But in Northern Ireland, the decision to stop permanently flying the British flag outside Belfast City Hall has sparked some of the worst violence since the 1998 Good Friday peace deal.

There is "a void of political leadership" over plans for a republican bonfire on private land in Londonderry, a Democratic ...

The northern state was formed in 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six north-eastern counties.

Northern Ireland has its own laws on the flying of flags from government buildings and the Union flag is only displayed on designated days, including Queen Elizabeth's official birthday.

The number of days the union flag can fly from government buildings in Northern Ireland could be slashed in half. A draft proposal is seeking to scrub seven of the 15 designated flag days from the ...

Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party agrees to end a boycott that left the region's power-sharing government idle for two years.

Sinn Fein VP Michelle O'Neill became first minister in the government that under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday peace accord shares power between Northern Ireland's two main communities.

LONDON — An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland’s first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice ...