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Dismayed by Gerry Adams’ libel victory in a Dublin court, BBC now considering geoblocking Republic

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02.06.2025 6

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01.06.2025 20

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As Adams’ trial began, Denis Donaldson’s daughter sent us a statement we can only now print, revealing an intriguing rift

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01.06.2025 10

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Gerry Adams is a man of towering ambition who’d no moral qualms about securing his goal through murder

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31.05.2025 60

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Kneecap are not above the law – even if they are from Belfast

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27.05.2025 40

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25.05.2025 3

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Revealed: Winston Irvine’s host of top-level referees, some of whom wanted to hide their identity from the public

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24.05.2025 6

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UK-EU deal drastically softens Irish Sea border but also reduces NI’s supposed ‘best of both worlds’

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20.05.2025 20

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18.05.2025 8

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Forget Brits out – Sinn Féin’s hapless ministers can’t even get cars out of a tiny Belfast street

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12.05.2025 20

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Forget Brits out - Sinn Féin's hapless ministers can't even get cars out of a tiny street

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12.05.2025 3

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Stormont is listing buildings but won't give money to repair them, so they're collapsing at accelerating rate

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11.05.2025 10

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NI’s irreplaceable built heritage is crumbling at an alarming rate, with a broken system hurting both owners and buildings

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11.05.2025 5

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Why stars are aligning for a new flag of Northern Ireland

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05.05.2025 30

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Unionism is making a familiar mistake over Nigel Farage... UK might not survive another divisive PM

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04.05.2025 3

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Irish nationalists should be cheering Nigel Farage’s rise – he’s their most likely route to a border poll

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04.05.2025 3

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Tribal unease and practical ineptitude is a lethal mix for Sinn Féin

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28.04.2025 3

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After years of sometimes tasteless loathing, DUP’s dignified response to the Pope’s death is significant

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22.04.2025 10

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Hardliners won’t decide Northern Ireland’s future, the open-minded will

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21.04.2025 10

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The man without whom Good Friday Agreement could not have survived was on the very verge of falling, file shows - then within days the world changed

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20.04.2025 3

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David Trimble, man without whom Good Friday Agreement could not have survived, was on the very verge of falling before horrific events of 9/11 saved him

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20.04.2025 3

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I thought Donald Trump’s tariffs would help NI’s economy, but I was wrong

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14.04.2025 20

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In Trump’s unhinged trade war, Northern Ireland is stranded in no man’s land

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14.04.2025 3

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13.04.2025 4

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13.04.2025 5

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Fiddling while Rome burns – NI is beset with problems, but it’s the Irish language vexing politicians

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07.04.2025 10

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In an era of Trump meddling, the past shows how leaders can alter history for the better

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31.03.2025 5

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23.03.2025 5

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SF demands storm compensation in RoI while opposing it in NI... this nonsensical stance encapsulates a deep problem

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16.03.2025 10

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The secret papers which reveal radical thinking about a united Ireland

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10.03.2025 30

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09.03.2025 20

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If the DUP is serious about winning Catholic support, its approach to the Pope needs to change drastically

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03.03.2025 9

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The plight of the Pope is an acid test of DUP diplomacy

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03.03.2025 3

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02.03.2025 20

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Donald Trump is right about one thing – Ireland desperately needs to invest in its Defence Forces

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24.02.2025 4

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Belfast is a great city, but swathes of it are crumbling, the dereliction is getting worse – and the authorities seem powerless

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23.02.2025 5

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09.02.2025 10

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Sir Declan Morgan: The man who could radically reshape our understanding of Troubles — but who’ll quit if he’s obstructed

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02.02.2025 10

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DUP suffers brake failure… but it’s Stormont that could hit the wall

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27.01.2025 5

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Nationalists should have taken Winston Churchill’s advice on Irish unity

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20.01.2025 10

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19.01.2025 6

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Unionists will never accept the Tricolour as their flag in a united Ireland

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13.01.2025 10

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Stormont Civil Service pays out more than £11m to settle employee claims — but that's nowhere near the true figure

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12.01.2025 10

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Murphy’s baffling decision to leave Stormont and head south could backfire badly for Sinn Fein

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06.01.2025 10

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Murphy’s southern move a big gamble

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06.01.2025 4

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Why 2025 is the time for Irish Government to act on legacy – and Micheál Martin has a unique opportunity to do so

30.12.2024 9

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Why 2025 is the time for Irish Government to act on legacy

30.12.2024 5

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The sacking of a Free Presbyterian minister has unsettled a church which is changing faster than some of its clerics would like

29.12.2024 10

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