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Northern Ireland wants to move forward. But 25 years after the Good Friday accord celebrated by Clinton and Biden, many are mired in a painful past.

The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have been divided by a largely invisible border since 1998. Now after 25 years of relative quiet, while the return of the border is less likely than ever, the fear of that old familiar sectarian rancour is back.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Boston Globe on April 7, 2023 BELFAST, Northern Ireland — On the night of Jan. 30, 2005, Robert McCartney, a 33-year-old father of two, headed out into the Short Strand, a working-class enclave where he and his five sisters had come of age amid the brick

The Irish were searching for a divine female figure who could empower women, and who would counteract the violence done in the name of Christianity. Brigit of Kildare became that powerful symbol.

Aer Lingus will resume service at Bradley International Airport in March.

Air Canada will resume daily, year-round flights out of Bradley International Airport to Toronto, beginning June 1.

Garda Siochana (Irish Police), patrol a checkpoint close to the Irish border in Ravensdale, Ireland, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Peter Morrison/Associated

The United States men's national team begins a loaded two-month slate Sunday with a friendly against Switzerland. The squad, comprising mostly European-based players, will face Switzerland in St...

Northern Ireland turns 100 amid renewed worries tied to Brexit Laura King © (Peter Morrison / Associated Press) Nationalist youths face a police line blocking a road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 8, 2021. Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. (Peter Morrison / Associated Press) Northern Ireland was created 100 years ago Monday, but the day passed with little fanfare. Part of the reason for low-...

More Coverage Although he laments that young people like him can no longer pursue a dream of freely living and working anywhere within the 27-nation EU, he also regards the policies of Johnson’s Conservative government as so far removed from Scotland’s social democratic leanings that secession is the only solution. “I’m no longer convinced that staying in the U.K. is what the democratic will of Scotland is or the best way to achieve the kind of society we want,” he said. “Independen...