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Mark Devenport

Mark has been Northern Ireland political editor since 2001, and a BBC journalist since 1980s. He covered the IRA ceasefire and Good Friday Agreement. He was the BBC's UN correspondent in New York and also covered stories in Somalia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Israel. Mark is the author of Flash Frames -12 Years Reporting Belfast and co-author of Man of War, Man of Peace: a biography of Gerry Adams.

  • Almost out of office message

    Published
    8 October 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    Mark Devenport

  • Why is NI struggling to pick its top official?

    Published
    26 September 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    Red wooden human piece standing out from the other white pieces, illustrating leadership and selecting the right candidate

  • The legality of poteen and new restrictions puzzle

    Published
    13 September 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    alcoholic drink

  • The assembly is back, and so is Inside Politics

    Published
    6 September 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    A map of Northern Ireland

  • From IRA comments controversy to a peerage

    Published
    22 August 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    Claire Fox

  • A is for algorithms, B is for Boris, C is for CCEA

    Published
    15 August 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    St Dominics pupil outside school

  • Hume, Brexit and planning for NI's big birthday

    Published
    9 August 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    Michael Gove visiting a carpet factory in Portadown

  • Hume was able to unpick the lock of the Troubles

    Published
    4 August 2020
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    Northern Ireland
    David Trimble and John Hume with Bono

  • DUP disputes provide food for thought

    Published
    2 August 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Differing opinions behind the mask

    Published
    26 July 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • No prospect of Stormont falling after funeral row

    Published
    4 July 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Will the fox get the run of the chicken coop?

    Published
    28 June 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • A week of socially-distanced political bloopers

    Published
    21 June 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Can politicians move past ideological convictions?

    Published
    10 June 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • The pension, the politics and the pledge

    Published
    6 June 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Grey areas inevitable as dormant economy re-opens

    Published
    30 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • United front but tensions on the back benches

    Published
    23 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Coronavirus resources issue will rumble on

    Published
    16 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Executive not 'tied down' by lockdown easing approach

    Published
    12 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Criteria v calendar in debate on easing lockdown

    Published
    8 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • The single transferable message of coronavirus

    Published
    3 May 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Inside Politics puts spotlight on virus response

    Published
    24 April 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Will coronavirus change everything or nothing?

    Published
    25 March 2020
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    Northern Ireland

  • Stormont's day of reckoning overshadowed

    Published
    13 March 2020
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    Northern Ireland