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Northern Ireland People Are the Happiest in the UK
It may come as a surprise to some, but people in Northern Ireland are the happiest in the UK, new data from the Office...
Historic Northern Ireland Deal Reached
Building on peace efforts over the last 10 years, Northern Ireland's arch foes have finally agreed to a power-sharing executive governing body for the...
Easter Peace Accord Signed in Northern Ireland!
(Good Friday, April 10, 1998) The two-year-old peace talks in Northern Ireland finally produced a settlement this afternoon after an imposed deadline forced a...
All-Party Peace Talks on Northern Ireland
After nearly 30 years of violence between Protestants and Catholics, a July cease-fire remains in place and Britain's new leader Tony Blair has coaxed...
Ireland Sets Renewable Record of 70% Energy from Wind
The Emerald Isle is greener than its reputation holds, as it turns out, since more than half of electricity on some days is generated...
“Game of Thrones” Helps Rescue Farm With Uncommon Animals in Ireland
While “Game of Thrones” may be about rulers of dragons, this man takes care of much smaller animals – and he is only able...
Secretive Ex-billionaire Chuck Feeney Gives Away Last of Fortune to Northern Irish Children
As a businessman, Chuck Feeney was remorseless in his pursuit of profit, squirreling away his fortune in tax havens and always driving a hard...
Will Ireland Plant A Million Trees in One Day?
Beginning at noon on Friday, the Irish people will pick up shovels and seedlings to embark on an initiative which aims to plant a...
Once Unthinkable, British Queen Will Meet Former IRA Commander in No. Ireland
The Irish Republican Army-linked Sinn Fein party says one of its leaders, Martin McGuinness, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week, a once-unthinkable symbol...
Camera Drones Enlisted in Fight Against Badger Cruelty in Ireland
In the UK, the world's second oldest animal welfare organization said it was shocked by the scale of organized badger persecution it has uncovered...
British PM Apologizes for N.Ireland’s Bloody Sunday
Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 Catholic protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after...
Ireland’s Sinn Fein Votes to Support Policing
"Sinn Fein members have voted to support policing in Northern Ireland for the first time in the party's history, a 'landmark decision' which opens...
Good News in History, October 16
101 years ago today, the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio was founded by Roy and Walt Disney. Its name was soon changed to The Walt...
Good News in History, October 13
Happy 90th birthday to the incredible Nana Mouskouri. For those unfamiliar with this goddess of Euro songbirds, she released over 200 albums of songs...
Good News in History September 17
Happy 80th Birthday to the greatest mountaineer of all time, Reinhold Messner. An Italian climber, explorer, and author from the German-speaking province of South...
Good News in History September 15
Many happy returns to a brilliant Brit, Tom Hardy, who turns 47 years old today. The London actor got his start in Ridley Scott's Black...
Good News in History, September 9
On this day in history, two masters of early ocean exploration returned to their prospective homes—Vasco da Gama 525 years ago to Lisbon, and...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Good News in History, July 31
86 years ago today, a pair of remarkable treasures were uncovered in the palace called Apadana, in the ruins of the Persian capital of...
Good News in History, July 28
30 years ago today, Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers pitched the MLB's 14th Perfect Game which also registered as the first and only one...