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Nearly 5,000 or almost a quarter of Northern Ireland’s non-domestic buildings are empty, according to the latest figures from the Department of...
I have seen every hour on the clock for the last few nights. I go to bed around 9 and no matter what I do, come 2am, I am wide awake and ready for...
THE party conference season is over, now that both the SNP and Plaid Cymru have held theirs. While the emphasis in England is on the council and...
During the negotiations that led to the tripartite agreement on December 3 1925 that resulted in the border remaining as it was – and still is –...
There will be enormous relief that the ceasefire deal so urgently required in Gaza has finally been completed, and appears to be holding, but there...
A retread party leader is never going to inspire much confidence, particularly if they are in office because there’s nobody else available and...
Despite steady progress in recent years, the story of breastfeeding in Northern Ireland remains one of inequality, silence and systemic neglect....
When I was growing up I remember wanting nothing more than to be American. America was something associated with movies, glamour, excitement. It’s...
February 11 1975 looked like a good day for Ulster unionism. Harry West, leader of the UUP (at that point still the dominant political/electoral...
The debacle surrounding Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the presidential race was a personal tragedy for him and a near-calamity for Fianna Fáil....
Sharply contrasting views of the appalling and prolonged violence during the Troubles, which resulted in over 3,500 deaths, and tens of thousands...
Current UK statistics suggest that one in two people will develop cancer during their lifetime. There are very few families in the north whose...
Last week at the SDLP 2025 conference, I set out our party’s approach to progressing the journey towards a new Ireland. It is a realistic but...
Those who believe that a border referendum is increasingly coming into view, and may happen within a five to 10-year period, can only have been...
Should you condemn the threat of violence if you believe no threat was made? That was the question facing unionist parties at Belfast City Council....
The Irish presidential election has turned out to be more Irish than presidential. In a system where politicians decide who can stand for election,...
Like spotting an Amur tiger in the snows of Siberia, I saw Genghis again the other day. I drove past him standing outside a pub, cigarette...
When I switched on my radio this week and heard the presenter say “Stay tuned for a chance to receive the phone call everyone wants to get”, I...