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Northern Ireland reserves jail space for G-8 riots

Northern Ireland security chiefs say arrested troublemakers at the G-8 summit next month may be housed in a prison wing and in an abandoned British Army base. Full story

Philippine police: ex-Marine, murder weapon linked

More than 20 months after the bodies of a retired Northern Ireland police officer and his girlfriend were found in a Philippines bedroom littered with bullet casings, authorities seeking the extradition of a former U.S. Marine say they have linked him to guns used in the killings and recovered blood Full story

Supreme Court passes on Northern Ireland subpoena dispute

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal over whether confidential interviews with former Irish Republican militants should be released to police in Northern Ireland. Full story

'Game of Thrones' Economies

   CNBC's Jane Wells reports on how local economies in Iceland, Croatia and Northern Ireland are benefiting from the popular HBO series.

The Good Friday Agreement turns 15; mortar attack hits Syrian university

   Peace talks in Northern Ireland with Great Britain ended on Good Friday 1998 with what was known as the Good Friday Agreement. The Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass recalls the moment 15 years ago and how it came to be, and the Morning Joe panel -- including the Washington Post's Eugene Ro

Supplies on way to snowed in farmers in Northern Ireland

   UK military helicopters took to the skies in a rare mission to help farmers and livestock stranded in deep snow in Northern Ireland.  ITV’s Marc Mallett reports. 

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  Heavy snow has farmers worried in Northern Ireland

Farmers and their livestock are suffering from heavy snow in Northern Ireland.     Many have braved the snow to dig livestock out of deep drifts.     ITV’s Mark Mallett  reports.  

  Bitter cold and snow grip Britain

Power cuts and travel disruption continue to blight Britain as more snow falls across the country on another bitterly cold day. Thousands of homes are without electricity after power lines were brought down in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of northern England. ITV’s Nick Thatcher has this rou

  Police: Paramilitary  group ‘orchestrating’ Belfast violence

In the month since Belfast City Council in Northern Ireland voted to limit the numbers of days the Union flag flies over its City Hall, 62 police officers have been injured, tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage caused and senior loyalist paramilitaries have been involved in orchestrating th

  Flag dispute disrupts peace process in Northern Ireland

Riots continue to errupt in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after lawmakers announced restrictions over flying the Union Jack. ITV’s Mark Mallett reports.

  Belfast endures protest of union flag decision

Unrest continues in Belfast, Northern Ireland as protestors clash with police over the city council’s decision to limit the number of days the union flag flies over city hall.

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