Politics
Northern Ireland: Endgame nears for unionists facing world’s glare
Recent political interventions appear to be falling on deaf ears, and some fear they could even convince the DUP in particular to dig in
No stranger to a crisis, Northern Ireland geared up to celebrate this month as US presidents past and present flew in to join British, Irish and local leaders marking 25 years of peace since the Troubles.
But just as in 1998, the Democratic Unionist Party is frustrating progress. Its refusal to re-join Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government — an innovation that lies at the heart of the peace accord and seen as a model for conflict ...
