and US involvement is significant and makes sense from an American perspective.

European Council President Charles Michel said it's "paramount" that the terms of the Brexit deal are respected.

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Jun 10th 2021, 12:50 PM

# Peace

'Solutions are possible, but we are lacking political will': Is there any hope that Israel and Palestine could reach a peace agreement?

Violence has escalated between the two sides in recent weeks.

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May 15th 2021, 9:30 AM

# gaza strip

Ceasefire called in Gaza after fresh violence sees 8 members of same family killed in air strike

The Palestinian health ministry said that the Abu Malhous family was killed in the Israeli air strike earlier this week.

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Nov 14th 2019, 7:08 AM

Voices

Opinion: My Sri Lankan relatives had a lucky escape from the bombings - I'm struggling to keep my hopes for peace alive

After a decade of peace, I had hoped that our troubles were behind us, writes Dil Wickremasinghe.

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Apr 24th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Defence Forces

Pride and sacrifice: Marking 60 years of Irish participation in peacekeeping missions

Ireland holds the record for the longest unbroken peacekeeping service of any nation in the world.

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Jun 24th 2018, 8:00 AM

# Deadlock

Bill Clinton warns political stalemate could result in the North going 'back into the hell of the Troubles'

There are three possible outcomes if the institutions in the North don’t get up and running soon, said Clinton.

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Apr 9th 2018, 9:22 PM

# 20 years on

'There is important work to be done': Clinton says politicians should commit to spirit of Good Friday Agreement

A special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the deal has been held in Washington DC.

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Mar 14th 2018, 8:50 AM

# Jerusalem

Coveney to meet Benjamin Netanyahu for first time since objection to Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Coveney’s last meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister last year was not overly successful.

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Jan 9th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Syrian civil war

Syrian rebels and opposition reject Russia's peace talk plan

They say that Moscow has failed to pressure Bashar Assad, to end the conflict.

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Dec 26th 2017, 4:47 PM

# world in peace

This 1979 news report about a solar eclipse had a poignant message for 2017

The report was on a solar eclipse that was moving across North America.

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Aug 19th 2017, 4:12 PM

# The Troubles

Tributes paid on the death of 'secret peacemaker' Brendan Duddy

The Derry businessman had been an important link between IRA forces and the British government for over 20 years.

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May 13th 2017, 11:12 AM

# Peace

UN Security Council endorses Syria ceasefire and plans for peace talks

The UN Security Council approves the Russian-drafted resolution on the Syria ceasefire.

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Dec 31st 2016, 6:22 PM

# Prize winner

'A gift from heaven' - Colombian President receives Nobel Peace Prize

A revised FARC deal was approved by Colombia’s Congress last week.

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Dec 10th 2016, 1:51 PM

# unanimous vote

Peace at last: Colombia ratifies deal with FARC rebels

The voting public rejected an earlier peace deal in an October referendum.

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Dec 1st 2016, 6:40 AM

# FARC

Colombia's government will sign a new peace deal this week

The new, revised accord will be submitted to Congress for approval, after the last one was rejected in a referendum.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 7:32 AM

# Colombia

Historic peace deal reached to put an end to world's longest-running war

Over the past 50 years civil war in Colombia has killed 260,000 people.

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Aug 25th 2016, 7:56 AM

# Peace Walls

The (actual) walls dividing the North's Catholics and Protestants are coming down

And will be gone by 2023.

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Aug 9th 2016, 10:44 PM

# Colombia

The longest-running war in the world comes to an end today

Colombia and FARC rebels have agreed a peace deal.

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Jun 23rd 2016, 7:26 AM

# Nuclear Weapons

Woman who held 35-year protest outside White House dies

The demonstration is widely considered to be the longest-running act of political protest in the US.

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Jan 27th 2016, 10:13 AM

# ad blocking

Denis O'Brien's Digicel is taking on Google, Facebook, and Yahoo

The company is introducing ad blocking at a network level.

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Sep 30th 2015, 8:11 PM

# get smart

Just eight days of military spending could make education free around the world

Every eight days, $39 billion is spent on world militaries.

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Jul 12th 2015, 11:30 AM

Voices

Open letter to Ban Ki-Moon: 'Ireland’s commitments to human rights are being weakened '

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, will visit next week to mark the 60th anniversary of Ireland joining the UN.

May 22nd 2015, 2:30 PM

# Gaydar

Swedes have a novel way of deterring Russian submarines - calling them gay

A sonar device sends out the message “This Way if You Are Gay”.

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May 14th 2015, 6:08 AM

# no contact

This is how you can block calls on your smartphone

Don’t worry, we won’t judge.

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Apr 28th 2015, 7:00 PM

Voices

It's high time for neutrality to be enshrined in the Constitution – don't let the government backtrack

At the last election the government received a mandate based on their pledges, and one was formalising a policy of neutrality.

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Feb 22nd 2015, 7:30 PM

# Peace

Why the peace deal between Ukraine and Russia today is so important

Marathon talks have led to a deal.

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Feb 12th 2015, 1:44 PM

# making a difference

Shortlist for Tipperary International Peace Award announced

Those shortlisted include Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental, Médecins Sans Frontiéres and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 9:15 AM

# Political nostalgia

Bill Clinton turned on the Belfast Christmas lights 19 years ago today

“Peace has brought real change to your lives.”

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Nov 30th 2014, 5:30 PM

# temple

Setting divisions alight: Burning Man comes to Derry

Will Northern Ireland be tasting a little bit of Nevada?

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Oct 26th 2014, 9:15 AM

# new haass

We'll soon be hearing a lot more about US Senator Gary Hart

Northern Ireland talks are already underway.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 7:45 AM

# Peace

This guy is warning all sides in the North to refrain from 'dangerous mutual provocation'

He said the European Parliament is willing to act as an ‘honest broker’ to support the peace process.

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Oct 21st 2014, 10:43 AM

# won't be easy

Putin and Poroshenko are meeting next week to try and rescue a truce

The talks will include talks British Prime Minister David Cameron as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Oct 11th 2014, 5:03 PM

# Two-State Solution

Sweden to recognise a new Palestinian state

It has not been confirmed if parliamentary approval is needed.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 7:27 PM