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Depressingly, there are too many features of life under Stormont that have been described as emblematic of its failure to deliver for its citizens. A...
The by-elections which take place in the Dublin Central and Galway West constituencies on this day next week are of considerable significance, and in...
There was a time when the Irish language was dismissed by some as a cultural luxury; a worthy pursuit but hardly essential to modern life....
The Irish boycott of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, which began with last night’s semi-final, was a symbolic gesture which also had a practical...
DEBATE around the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has until now largely focused on its credibility as a...
While many groups have worked strenuously but unsuccessfully for decades towards encouraging the final break-up of the United Kingdom through...
WHEN the chair of the Policing Board, Brendan Mullan, said that the official review into the profoundly shocking case of the murdered showjumper Katie...
Another week at Stormont, another classic game of political ping-pong. You could be forgiven for thinking you’ve seen this all before. This time,...
THE disorder which took place in west Belfast on Monday night, after a gathering which was reportedly in memory of a young man who died in a jet ski...
The end of funding for an academic project researching the origins of our rich variety of place names raises questions which require urgent...
The road which the relatives of the five innocent people shot dead by the British Army on a single dreadful day, in west Belfast 54 years ago, were...
There are regular suggestions that the dark influence of Donald Trump is spreading inexorably across Europe, and is in the process of significantly...
There is something quietly heartening - indeed, encouraging - about the enduring success of community learning, and nowhere is that more evident than...
THE risks involved in the extensive wildfires which have spread relentlessly across the Mourne Mountains and surrounding areas in recent days are...
Another weekend has ended in heartbreak on our roads. Four more lives have been lost in devastating collisions in Co Tyrone and Co Antrim, leaving...
IT is clear that those who forced a delivery driver to transport a device to a police station in Belfast on Saturday night were entirely reckless as...
THE blatant and aggressive use of flags to mark out territory across many of our towns and cities is one of the most depressing illustrations of our...
NEWS that Justice Minister Naomi Long intends to change the law so that PSNI misconduct investigations can continue after officers have resigned or...
THE major damage caused by an arson attack on the former Antrim Arms hotel in Ballycastle not only represents a significant setback for the entire...
WHEN Keir Starmer became British prime minister after his comprehensive general election victory in July 2024, there was every indication that, with...
ULSTER University is one of our most important institutions at every level, and there can only be enormous concern over the revelation that it is...
THE sight of ambulances queued up outside hospital A&E units, unable to hand over patients requiring emergency care, has been a cause of major...
IT is telling that among the most strident criticism faced by Donald Trump in recent days has been from those involved with Christian groups which...
In a place where allegiances are parsed and identities contested, a boy from Holywood has achieved something remarkable beyond his six major...
IT is difficult to know at this stage if threatened fuel protests at the Westlink, Larne and other locations across the north will generate anything...
There is something especially bleak about violence carried out by a crowd. A disagreement between two individuals may be ugly enough. But when a group...
THOSE who lived through the Cold War, including hair-trigger stand-offs such as the Cuban missile crisis, might have hoped that the threat of...
THE north’s growing housing crisis – and it can only be described this way – has been evident for some time, but latest figures underline its...
The attempted bomb attack at Lurgan police station last week was, by any measure, a chilling reminder that the threat from dissident republicans has...
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is an event of enormous cultural and indeed economic significance at every level, which will bring a range of major...
ALMOST 50 years ago, the acclaimed Co Tyrone writer Benedict Kiely, who came from a firmly nationalist background, published one of his most discussed...
Arnold Schwarzenegger swung into town yesterday but his visit carried more than just the usual celebrity sparkle. For many students gathered to hear...
The explosion which killed ten people at a petrol station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, in October 2022, was a tragedy of shocking proportions, which had...
WHILE the debate about flags has a range of complexities, and is surrounded by basic doubts over what is legal and illegal, there are some key...
In an age when so much public life feels hurried, transactional and fleeting, it is worth pausing to consider the quiet, steady example of people like...
There was a time when the views of members of the minority nationalist community in Portadown, in common with many of their counterparts across the...
NEGOTIATING a meeting in front of cameras with Donald Trump must feel like handling nitroglycerin for any politician summoned to his gilded White...
It was appalling in every way that dozens of west Belfast residents, including pensioners and young children, were forced to evacuate their homes for...
IT is profoundly frustrating for ordinary citizens, struggling to cope with overwhelming cost of living pressures, to see the two main Stormont...
Among the rubble of a medical facility in southern Lebanon this weekend lay the bodies of 12 healthcare workers: paramedics and medics who had gone to...
Enormous advances have been made in policing since the launch of the PSNI almost a quarter of a century ago, but all the progress must be carefully...
THE prolonged attempts to obtain a criminal conviction under anti-terrorism legislation against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, also known as Mo Chara, of the...
There is a delicate balance to be struck between the rights of residents who live beside our public amenities and the wider public who fund, own and...
THE fact that the body of 23-year-old Ellie Flanagan was discovered in Co Fermanagh on the eve of International Women’s Day was a development of...
Given the intense publicity last summer surrounding the health risks in assembling and lighting a bonfire on a site containing asbestos in south...
Many criticisms can be made of the Stormont administration, but probably the biggest single indictment to be put forward is its consistent and...
It is a matter of huge concern that pupils using public transport while travelling to and from their schools could face unnecessary dangers, and even...
A WESTMINSTER committee yesterday heard alarming evidence about the potential impact of funding changes to voluntary organisations. Secretary of State...
Donald Trump’s successful US presidential campaign in 2024 was surrounded by regular pledges that he was the candidate of peace, and, in a victory...
There are warnings that come and go in public life. Then there are those that demand to be heeded. The latest findings in the Northern Ireland...
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