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Stormont and the rise of the ‘stakeholder state’

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Newton Emerson

AI blackmail is a real danger, and we must take it seriously - The Irish News view

yesterday 7

The Irish News

Liberal unionism is dead. It never even got a chance

yesterday 8

Sarah Creighton

Why does Dublin refuse to talk about Irish unity?

My fellow columnist Alex Kane has made the argument that “the vast majority of people, north and south, are nowhere close to being prepared for a...

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Brian Feeney

Most people just aren’t ready for a serious debate on Irish unity

Let me begin by wishing you a happy new year. Part of my Christmas reading included Ben Collins’s The Irish Unity Dividend and Fintan O’Toole and...

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Alex Kane

Is that Three Wise Men, or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

AS we mark the feast of the Epiphany, one thing is certain. There’s a global shortage in wise men. Rather than bearing gifts of gold, frankincense...

tuesday 10

Tom Collins

Clickbait politics won’t save Lough Neagh, or anything else - The Irish News view

The slow suffocation of Lough Neagh has become a symbol of something deeper than environmental failure. Each summer bloom of blue-green algae is...

tuesday 10

The Irish News

When did Sinn Féin accept that Maduro’s government was ‘flawed’?

Flu and pneumonia meant that I missed most of Christmas. So you can forgive me for believing I was hallucinating when I awoke on Saturday to news...

tuesday 10

Máiría Cahill

Banning social media for children is not the answer

ACROSS the length and breadth of this island, children have unwrapped their new smartphones, whooping with delight. The unboxing of these ‘must...

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Deirdre Heenan

Why the seizure of Venezuela’s president should worry everyone - The Irish News view

The images were as startling as they were consequential: Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, in US custody, flown out of the region under heavy...

05.01.2026 2

The Irish News

The consequences of political failure at Stormont are all around us

AND so a new year begins, with little expectation amongst those very well-acquainted with one another in Stormont that a cup of kindness will be...

05.01.2026 5

Chris Donnelly

Steve Bannon should butt out of Ireland with his toxic brand of politics

THE recent passing of two SDLP veterans, Joe Byrne and Mary Bradley, served as a timely reminder that people who took part in peaceful political...

05.01.2026 20

Tom Kelly

Sophie Clarke: January’s wellness noise is doing more harm than good

THERE is a particular kind of noise that arrives every January. It hums through our phones and inboxes just as the Christmas decorations come down....

04.01.2026 10

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Stormont and the rise of the ‘stakeholder state’

Newton Emerson

AI blackmail is a real danger, and we must take it seriously - The Irish News view

The Irish News

Liberal unionism is dead. It never even got a chance

Sarah Creighton

Why does Dublin refuse to talk about Irish unity?

Brian Feeney

Most people just aren’t ready for a serious debate on Irish unity

Alex Kane

Is that Three Wise Men, or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

Tom Collins

Clickbait politics won’t save Lough Neagh, or anything else - The Irish News view

The Irish News

When did Sinn Féin accept that Maduro’s government was ‘flawed’?

Máiría Cahill

Banning social media for children is not the answer

Deirdre Heenan

Why the seizure of Venezuela’s president should worry everyone - The Irish News view

The Irish News

The consequences of political failure at Stormont are all around us

Chris Donnelly

Steve Bannon should butt out of Ireland with his toxic brand of politics

Tom Kelly

Sophie Clarke: January’s wellness noise is doing more harm than good

Sophie Clarke