Is the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland unionist or nationalist?

It opposes the consociational power-sharing mandated by the Good Friday Agreement as deepening the sectarian divide, and, in the Northern Ireland Assembly, it is designated as neither unionist nor Irish nationalist, but ‘Other’.

Is Northern Ireland still under British control?

Since 1169, there has been continuous political resistance to British rule, as well as a series of military campaigns intended to force a British withdrawal. Northern Ireland still remains part of the United Kingdom as a constituent country.

Are loyalists Catholic or Protestant?

Unionists and loyalists, who for historical reasons were mostly Ulster Protestants, wanted Northern Ireland to remain within the United Kingdom. Irish nationalists and republicans, who were mostly Irish Catholics, wanted Northern Ireland to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland.

Could reunification of Ireland be back on the agenda?

Now, nearly a century after the island was divided, reunification is back on the agenda as a realistic possibility and not just a long term goal. It’s one of the main points on the election manifesto of Sinn Féin, the political party that’s topping the polls ahead of the Republic of Ireland’s general election on Saturday.

What does Fianna Fáil’s ‘political ceasefire’ mean for Fine Gael?

Fianna Fáil has agreed to facilitate a Fine Gael minority government in a “political ceasefire” between the two dominant political forces in the state. But Fianna Fáil will remain on the opposition benches in the Dáil, the Irish parliament.

Is Sinn Féin the most popular party in Ireland?

The Irish nationalist party, Sinn Féin, has been polling higher than expected and according to one of the most recent opinion polls, has the highest support it has ever seen in the Republic.

What was the result of the Troubles in Northern Ireland?

Beginning in the late 1960s, the 30 year sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland left more than 3,600 people dead and thousands injured. The Troubles came to an end after a peace process, chaired by U.S. senator George Mitchell, led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.