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Who do you call if you want to speak to the leader of unionism? It’s complicated

thursday 10

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

26.07.2025 10

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Why do so many public services shut down for the summer?

24.07.2025 10

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Don’t expect votes for 16-year-olds to change the world. It’s the 25-35s who are the rebels

24.07.2025 7

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Who will benefit from lowering the voting age to 16?

19.07.2025 10

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In a divided society we must all tolerate things we do not like – be it the Twelfth or the GAA

18.07.2025 10

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A tricky question on Good Morning Britain for Mary Lou McDonald

17.07.2025 30

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Newton Emerson: Could there be a way of just showing up the bonfire builders?

12.07.2025 20

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Can Stormont grasp the ‘incredible’ savings from benefits?

11.07.2025 10

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A GP strike could be the beginning of the end of free primary care in Northern Ireland

10.07.2025 8

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Lesson from A5 debacle is that planning system is broken

05.07.2025 10

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There is nothing stopping Stormont taking control of benefits

03.07.2025 9

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Republic’s students pay 50% less than those from Britain to study in NI. Should they pay more?

03.07.2025 9

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Newton Emerson: Department for Infrastructure crossing line from farce to fantasy

29.06.2025 20

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Who could have guessed that climate change posturing could have legal consequences?

26.06.2025 10

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Northern Ireland is a world leader in keeping a lid on protests

26.06.2025 10

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If the DUP is worried about illegal immigration, what has it done about it in Ballymena?

22.06.2025 20

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If Sinn Féin wants more money for NI Water, why doesn’t it just find the savings?

20.06.2025 10

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As BBC coverage of the Ballymena riots took a while to crank up, I turned to ‘FreedomDad73′

19.06.2025 10

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England has much to treat us about dealing with racist riots

15.06.2025 10

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The DUP couldn’t have chosen a worse moment to get tough on immigration

12.06.2025 20

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NJust how do Sinn Féin, DUP and UUP propose to save Lough Neagh?

08.06.2025 10

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Newton Emerson: SDLP new Ireland motion shows Brexit is not the nationalist force it once was

05.06.2025 10

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Gerry Adams defamation verdict won’t have a chilling effect on journalism - and here’s why

05.06.2025 10

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Time to intimidate the housing intimidators

01.06.2025 10

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Let’s not be imprisoned by outdated thinking on sentencing

29.05.2025 10

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The contrast between Kneecap charges and flag-festooned Northern Ireland is absurd

29.05.2025 30

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Kneecap charge exposes the legal fudge in terrorism laws

24.05.2025 10

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Mike Nesbitt may turn out better at politics than people think

23.05.2025 10

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EU-UK deal is a gift to unionists. Shame they can’t all see it

22.05.2025 10

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Why can’t the public be recruited to inform on polluters?

15.05.2025 10

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Why not give everyone in Northern Ireland the right to vote in the South’s presidential elections?

15.05.2025 10

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Anyone got any ideas how to spend £30m in Newcastle?

10.05.2025 9

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The DUP and Sinn Féin have given up on devolving taxes

08.05.2025 8

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Northern nationalists identify an unlikely source of hope: Nigel Farage

08.05.2025 9

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Kneecap row shows a bit of crying keeps everyone happy

03.05.2025 7

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Could the next Fianna Fail leader be good news for a united Ireland?

01.05.2025 8

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It would be some irony if the two parts of Ireland taught the UK lessons in devolution

01.05.2025 10

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What exactly is the point of the British-Irish Conference?

27.04.2025 10

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Why not make City of Derry airport a pioneer in electric aircraft?

25.04.2025 8

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Downsizing is fine in theory. In reality, it’s rearranging property deckchairs on the Titanic

24.04.2025 10

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Do unionists not realise they may have won the sea border battle?

20.04.2025 10

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Only judges may be willing to turn down city centre noise

18.04.2025 9

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Latest controversy to engulf Stormont is over the definition of ‘controversial’

17.04.2025 10

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Newton Emerson: Lessons for nationalists and unionists in Grand Central Irish signs row

11.04.2025 8

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Stormont may be scared of water charges, but British ministers should also admit they muddied waters

10.04.2025 10

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UK has to pick a side between the US and the EU - and Northern Ireland is stuck in the middle

10.04.2025 10

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Luckily for the DUP, Sinn Féin does not want a crisis over Irish language signs at Grand Central Station either

05.04.2025 6

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‘Funding for you, funding for me’ approach is a rail way of widening division

03.04.2025 7

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Underinvestment in water is harming the environment and economy, but no politician dares mention a solution

03.04.2025 10

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