Contradictions in agreements about Northern Ireland (7)

I believe the answer is:

denials

'contradictions' is the definition.
(deny can mean to contradict or disagree)

'agreements about northern ireland' is the wordplay.
'agreements' becomes 'deals' (deal is a kind of agreement).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'northern ireland' becomes 'NI' (abbreviation).
'deals' enclosing 'ni' is 'DENIALS'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for denials that I've seen is " Rejections".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.