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Daft ideas and Dublin deals from the toffs against terrorism

The annual British-Irish Association bash alternates between Oxford and Cambridge. It’s been happening now for over 50 years. During the Troubles...

yesterday 9

Brian Feeney

It’s Groundhog Day meets Carry On, Psycho at Stormont

A paragraph in Charles King’s review of the new biography of William F Buckley (Buckley: The Life And The Revolution That Changed America)...

yesterday 9

Alex Kane

Could better housing design help end intimidation at interfaces?

Mixed social housing has come to be seen as the ideal use for derelict land along interfaces. This is a noble vision and is usually the preference...

previous day 10

Newton Emerson

Stormont has just three months to show it can deliver

This week our MLAs returned to the blue benches at Stormont. The summer recess is over and, theoretically, it is back to business. Last year, when...

wednesday 10

David Mccann

The people of Derry still haunted by the actions of the British army deserve respect

You can’t force people to like and respect something they vehemently oppose, regardless of how many times you go on the radio or appear in...

wednesday 10

Leona Oneill

Why won’t unionists confront the truth about racism and sectarianism in their communities?

The Stormont press conference the first and deputy first ministers held last Thursday was a non-event. That very fact is a dispiriting indicator...

wednesday 10

Brian Feeney

Mark Thompson: Real accountability on legacy requires deeds, not words

After commissioning the Consultative Group on the Past (Eames/Bradley), the last Labour government refused to implement independent legacy...

09.09.2025 20

Mark Thompson

We’ve heard the promises, now it’s time for politicians to deliver- The Irish News view

The assembly was back yesterday, albeit not exactly by popular demand, following a long summer recess which is increasingly difficult to justify...

09.09.2025 4

The Irish News

Those who use our national flag to intimidate others know nothing about being Irish

Those who have followed my career would know that I have long advocated for better relations between north and south. The ignorance of Dublin about...

09.09.2025 10

Aoife Moore

Rayner is now an ex-minister and Labour must avoid similar fate

“This parrot is no more. He has ceased to be. Expired. If you hadn’t nailed him to his perch, he’d be pushing up the daisies. He’s shuffled...

08.09.2025 10

Tom Kelly

From salad for tea to perfume in the eye: the little things that annoy us

Sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I just sit like now on my favourite rock in the hills above the Atlantic. The sun is shining and the air is...

08.09.2025 6

Anne Hailes

In times that test us, leadership is required

Last week, a new initiative was launched creating a digital archive providing ready access to the works of the late, great and sorely missed Éamon...

08.09.2025 5

Chris Donnelly

Matthew O’Toole: Stormont must do better – our future depends on it

What’s the point of Stormont? It’s a question I often ask myself while I’m there – and one more and more of you are asking. The failure to deliver...

08.09.2025 2

Matthew Otoole Mla

Gavin gambit makes for intriguing Irish presidential election

The search for the next President of Ireland has changed swiftly from a low-key contest, attracting limited interest, into one of the most...

08.09.2025 3

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Daft ideas and Dublin deals from the toffs against terrorism

Brian Feeney

It’s Groundhog Day meets Carry On, Psycho at Stormont

Alex Kane

Could better housing design help end intimidation at interfaces?

Newton Emerson

Stormont has just three months to show it can deliver

David Mccann

The people of Derry still haunted by the actions of the British army deserve respect

Leona Oneill

Why won’t unionists confront the truth about racism and sectarianism in their communities?

Brian Feeney

Mark Thompson: Real accountability on legacy requires deeds, not words

Mark Thompson

We’ve heard the promises, now it’s time for politicians to deliver- The Irish News view

The Irish News

Those who use our national flag to intimidate others know nothing about being Irish

Aoife Moore

Rayner is now an ex-minister and Labour must avoid similar fate

Tom Kelly

From salad for tea to perfume in the eye: the little things that annoy us

Anne Hailes

In times that test us, leadership is required

Chris Donnelly

Matthew O’Toole: Stormont must do better – our future depends on it

Matthew Otoole Mla

Gavin gambit makes for intriguing Irish presidential election

Noel Doran