N
orthern ireland has always been a place apart,
radically different from the rest of the United King-
dom. Recent developments have only made this divide
starker.
For the past two years, the province has had no
functioning government, with the power-sharing Northern Ireland
Executive collapsing after alleged corruption in a government energy
scheme. The two main parties on both sides of the divide, Sinn Féin
and the Democratic Unionist Party, have been unable to reach a dealLEAPS OF
FAITHS
Parents in Northern Ireland are taking school
desegregation into their own hands.Hard-won unity:
Parents, pupils, and
staff take a celebratory
walk from the prov-
ince’s first planned
integrated school.
ADAM MCGIBBON