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Northern Ireland at a crossroads

A historic election throws the Irish border back into question.

Signs reading 'No Irish Sea border' and 'Ulster is British, no internal UK Border' are seen affixed to a lamp post at the Port of Larne, Northern Ireland.
Signs reading 'No Irish Sea border' and 'Ulster is British, no internal UK border' are seen affixed to a lamp post at the Port of Larne in Northern Ireland [Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]
Published On 18 May 2022

Northern Ireland has gotten very complicated very quickly, after a historic election. The top party was Sinn Fein, a party that wants Northern Ireland out of the United Kingdom. Brexit has left the territory on a knife-edge for years, and it all comes down to the Irish border. The election brought those issues to the forefront, and then paralysed the Northern Irish government. As the UK tries to break the deadlock, it risks unravelling two decades of peace.

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In this episode:

  • Leona O’Neill, journalism lecturer at Ulster University (@LeonaONeill1)
  • Damian McGenity, Border Communities Against Brexit (@damian_mcgenity)

This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Ney Alvarez, Ruby Zaman, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters and Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our assistant engagement producer. 

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Source: Al Jazeera