Stormont power sharing to hit the rocks

Relations between Peter Robinson (left) and Martin McGuinness have soured

Just as the people of Northern Ireland are catching their breath after the extraordinary revelations about the marital difficulties of Peter and Iris Robinson, another relationship crisis is about to hit the headlines.
The Stormont coalition between Sinn Fein and the DUP is heading towards breaking point, and looks increasingly unlikely to survive.
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The British Government has sent troops into Northern Ireland in what it says is a "limited operation" to restore law and order.

The British Government has sent troops into Northern Ireland in what it says is a "limited operation" to restore law and order.
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A police officer injured in a dissident republican bomb attack in County Antrim remains critically ill in hospital. Constable Peadar Heffron was injured when a bomb exploded under his car on the Milltown Road in Randalstown at about 0630 GMT on Friday. The 33-year-old is an Irish language specialist for the PSNI and captain of the PSNI GAA team. Mr Heffron has been in the police for 10 years and recently married. He is related to a senior Sinn Fein member. He had been on his way to wo...

From all the NIVA Administrators, welcome. Well, it's finally happened and we've taken the plunge to update the site with new software which will be more secure, easier to administer and better supported. So I thought I'd take this opportunity to take you through a few things you might find useful, we've tried to keep the overall experience familiar and recognisable, whilst offering new and improved features for our members. The first thing you'll notice of course is this new CMS (or Community Management System) that takes over these ...

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NIVA Op Banner 50^th Anniversary Parade


August 2019 will be the 50^th anniversary of British military forces