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Sucking up to Trump is the new norm in global politics

It is probably sacrilegious to say it, given the British Open and all that, but Mark Twain’s description of golf as “a good walk spoiled” always...

yesterday 10

Tom Collins

When does what is happening in Gaza become too much?

When does it become too much to ignore? When the news is filled with pictures of emaciated and starving babies; gaunt mothers so under-nourished...

yesterday 7

Mary Kelly

Michael D Higgins will bow out with dignity — and leave a charisma vacuum behind

The fourteen-year term of the presidency of Michael D. Higgins will soon conclude. As someone who was initially sceptical about the poet/politician...

previous day 10

Tom Kelly

A voice that must be heard: Alanis shows why the Sign Language Bill can’t wait

“Hello, my name is Alanis Millar and this is my voice. I stand here proudly to say I am a graduate of Ulster University.” So announced a young...

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Anne Hailes

Time for GAA to be given level playing field

In 2019, I co-authored a CCEA publication, Celebrating our Sports, aimed at using sports to frame cross-curricular learning activities in a fun,...

previous day 9

Chris Donnelly

Reflections on a rare - and civil - meeting with the Orange Order

The outspoken criticisms of The Irish News expressed by the memorably named Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland (GOLI) last week might indicate that the...

previous day 10

Noel Doran

Stormont must get to grips now with Lough Neagh pollution crisis - The Irish News view

The Stormont Executive has delivered limited progress in a handful of areas since it returned just under 18 months ago, but unfortunately the list...

previous day 10

The Irish News

The ombudsman’s missing, the lake’s polluted, and no one has a plan

FORMER police ombudsman Nuala O’Loan has expressed concern that the ombudsman’s office is being run by its chief executive, an ex-PSNI and RUC...

26.07.2025 10

Newton Emerson

Struggling Stormont can’t fix poverty — but it can claim 70p for milk

This week’s charity appeal is on behalf of the political parties at Stormont. They are so poor that items they claimed for last year include 70...

26.07.2025 10

Patrick Murphy

Toothbrushes, the taeman and a voice from the past

My dead father visited me in my sleep that night in the farmer’s house in Donegal. I was on the sofa, having broken down in the depths of nowhere,...

26.07.2025 10

Fabien Mcquillan

A trip west show how partition has made us lose something ‘up here’

I found myself sitting in a pub in Mayo last Sunday evening watching the second half of a thrilling All-Ireland hurling final. I suppose I should...

26.07.2025 30

Pat Mcart

Progress in Pride: Why we still have work to do for our LGBTQ+ community

This weekend, Belfast will be buzzing with vibrant, joyful and inclusive celebrations as the city’s Pride festival gets underway. What started as a...

26.07.2025 10

Sophie Clarke

The story of parade disputes is the story of the changing north

The saga of the struggle to curtail and contain disputed Orange marches over the last 40 years is really the story of the rapid demographic changes...

25.07.2025 6