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Is truth recovery for Troubles killings really possible?

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Newton Emerson

Mike Nesbitt has the mettle to transform the health service

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Tom Kelly

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be at Christmas time

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Fabien Mcquillan

Crowded city bars, but country pubs closing

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Noel Doran

Denton confirms what has been known about ‘unionist justice’ for decades

THE emphasis in the past few days has understandably focussed on Operation Kenova’s most sensational findings about Freddie Scappaticci and the...

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Brian Feeney

How unionism took a wrong turn at O’Neill’s crossroads and ended up lost

ALTHOUGH we are a society obsessed with anniversaries, we missed one this week. In a television address on December 9 1968, the Unionist Prime...

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Patrick Murphy

The rise of ‘performative chill’: Why we’re exhausted from pretending not to care

There was a time when the most desirable personality trait was being “nice.” Now it’s being “chill.” Chill about plans. Chill about relationships....

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Sophie Clarke

This week showed again there is little to admire about British justice

Martin McGuinness frequently said that I had a naive streak, that my belief there were some kind of checks and balances in the British system that...

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Pat Mcart

How to deal with the problem of nightmare social housing tenants

A development of 20 apartments, all for social housing, has been approved by councillors in Lisburn despite impassioned local objections. A letter...

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Newton Emerson

Pipe bomb sentence must send signal to all engaged in sectarian intimidation - The Irish News view

The jail sentence handed down to a man for placing pipe bombs on cars at playing fields used by East Belfast GAA will hopefully send a clear...

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The Irish News

Cormac Moore: How a Co Armagh man became Ireland’s favourite confectioner

STARTED in the 1840s by Co Armagh-born Graham Lemon, Lemon’s confectionery was one of Ireland’s most iconic brands for decades, a particular...

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Cormac Moore

Kenova report a reminder of shameful actions by all sides in conflict - The Irish News view

OFFICIAL investigations across Ireland, north and south, into the appalling atrocities perpetrated by all sides during the Troubles have a...

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The Irish News

My Christmas challenge: eat well, exercise... and pay no heed to social media

NOVEMBER disappeared in a flash. I am grateful to be busy, but I am equally grateful to have a little time on my hands again to cook good food and...

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Lynette Fay

100 years after the Free State abandoned the north, what has changed?

It’s exactly 100 years, give or take a couple of days, since the Free State abandoned the north. On December 7 1925, WT Cosgrave moved the second...

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Brian Feeney

Himself alone – what really made David Trimble tick?

MORE has been written about David Trimble than any other unionist leader; even the early giants like Lords Carson and Craigavon. That’s not...

10.12.2025 10

Alex Kane

Robot waiters, Taylor Swift and why it’s good to talk

GOD love my postman. For the last number of weeks, mostly in rain reminiscent of Noah’s Ark, he has delivered all sorts of parcels daily, without...

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Is truth recovery for Troubles killings really possible?

Newton Emerson

Mike Nesbitt has the mettle to transform the health service

Tom Kelly

Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be at Christmas time

Fabien Mcquillan

Crowded city bars, but country pubs closing

Noel Doran

Denton confirms what has been known about ‘unionist justice’ for decades

Brian Feeney

How unionism took a wrong turn at O’Neill’s crossroads and ended up lost

Patrick Murphy

The rise of ‘performative chill’: Why we’re exhausted from pretending not to care

Sophie Clarke

This week showed again there is little to admire about British justice

Pat Mcart

How to deal with the problem of nightmare social housing tenants

Newton Emerson

Pipe bomb sentence must send signal to all engaged in sectarian intimidation - The Irish News view

The Irish News

Cormac Moore: How a Co Armagh man became Ireland’s favourite confectioner

Cormac Moore

Kenova report a reminder of shameful actions by all sides in conflict - The Irish News view

The Irish News

My Christmas challenge: eat well, exercise... and pay no heed to social media

Lynette Fay

100 years after the Free State abandoned the north, what has changed?

Brian Feeney

Himself alone – what really made David Trimble tick?

Alex Kane

Robot waiters, Taylor Swift and why it’s good to talk

Máiría Cahill