Page 50 - Edward Carson News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 received the royal assent from King George V a century ago last month. This most consequential of acts resulted in the partition of Ireland. The genesis of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 came in 1919. Home Rule had been on the statute book since 1914 and could no longer be postponed. It was scheduled to come into operation automatically when hostilities were formally concluded with the signature of the last of the peace treaties after the First World War. To prevent this, the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, set up a committee, chaired by Cabinet mem...

The Government of Ireland Act 1920 received the royal assent from King George V a century ago last month. This most consequential of acts resulted in the partition of Ireland. The genesis of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 came in 1919. Home Rule had been on the statute book since 1914 and could no longer be postponed. It was scheduled to come into operation automatically when hostilities were formally concluded with the signature of the last of the peace treaties after World War I. To prevent this, the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, set up a committee chaired by cabinet membe...

It was a source of grievance for nationalists  - and for unionists it was  the 'least worst' compromise arrangement. Alvin Jackson on how unionists came around to the idea of Northern Ireland The partition of Ireland, which was established through the Government of Ireland Act (1920), created controversy when it was first widely discussed, from about 1912 onwards; and it remains a central difficult issue in the public life of the two Irish polities. The historical narrative of the theme tends conventionally to emphasise the history of English and Scottish migration and colonisation in the n...

BBC News By Chris Andrews image copyrightMirrorpix/Getty Images image captionCrowds gathered outside Belfast City Hall in June 1921 for the opening of NI's first parliament The front pages on Christmas Eve 1920 lacked the usual festive cheer, instead focused on a political story which would shape a century of Irish politics. The previous day, parliament was told that the Government of Ireland Act had received royal assent, legislating for the partition of the island. By design, Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland (later to become known as the Irish Free State) would have their own parliamen...

Partition 100 Years On: The Government of Ireland Act 1920, 'a ghastly Christmas gift' On this day a century ago the Government of Ireland Act 1920 became law, allowing for the formal division of Ireland. In the latest in his series of articles on Partition, historian Cormac Moore examines the genesis and legacy of this defining piece of legislation Ian MacPherson, Chief Secretary of Ireland, introducing the Bill to the House of Commons in February 1920 in a sketch published in The Illustrated London News under the headline: Designed 'To Settle Once And For All This Age-L...