Northern Ireland

Part of the United Kingdom

Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. At the 2021 census, its population was 1,903,175, making up around 3% of the UK's population and 27% of the population on the island of Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly, established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the UK Government. The government of Northern Ireland cooperates with the government of Ireland in several areas under the terms of the Belfast Agreement. The Republic of Ireland also has a consultative role on non-devolved governmental matters through the British–Irish Governmental Conference (BIIG).

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We asked for your views on Scotland's 1-0 home defeat by Northern Ireland and the tenor of the responses was unsurprisingly negative.
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Northern Ireland's Stuart Dallas can already see similarities between Michael O'Neill's young side and the team the manager took to the European Championships in..
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Watch highlights as Conor Bradley's first international goal gives Northern Ireland a friendly victory over Scotland at Hampden.
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Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley says he is "buzzing" after he scored the winning goal against Euro 24-bound Scotland at Hampden Park.
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Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley says he is "buzzing" after he scored the winning goal against Euro 24-bound Scotland at Hampden Park.
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Conor Bradley's first Northern Ireland goal drains more life out of Scotland's Euro 2024 preparations by extending their winless run to seven games.
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Watch Liverpool's Conor Bradley score the goal that earned Northern Ireland victory over Scotland in a friendly international at Hampden.
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Watch Liverpool's Conor Bradley give Northern Ireland the lead over Scotland in a friendly international at Hampden.
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Watch BBC TV coverage, listen to radio commentary and follow live text updates as Scotland host Northern Ireland at Hampden.
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Ahead of Tuesday's friendly at Hampden Park, Michael O'Neill says Euro 2024-bound Scotland are 'very much the bar' for Northern Ireland to reach.
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Manchester United and Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans has "still got a few miles in the tank", says his international manager Michael O'Neill.
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Midfielder Scott McTominay says "there's no doom and gloom" in the Scotland squad and the players are determined to show how good they are in the three games..
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says his side "have everything to gain" from facing opposition of the standard of Euro 2024-bound Scotland.
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From debut red cards and missed penalties to cult heroes finding the net, BBC Sport takes a look at the not so recent history between Scotland and Northern..
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Northern Ireland's six-time champion Jonathan Rea earns his first points of this year's World Superbike series with an eighth-place finish in race two in..
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Four people have died in a single-vehicle crash in Armagh, Northern Ireland, police have said.
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Northern Ireland's six-time world champion Jonathan Rea endures another difficult day at the second round of World Superbike races in Barcelona.
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Defender Conor Bradley says Northern Ireland's young players showed 'no fear' in their 1-1 friendly draw with Romania in Bucharest.
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Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill praises his side's "excellent" performance in their 1-1 friendly draw with Romania in Bucharest.
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A youthful Northern Ireland produce a strong performance in a 1-1 friendly draw with Euro 2024-bound Romania in Bucharest, with Jamie Reid scoring on his debut.
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Text build-up and live audio coverage from 19:30 GMT of the international friendly between Romania and Northern Ireland at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is positive about his young squad but anticipates "a couple of difficult nights" as the team develops.
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is positive about his young squad but anticipates "a couple of difficult nights" as they develop as a team.
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A dapper Belfast toddler stole the show as Queen Camilla toured a bakery in Northern Ireland - and he was "very taken" with her.
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says his side are expecting a "challenging game" against Euro 2024 finalists Romania on Friday.
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Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley says his meteoric rise at Liverpool this season has been "a bit of a whirlwind".
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Northern Ireland defender Conor Bradley says his meteoric rise at Liverpool this season has been "a bit of a whirlwind'.
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Norwich City defender Grant Hanley pulls out of Scotland's squad for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says Romania and Scotland are the level his side have to beat if they are to qualify for major tournaments.
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