Martin Mansergh, who has died aged 78, was a former government minister in the Republic of Ireland and an important adviser to Fianna Fáil who played a key role in negotiating the Good Friday Agreement.

Heather Humphreys, one of two people vying to be Ireland's next president, says she's "well placed" to speak to unionists.

LONDON - Britain could take a leading role in helping to disarm Hamas in Gaza, based on its experience of encouraging militant groups in Northern Ireland to lay down their arms, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday.

Following the Middle East summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal has been compared in the media to the Good Friday agreement which brought an end to the conflict in Northern Ireland and the Dayton accords which achieved a (so far) lasting peace in the Balkans. The fact is that Trump’s deal differs significantly from both.

Marking the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement, Ireland's Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris described it as "a remarkable achievement, a document that married political vision and compromise.

Catherine Connolly, who has the support of a broad alliance of left leaning politicians including the biggest opposition party Sinn Féin, made the comment during a presidential debate on Sunday.