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It was entirely appropriate that a statue of the legendary guitarist Rory Gallagher was unveiled at the weekend outside the Ulster Hall in Belfast,...
The newspaper industry remains stubbornly resilient, even during a period of huge upheaval when its demise is frequently predicted, with readers...
The voice at the other end of the telephone line was frail and emotional but also coherent and focused. It was the late Dolours Price, and our...
Apollo Bay is a small coastal resort on the marvellous Great Ocean Road in Australia, and is about as far as it gets from Ireland, with Google...
Many theories have been put forward to explain the relatively poor turnout during Irish elections over recent years, with regular suggestions that...
It is always possible to draw different conclusions from separate opinion surveys, allowing for the usual margins of error, so, when questions...
The public relationship between Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly may have been under some pressure in recent days, but it still contrasted...
I know exactly where I was on June 18 1994 because, like many others, I went to a bar to watch a football match on television that night. Ireland...
We do not know when an Irish unity referendum will be called, and we cannot say what the outcome may be, but what should be abundantly clear is...
It is likely that Elon Musk, reputedly the world’s richest person and the deeply contentious owner of the X global corporation, formerly known as...
The last few weeks have not exactly provided firm evidence that our political structures are delivering significant and clearly demonstrable...
It is always a dilemma when you consider ending a relationship with a person you have revered for decades, even when the other party is entirely...
This is a period of significant anniversaries linked to Nelson Mandela, as it is 60 years since he was sentenced to life imprisonment in South...
What should be the single most disturbing aspect of the letter sent to the Stormont education minister Paul Givan last week by a group of mothers...
While uncertainty about the future direction of unionism is nothing new, the pessimistic tone of the messages sent out by Doug Beattie and Edwin...
When I was growing up in rural south Down, the fact that a well-regarded lady in our district was able to celebrate her 100th birthday was a major...
The public apology offered earlier this month to Fr Paddy McCafferty by Bishop Alan McGuckian, of the Diocese of Down and Connor, was among the...
The outpouring of sheer unrestrained joy which followed both Armagh’s All-Ireland triumph and all the outstanding Olympic successes over the last...
Similarities can be drawn between Hilary Benn and Mo Mowlam as both were appointed as our secretary of state by incoming Labour prime ministers who...
While ugly outbreaks of sectarianism are sadly not unknown during our summer months, there was something particularly disturbing about the recent...