Northern Ireland

The Washington Post and The New York Times reported on September 13 that U.S. President Donald Trump said during a two-day visit to Ireland that a unified Ireland would be a ‘fantastic’ outcome, breaking with decades of U.S. policy on Northern Ireland. Key British allies reacted sharply, with some British political figures describing the remark as a geopolitical bombshell for British domestic politics. The Daily Beast noted that the comments came during a particularly sensitive period for British politics and could widen the strain between the U.K. government and the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland.

A car bomb detonated outside a police station in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. Chief Constable calls the attack ‘deliberate, reckless and stupid,’ with dissident republican group New IRA suspected. Incident treated as attempted murder.

A hijacked vehicle fitted with an explosive device detonated outside a police station in Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast. Police believe the attack may have been carried out by the New IRA, with residents including two babies evacuated during the incident.