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Like John Finucane, Lord Mandelson was caught relieving himself in public. Those gentlemen have my sympathy...

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John Laverty

Who’d have thought Northern Ireland would become the go-to place for ‘fleg’ etiquette?

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21.11.2025 5

John Laverty

New John Lewis ad reminds me of the one in which a wee Belfast boy becomes a brutal sectarian killer just like his da

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14.11.2025 20

John Laverty

That new John Lewis ad reminds me of the one in which a wee Belfast boy becomes a brutal sectarian killer just like his da

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14.11.2025 5

John Laverty

The PSNI is turning a blind eye to people on illegal e-scooters here... and I think I know why

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07.11.2025 5

John Laverty

What do Dáithí Mac Gabhann, the UDR and Sir Winston Churchill have in common? You might be surprised...

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31.10.2025 6

John Laverty

Little wonder the fur’s flying among NI’s pet owners when vets’ fees have been left to run wild

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24.10.2025 10

John Laverty

The neanderthal I encountered in a Belfast fast-food outlet could teach us all a thing or two about work-life balance

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17.10.2025 30

John Laverty

The Irony Lady... Margaret Thatcher united Northern Ireland — in hatred of her — but it led to a lasting peace

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10.10.2025 10

John Laverty

Like Lyra McKee, Charlie Kirk died unaware of how many ‘best friends’ he had in this world...

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03.10.2025 4

John Laverty

The bad old days of ‘no dogs, no Irish’ are over... but there's a new class of tenants who aren't wanted

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26.09.2025 10

John Laverty

If ex-UUP MP Enoch Powell ‘was right’ about migrants, were others right about his fondness for young boys?

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19.09.2025 10

John Laverty

The bloated, unaccountable NI Civil Service is further proof that a ‘magic money tree’ is in full bloom here

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12.09.2025 10

John Laverty

Blokes strutting across the world stage makes having two women in charge here look so ‘last decade’

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05.09.2025 3

John Laverty

Nolan Show caller’s extreme views were grossly offensive... but even the thickest bigots still have a right to be heard

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29.08.2025 10

John Laverty

This ‘ghost bike’ was supposed to haunt MLAs on their way to Stormont... but they’d be hard-pressed to spot it now

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22.08.2025 30

John Laverty

Contempt for the IDF doesn’t make you anti-Semitic when they’re more murderous than NI’s sectarian terrorists ever were

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15.08.2025 9

John Laverty

Forget Arlene Foster and Barack Obama... it’s an NI groom who delivered the greatest-ever ‘mic drop’ moment

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08.08.2025 10

John Laverty

Forget Arlene Foster and Barack Obama... it’s a Ballymena man who delivered the greatest-ever ‘mic drop’ moment

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08.08.2025 10

John Laverty

If you’re an NI Catholic and suffering from gluten (or religious) intolerance, maybe it’s time to become a Protestant

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01.08.2025 9

John Laverty

If David Healy believes managing Linfield is a tough job now, he should try talking to some of his predecessors

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25.07.2025 20

John Laverty

Hillary Clinton should relinquish her role at Queen’s, challenge Kneecap on stage over Gaza... and see how far that gets her

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18.07.2025 5

John Laverty

After purge on Palestine Action, let’s see how meticulously the Terrorism Act is enacted on the streets of NI

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11.07.2025 10

John Laverty

After purge on Palestine Action, let’s see how meticulously Terrorism Act enacted on streets of NI

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11.07.2025 10

John Laverty

It’ll be sweet music for the GAA if they end up investing a paltry £15m in ‘NI’s premier outdoor concert arena’

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04.07.2025 4

John Laverty

Why hometown hero Liam Neeson's silence is understandable, no matter how tempting it is to criticise rioters

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27.06.2025 8

John Laverty

Joey Dunlop was King of the Roads... but his sad, final journey home was blocked by protesters. Welcome to Northern Ireland...

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20.06.2025 6

John Laverty

Karen Reilly was shot dead by a soldier later acquitted of her murder... thanks to a young barrister called Keir Starmer

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13.06.2025 50

John Laverty

A unified Ireland is indefensible... unless we rely on the Forces of the Crown already protecting the entire island. Ah, the irony...

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06.06.2025 20

John Laverty

NI universities are facing financial peril and technological armageddon... well, at least that’s what my chatbot is telling me

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30.05.2025 10

John Laverty

When it comes to legal abortion services, NI is regarded as the UK benchmark. Seriously? Heaven help us...

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23.05.2025 20

John Laverty

There’s no way I’d allow my child to get into a car being driven by a 17-year-old… I remember being one of those idiots

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16.05.2025 30

John Laverty

From proud Billy Boy to devout Catholic... so, is Northern Ireland ready to accept JD Vance as one of its own?

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09.05.2025 10

John Laverty

When it comes to dental care, NI’s most disadvantaged people have been left to rot and decay

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02.05.2025 3

John Laverty

Nervous unionists needn’t worry; the ‘Catholic surge’ won’t bring us any closer to a united Ireland

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25.04.2025 20

John Laverty

The way things are going, it won’t be long before not watching Adolescence is a criminal offence

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18.04.2025 6

John Laverty

Arlene Foster seems aggrieved at a road being, in her words, ‘sectarianised’... what country has she been living in?

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11.04.2025 20

John Laverty

NI kids are having less underage sex... so why are their parents more concerned than ever?

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03.04.2025 5

John Laverty

Northern Ireland’s Motability fraudsters are taking our taxpayers for a ride

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28.03.2025 10

John Laverty

An NI ‘fleg’ for all? Nah, because what value is there in something no one would want to burn?

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21.03.2025 10

John Laverty

Our dirty little secret… how NI became the porn capital of the UK

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14.03.2025 30

John Laverty

Stormont replacing consultants, spads (and that Programme for Government) with AI robots would clean up the mess

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07.03.2025 7

John Laverty

The one thing NI people won’t be giving up for Lent... social media

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28.02.2025 4

John Laverty

Welcome to Northern Ireland... where the sex is free but people are still unhappy

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20.02.2025 30

John Laverty

Northern Ireland had the best of both worlds... until that big orange man turned up

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14.02.2025 40

John Laverty

Coffee shop owners have finally lost patience with ‘table hoggers’ like me

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07.02.2025 8

John Laverty

What goes around doesn’t always come around... even in the Ballymena bible belt

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31.01.2025 20

John Laverty

Still dreaming of Celtic and Rangers in the Premier League? Dream on...

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24.01.2025 20

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‘Terraced house tax’ is unplugging NI from electric car revolution

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17.01.2025 10

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If you’re silly enough to get wound up by Jamie Bryson’s comical observations on social media, then the joke is on you

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