Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time in what has been described as a “hugely significant and historic moment”. How likely is a united Ireland and when could ...

While there is a slight increase in support for Irish unity, overall, the people of Northern Ireland do not support Irish ...

A clear majority of parents of pupils at Northern Ireland's largest school ... of its pupils are from a Protestant background but more than 40% are from Catholic, non-Christian or non-religious ...

When Northern Ireland was founded in 1921 as part of the United Kingdom, two-thirds of the population was Protestant, in strong contrast to the largely Catholic Irish state to the south.

The killings were one of the darkest episodes in the conflict between Northern Ireland's Catholic nationalists — who want a united Ireland — and Protestant unionists loyal to Britain.

A clear majority of parents of pupils had backed the change at Bangor ... of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children and young people. The first integrated school in Northern Ireland, Lagan ...