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Cain: Background on the Northern Ireland Conflict
Links to essays, personal accounts, photographs and other resource materials that provide detailed background information on the conflict and politics of the Northern Ireland Conflict.
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Cain: Key Issues of the Northern Ireland Conflict
Listed are the key issues in the Northern Ireland Conflict with links to related articles and resources.
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Cain: Key Events of the Northern Ireland Conflict
Listed are the key events in the Northern Ireland Conflict between 1964 and 1998.
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Congressional Research Service: Northern Ireland the Peace Process [Pdf]
This Congressional Research Service Report analyzes the ongoing search for peace in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the conflict in 1969 to the present day. (May 28, 2010)
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Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay
A very helpful essay on the history of the conflict containing an outline of the history of the Irish conflict, brief descriptions of the main contemporary parties and interests in the conflict, and an overview of approaches to managing...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland
For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as "the Troubles." This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that ran from the late 1960s through the late...
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Conflict Archive on the Internet: Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing
An essay, published in 1998, on the Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: British Troops End Mission in Northern Ireland
A July 2007 examination of the plans to withdraw the last British troops in Northern Ireland. Also provides a brief overview of the conflict which started there 38 years ago. Provides links to related stories. 7/31/2007
BBC
Bbc: History: Northern Ireland: The Troubles, 1963 85
This article gives an objective view of the problems that brought about "The Troubles" that afflicted Northern Ireland between 1963 and 1985, the actions taken on all sides, and the Anglo-Irish Agreement which sought to end the conflicts.
PBS
Pbs: The Ira & Sinn Fein
This site from PBS provides information on the conflict in Northern Ireland dating from 1916, the Easter Rising, to 1999, the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
New York University
Nyu Archives of Irish America: 1981 Hunger Strikes: America Reacts
Online exhibit chronicling the Reactions of Americans to the death of 10 men on hunger strikes, all from Northern Ireland.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: John Hume and David Trimble Biographies
Biographies of John Hume and David Trimble, winners of the Nobel prize for Peace for their work bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict and violence. Includes profiles, video interviews, and a photo gallery.