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BBC News By Mark Simpson image copyrightMirrorpix/Getty Images image captionCrowds gathered outside Belfast City Hall in June 1921 for the opening of the Northern Ireland parliament Twenty-four words changed the island of Ireland just before Christmas 100 years ago and they continue to divide politicians today. The words, which created an Irish border for the first time, are contained in the 1920 Government of Ireland Act. "Northern Ireland shall consist of the parliamentary counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, and the parliamentary boroughs of Belfast and Lond...

Northern Ireland leaders differ on events of 1920 Updated / Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020 15:52 Northern Correspondent There are no parties to mark the event, but Northern Ireland was legally conceived on this day 100 years ago. The Government of Ireland Act, which formalised partition, gained Royal Assent on 23 December 1920. It stated that: "Northern Ireland shall consist of the parliamentary counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone, and the parliamentary boundaries of Belfast and Londonderry." A Northern Ireland Parliament, which first met at Belfast City Hall before l...

» Declan Kearney Sinn Féin National Chairperson "The time has finally arrived to begin an inclusive, democratic discussion about managing a transition towards a new agreed constitutional settlement in Ireland. A new Ireland agreed by the people of Ireland" There has been an outburst of feigned outrage and hypocrisy during the last two weeks about IRA actions in the past, including recent phases of our history. This is driven by political agendas which often attract uncritical media commentary. The prospect of Sinn Féin going into government in the southern state has been part of this. But,...