The International Fund for Ireland has funded the removal of some peace walls, but others remain. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienThe United States has ended what was its main financial support for the peacebuilding project on the island of Ireland over the last 40 years, it has been confirmed. The peace and reconciliation project has funded the removal of peace walls in Northern Ireland and programmes to prevent young people from being recruited by paramilitaries. Successive Washington administrations – including the first Trump one – together contributed more than $500 million (€435 million) to it. Now the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the US did withdraw funding from the IFI last year.

Source: The Irish Times March 02, 2026 20:32 UTC