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Brian Feeney

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To run or not to run for Irish president, that is the question for Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin

yesterday 10

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

25.07.2025 6

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Brian Feeney: Stormont’s photo-shoot sisters seem content to just keep on keeping on

23.07.2025 20

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When will the Legacy Act be repealed?

18.07.2025 30

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Twalf attention-seekers are a lost tribe enslaved by false notions of British identity

17.07.2025 10

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Britain is still legalising lawlessness in north 50 years on

11.07.2025 10

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North will never get investment from broke Britain

09.07.2025 10

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No, Alex, the GFA ensures a referendum will take place

05.07.2025 30

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North’s politics just marking time until reality dawns

02.07.2025 6

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Britain’s ban on Palestine Action is latest attempt to shut down dissent

27.06.2025 10

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Without a mechanism for a united Ireland, the IRA would not have signed up to the Good Friday Agreement

26.06.2025 10

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The UVF and UDA have no intention of going away and it’s time to end this farce

21.06.2025 30

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Rabble-rousing Robinson should get his own house in order first

19.06.2025 10

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Can the Dáil opposition work together to take on the taoiseach?

13.06.2025 20

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The incompetence, ineptitude and political cowardice at Stormont means no matter what money they get, they refuse to act

12.06.2025 20

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Why do unionists refuse to make the north attractive to nationalists?

06.06.2025 20

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Omens for a representative police force are not good

05.06.2025 10

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Libel victory over BBC is latest vindication for Gerry Adams

01.06.2025 20

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The Israeli government is right to be worried by Frances Black’s Occupied Territories Bill

30.05.2025 10

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The ‘Council of Nations’ is a nothingburger and Sinn Féin should stay away

28.05.2025 10

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Unionists should listen to Ben Collins and ask themselves – are my best interests really served in the UK?

23.05.2025 20

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Will the DUP finally admit it was wrong about Brexit?

22.05.2025 10

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Is ending Irish neutrality really worth the cost?

17.05.2025 20

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Why should public money be given to enable loyalist bands to insult Catholics?

14.05.2025 10

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Why shouldn’t Sinn Féin act as if they own the north?

09.05.2025 10

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Keep the civil service away from decisions on Derry

07.05.2025 8

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Dublin is just making excuses for inaction on Irish unity

02.05.2025 9

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Emma Little-Pengelly should have gone to the pope’s funeral

01.05.2025 10

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Can Mary Lou fix her ‘m’ and get back on track for government?

26.04.2025 10

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The unionist veto is gone but the DUP won’t admit it

22.04.2025 9

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DUP have set their face against any prospect of prosperity for north

19.04.2025 10

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Micheál Martin is determined to delay the big question on Irish unity

17.04.2025 30

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Cara Hunter was right: Unionists have always displayed a coloniser mindset

09.04.2025 60

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Brian Feeney on Friday: Tariffs are just the start for Trump as he seeks to turn back clock in America

04.04.2025 9

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Brian Feeney: Trump’s Nazi-like purge of academics should be an opportunity for Queen’s and Ulster University

02.04.2025 10

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The DUP’s officer board are the biggest block on progress at Stormont

29.03.2025 20

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Starmer’s imperial delusions will cost us dearly in living standards

26.03.2025 30

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From Spain to Co Down, governments will never ‘draw a line under the past’

21.03.2025 20

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Instead of cutting benefits, Labour needs to confront the elephant in the room

19.03.2025 20

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Refusing to meet Trump is the political equivalent of burning your boats

14.03.2025 10

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The British and Irish governments are back making gravy together

12.03.2025 10

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Brian Feeney: Why do unionists never learn the lessons of the past?

08.03.2025 8

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Sorry Naomi, but there’s no point complaining – you just can’t have ‘normal’ politics here

06.03.2025 10

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Naomi Long was rightly outraged at prospect of talks with paramilitary gangsters

01.03.2025 9

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Why is Gordon Lyons ignoring the GAA, Ireland’s largest sporting organisation?

27.02.2025 20

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What is the point of the NIO? Let’s just get rid of it

22.02.2025 30

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The US and EU are about to enter a trade war – time for Ireland to decide which side it’s on

20.02.2025 10

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The fightback for the Legacy Act

15.02.2025 10

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Why will Micheál Martin and Simon Harris not nominate northerners to the Seanad?

13.02.2025 10

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We’re in the end game for Irish unity – it’s just that Dublin won’t play its part

08.02.2025 20

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