Richard Haass

Former US special enjoy Richard Haass has called on the main parties in Northern Ireland to provide leadership and strike agreement on the contentious(...)

Ireland and Northern Irish affairs remain a “fundamental national priority” for the US and “a personal priority” for President Barack Obama, despite (...)

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Eamon Gilmore arrives in Washington today for two days of meetings with US politicians in the Gov(...)

Prompted by the Irish and British Governments, intensive discussions are due to resume between the Northern Ireland political parties on issues involv(...)

The North’s main parties with the assistance of the British and Irish governments are to make a determined effort to achieve a deal on the past, parad(...)

The Council of Europe has expressed “serious concerns” that a number of cases surrounding the deaths of people in Northern Ireland which involved the(...)

The Obama administration is poised to nominate a new ambassador to Ireland, finally filling the post after an 18-month hiatus. The new ambassador is (...)

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams urged 11 members of the US Congress to press the British government to support the Haass proposals and fulfil the rem(...)

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams went to the US yesterday to brief President Barack Obama’s administration on the political process and Northern Irela(...)

Retired US diplomat Dr Richard Haass has said he foresees no role for himself ahead of a fresh attempt to revive talks between Northern leaders on the(...)