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George Washington fires the first American gun in the Battle of Yorktown in 1781

British defeat at Battle of Yorktown in 1781 ended the American Revolutionary Wa...

Leo Varadkar has been appointed to a position with Washington-based firm Penta

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Life in the corporate world should suit Varadkar fine

Six NI firms joined delegation in Washington to explore expansion opportunities

Billy Cooper marked his 80th birthday with colleagues at Asda Bangor

Celebrations at Asda Bangor for colleague Billy's 80th birthday

The team who brought the musical Where Eagles Fly to the Speakers St Patrick’s Day lunch in Capitol Hill. UUP Treasurer Trevor Marshall, Gary Montgomery and Nigel Campbell, pictured with UUP leader Jon Burrows. Pic: Jon Burrows / X

'Turning up matters' - Jon Burrows says NI's voice was heard in Washington

NI deputy first min Emma Little-Pengelly, Stormont Communities minister Gordon Lyons, John W Hunter and other members of the Color Guard of the St. Andrews Society of Washington DC and at the statue to Ulsterman Sir John Dill in Arlington cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington DC

Deputy First Minister lays wreath bearing Northern Ireland crest in Washington

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met with the US President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House on Tuesday. Official photo by White House.

Deputy first minister at helm of Northern Ireland delegation to Washington

Morning View

Editorial: St Patrick’s Day triumph for NI in Washington

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons pictured with Dr Howard Keeley of Georgia Southern University in Savannah, Georgia. The Minister presented Dr Keeley with a reproduction of a News Letter article from 1772 highlighting the opportunity to sail to Charlestown, South Carolina to start a new life. Minister Lyons spoke at a special event at the university to mark the influential role people of Ulster-Scots heritage played in establishing communities in the region and the wider state of Georgia, and in the events leading to the signing of the US Declaration of Independence 250 years ago in 1776. Pic: Department for Communities.

DUP ministers 'turning the tide' for Northern Ireland in USA - Lyons

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at the launch of this year’s Washington Ireland Progam in Washington DC, which encourages "emerging leaders". Photo: NI Executive.

Deputy First Minister says NI presence in Washington important for investment

Mike Nesbitt on a visit to the National Institutes of Health in Maryland.

Nesbitt focused on 'life-saving health co-operation' on St Patrick's Day trip

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NI Executive presence in Washington for St Patrick's Day 'positive' - Irish PM

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn (left) and Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Matthew Patrick. Photo: Conor O Mearain/PA Wire

UK Government to promote NI economy during US St Patrick's Day events

Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly in Washington DC last year during St Patrick's Day events.

Northern Ireland deserves its place on global stage - DUP minister

Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly will lead the mission for Northern Ireland in the US capital this week

Little-Pengelly leads mission to showcase NI in Washington on St Patrick’s Day

A performance of the musical 'On Eagle's Wing' in Belfast. An adapted version is to entertain President Donal Trump as part of St Patrick's Day celebrations in Washington.

Ulster Scots heritage at heart of America's St Patrick's Day bash
Ulster Scots heritage is to take its place at the heart of St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the US, as a new version of the musical ‘On Eagle’s Wing’ is to be performed for President Trump at a prestigious annual Washington event.
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Donald Trump said the US had begun “major combat operations in Iran” after the US assembled a vast fleet of fighter jets and warships in the region to try to pressure Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme

Iran rocked by air strikes as US begins ‘major combat operations’

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald paid tribute to IRA bomber Bik McFarlane on the first anniversary of his death

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Politicians in Britain beacons of frankness, unlike here

US President Donald Trump during St Patrick's Day events in Washington DC last year. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

SF boycotting White House - as US arm makes 'record donations' to Trump's party

Morning View

Editorial: Opportunities for NI in Washington

Lord (Peter) Mandelson carrying his dog whilst leaving his home in north west London on Saturday. He has resigned from the Labour Party and quit the House of Lords since the latest tranche of Epstein Files was released in the US. Pic: Maja Smiejkowska/PA Wire

Ex NI secretary Mandelson seen for first time since invite to US Epstein probe

Pictured from left: Sarah Brisbane, Study USA Manager, Pamela Galligan-Stierle – Catholic College Co-ordinator, Dr. Sinda K. Vanderpool, President of University of St Thomas in Texas ; and Mary Mallon, Head of Education, British Council Northern Ireland at the Washington reception.

Northern Ireland’s Study USA programme celebrated at Washington reception

The DUP’s Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly will go to Washington to join Donald Trump again on St Patrick's Day this year, the party has said. Pictured is the pair in Washington at the 2025 event. Photo: Press Eye.

DUP to meet Donald Trump at Patrick's Day event again

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a visit to Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonard's on Sea near Hastings, East Sussex. Picture date: Thursday February 5, 2026. PA Photo. Sir Keir has said he is "sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointed him" British ambassador to Washington". Peter Nicholls/PA Wire

PM ‘sorry for believing Mandelson’s lies’ as he apologises to Epstein’s victims

Michelle O'Neill did not attend St Patrick's Day events in Washington DC last year in protest against the US role in Israel’s war in Gaza. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Global events will determine whether I visit Washington, says Michelle O’Neill

The UK was “not involved in any way” in the US strike on Venezuela, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

UK ‘not involved in any way’ in strike on Venezuela, Starmer says

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President Donald Trump and Congress have failed to come to an agreement to keep US government programmes and services running, meaning that the federal government is now in shutdown.

Phelim McAleer: US lawmakers on both sides want government shutdown to drag on

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and British ambassador to the United States Lord Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, DC. Lord Peter Mandelson has been withdrawn as ambassador to the US after emails revealed the depth of his relationship with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Picture: Carl Court/PA Wire

Keir Starmer sacks Lord Mandelson as ambassador to US over Epstein friendship

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Alastair Bell, founder of the multi-award-winning Irish Black Butter

Alastair Bell launches new Salted Caramel Sauce

Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast. Picture date: Wednesday June 21, 2023.

Executive Office culture questioned over civil service chief's private car use

Gordon Lyons (left) with US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol during St Patrick's Day events in March. Photo: Gordon Lyons/PA Wire

Head of Civil Service ‘offered me a lift’ in Washington – DUP Minister

Morning View

Top civil servant Jayne Brady should not be making headlines

The Head of the Civil Service in Northern Ireland, Jayne Brady, has made a number of trips to the United States. She is pictured here at Georgetown University in March 2023, where she promoted the the NICS 'Our Giant Ambition' policy in the absence of an Executive. Pic: NICS / X

Brady chauffeur-driven around Washington while ministers used public transport

Conor Washington is on the search for a new club after leaving Derby County at the end of the season

Conor Washington on his career, finding new club and NI milestone target

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley put to Ms Archibald that businesses need clarity, and said he did not believe they were getting clarity from the department

Northern Ireland’s position ‘complex’ amid incoming US tariffs

In Michelle O'Neill's absence, deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly was centre stage in Washington during the St Patrick's Day events, seen chatting happily to the president

Ruth Dudley Edwards: It’s been a joy to watch US events and see SF get it wrong

Donald Trump is rushed offstage after being shot at during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. The record in recent decades of the US Secret Service in protecting politicians at the highest level is appalling, writes Phelim McAleer

Phelim McAleer: A Washington taboo – is the Secret Service any good?

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt met Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Assistant Director, Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), and colleagues at PAHO headquarters in Washington. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Health Minister says US trip focused on improving healthcare in Northern Ireland

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly with President Donald Trump in Washington DC last week Pic: PressEye

Sinn Fein snub to Trump a big mistake: Micheal Martin

Gordon Lyons in Washington with the copy of the early 1776 News Letter edition, reporting the Declaration of Independence, which he presented to the Smithsonian Institution

Minister announces partnership with historical institutions of Washington

TUV MP Jim Allister.

Nesbitt's UK trade deal warning to Trump is 'absurd' - Jim Allister

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly pictured with representatives of many of the organisations from Northern Ireland who attended events in Washington DC throughout the week

Deputy First Minister: 'This is Northern Ireland's time to shine'

Morning View

Editorial: The visit to see Trump was a net neutral for politicians who went

All smiles: US President Donald Trump and DUP Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley meet in Washington.

Smile for the camera! Delighted Stormont MLA posts beaming photo with Trump

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly meets with President Trump at Capitol Hill, Washington DC on Wednesday March 12. Photo by Press Eye.

DFM: Trump taking 'huge amount of interest' in NI as trade war with EU brews

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly at Lenovo in North Carolina, during a visit to the United States. Photo: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA Wire

Trump ‘hasn’t heard’ of Sinn Fein, SDLP and Alliance St Patrick’s boycotts

Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly and Communities Minister Gordon Lyons at the Smithsonian museum in Washington. Also pictured are Professor Margaret Topping, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement, Queen’s University Belfast, Kathryn Thompson, Chief Executive National Museums NI, Dr Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution and Dr Anthea Hartig, Director of the National Museum of American History. Photo:Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Focus on NI-USA links as DUP ministers head to Washington for St Patrick's Day

Alan Lowry, FSB`s NI policy chair

View: Strengthening Northern Ireland's trade ties with Washington

First Minister Michelle O'Neill will boycott the US government's annual St Patrick's Day event. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

O'Neill 'double standards' over meetings with China amid US boycott - Swann

Letters to editor

Letter: Somehow I don't think Trump will be upset to miss the sisters in arms

US President Donald Trump has suspended military aid to Ukraine

Letter: Events in US pale when compared to NI

At a service following the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Episcopal Bishop of Washington Mariann Budde made a direct plea to the president from the pulpit to show mercy in particular to illegal immigrants and sexual minorities

Ian Ellis: Plea for unity is one every nation must heed

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