The government of Ireland Act 1920 gave a semi-autonomous governemnt. But in 1972, after 3 years of sectarian violence that killed 400 and injured thousands, Britain suspended the parliament.
After the Good Friday Agreement 1988, a new coalition government formed and power was formally transferred to the Northern Irish Parliament. It had to be suspended four times while the parliament developed a power sharing agreement between the two communties
In May 2007, Rev. Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party and Martin McGuinnes Reoublic Party were sworm in as respective leader and deputy leader of executive government.
Catholics want Northern Ireland to be separated from the UK whereas Protestant (unionists) will go to great length to fight moves towards separatism
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