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Many dismiss it as impossible. Others claim it can only happen in a united Ireland. And yet others claim not to understand what is meant by it. I am...
We have had many previous major inquiries into clerical child abuse, which helped to establish the full appalling scale of the issue, but the latest...
Colum Eastwood’s partner, Louise Haigh (a former Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland), is often and accurately described as one of Andy...
Andy Burnham has caused some confusion by saying he wants the UK to have both a written constitution and a German-type “Basic Law”. Germany’s...
Few stories in recent years have united people across Northern Ireland quite like that of Dáithí Mac Gabhann. For almost eight years, we have...
We frequently have issues over offensive emblems which are displayed in both nationalist and unionist areas, particularly during the summer months, in...
It is all change over at Westminster. Not only is there a new prime minister (the seventh in 10 years, if you have not heard), but we have a new...
When the new British prime minister visits this place on his obligatory skite round what the BBC calls “the nations and the regions of the UK”,...
The scenes witnessed on the streets of west Belfast over the weekend should concern everyone, regardless of where they live or their views on...
This time around I have been keeping an eye on the World Cup from afar. It made no difference to FIFA whether I watched the games or not. But, after...
The woman behind the checkout looked drained as she took my t‑shirts and scanned them at the till. A big fan was blowing hot air around as she...
Andy Burnham will be acutely aware as he becomes the latest UK prime minister later today that, one after another, each of his five immediate...
And so, farewell Keir Starmer. Hello, Andy Burnham. I wouldn’t get comfortable. If Burnham manages to hold on for the next three years, I suspect...
There are several main takeaways emerging from this year’s loyalist commemorative events. The dangers posed by the unregulated and anarchic nature...
It might surprise readers to learn I was disappointed England didn’t beat Argentina in their World Cup semi-final. As a lifelong Spurs fan, I have...
As I stared up at the driver of the tractor, with an enormous boat somehow strapped on top, I thought why in God’s good earth was he driving on such...
I remember sitting in primary school when the teacher asked whether anyone knew the difference between Catholics and Protestants. My hand shot up but...
On Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron presided over his last Bastille Day parade; his term in office ends next year. It was the biggest display of French...
JIM Gamble, the safeguarding expert reviewing what the DUP knew about Jeffrey Donaldson, has said any evidence of potential crimes he uncovers “will...
The first steps to a united Ireland will happen not in Dublin. They will be taken in Belfast and until nationalists realise that, Irish unity will...
THE world has fallen in love with Erling Haaland. From strangers on the internet to colleagues and siblings, almost everyone I encounter everyone...
In a recent Red C poll published in the Sunday Business Post, more than a third (36%) of those polled based in the 26 counties, when asked if they...
Ten years on from the Brexit referendum, the debate over Britain’s departure from the European Union refuses to fade. While political attention has...
The loss of more than £62 million in unpaid rates over the past three years is a sobering figure for a Stormont Executive already struggling to...
2026 will be remembered as somewhat of an ‘annus horribilis’ for loyalism. A tipping point reached in the collective tolerance of civic society...
ULSTER University is testing the limits of the law. In a briefing to staff, it has warned it may introduce new charges for graduation to help plug a...
IT was clear from the first attacks by the US and Israel on Iran at the end of February that this was an entirely unnecessary war, and one from which...
WHEN David Cameron became prime minister in May 2010, he began with a problem. He didn’t have an overall majority and required the support of the...
THE DUP response to the latest stunt by the Moygashel Morons – placing a mock cardboard mosque on their bonfire to be burnt – provided a classic...
THIS column could save your life. It’s not often I’m able to make that boast. I’m tempted to say that the subject is a delicate one, so if...
Why do so many of the north’s most contentious disputes keep returning to the same working-class communities? Whether the issue is flags, bonfires,...
SENATOR Lindsey Graham died over the weekend. Many wouldn’t have heard of him but due to my obsession with politics, I am sadly aware of many people...
After another bonfire season which witnessed several appalling displays of hate, as well as the destruction of family homes near a pyre, will any...
WHEN Patrick Kielty ran the credits at the end of the final Late Late Show of the season in May, there were plenty of suggestions that not only would...
Remember Neil Hamilton? The disgraced Tory MP from the 1990s who later joined UKIP in Wales and was elected again? His career was derailed by the...
By this morning, the embers will be smouldering on the last of the Eleventh Night bonfires. This year, another person has lost their life in what’s...
Oh joy of joys, the summer hols are here and the children are off for a whole eight weeks – and I have to look after them. One of the reasons I...
I was driving over the border from Derry into the heart of Inishowen on Monday evening, listening to the radio, when they did a lengthy segment on...
OVER the past few years we have become very good at telling people to leave the car at home. Take public transport. Think about the environment....
THE Stormont Assembly has shut down for the 2025-6 session. How can you tell? You can’t, because you’ll see no difference between nothing...
WHILE the sham fight at Scarva next Tuesday will re-create the Battle of the Boyne in a light-hearted manner, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that...
A DÁIL Bill on preparing for a united Ireland must have seemed like a win-win for Sinn Féin. The government parties would either be embarrassed into...
DEALING with the appalling bloodshed from our past has always been a uniquely difficult task, and it is an enduring regret that it did not prove...
THE DUP have had a difficult few weeks. The party who would like to position themselves as the voice of morality are now in turmoil over the shocking...
ONCE again this year, the Orangemen of Portadown have endeavoured to whip up community tensions by seeking to revive the Drumcree parade dispute....
CO-LIVING developments – essentially, student housing blocks for grown-ups – were banned in the Republic in 2020 after only a handful had been...
WHILE it may not have seemed the case during some particularly tense periods over the last three decades, the regulation of parades must be considered...
Approximately a quarter of children in the Belfast city council area are living in poverty. The same is true of the council areas of Derry City and...
At what point does unionism face up to the fact that political and electoral nationalism, north and south of the border, is preparing for a border...
IT can hardly have escaped your notice that in the last month, developments on the matter of Irish reunification have accelerated. Last night Sinn...
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