A bonfire topped with an effigy of a migrant boat. Homes set alight. During the Troubles, similar tactics were used to target ...

According to the data collected last year nationwide, 45.7% of Northern Ireland’s population are Catholic or have a Catholic background. This compares to 43.4% stating they are Protestant or from a ...

A man walks past a Marian mural in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Feb. 20, 2013. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or were brought up Catholic, compared with ...

The division of Ireland into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is a complex and turbulent story, shaped by centuries of political, religious, and social upheaval. This video offers a brief ...

BELFAST (Reuters) -Northern Ireland has more Catholics than Protestants for the first time, census results showed on Thursday, a historic shift that some see as likely to help drive support for ...

A peace wall separating Catholic and Protestant communities is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 1, 2017. Data from the 2021 census showed 45.7% of respondents identified as Catholic or ...

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating a bonfire that featured effigies of migrants in a boat and a banner reading ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Masked and hooded Belfast Catholics hurled gasoline bombs, fireworks and other makeshift weapons at police all night Monday as the most bitterly divisive day on the ...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The Troubles here ended in the late 1990s, when Catholic nationalists seeking independence from Britain buried the hatchet with Protestant unionists loyal to the ...

Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time since the partition of the island, census figures show. The Census 2021 figures, published on Thursday, show that 45.7% of ...

July is marching season in Northern Ireland. The 12th of the month, which falls on Saturday this year, marks the culmination ...

For the first time in history, more people in Northern Ireland identify as Catholic than Protestant. Data from the 2021 census information released last week indicated 45.7% of those surveyed said … ...