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A stable, functioning democracy requires a firm foundation – fundamental rules and understandings between government and the people it serves which are consistently applied. One…
With the Stormont talks facing into a critical make or break phase over the next four weeks the Belfast Gaeltacht Development Agency, Forbairt Feirste,…
It has been ‘defenestration’ week for me at the hands of many SDLP members up and down the country. I am being singled out for…
Expect no pleasantries from the city of brotherly love as the Philadelphia Eagles meet the rebellious ‘Beantown’ spirit of the New England Patriots. The…
There is little sign of political life – at best, the weakest of pulses. The NEW Talks are an extension of the OLD Talks;…
Billy Nelis was an ordinary man. He was a child of the orange state; born in 1932. He and his generation and their parents…
Two significant legal events took place yesterday in respect of dealing with the legacy of our troubled past. In Birmingham High Court, the families…
I’m sure it was not the way Sinn Féin imagined the start to a new year. Looking forward to a special Árd Fhéis in early…
How do you make new talks here live up to that description? Convince people that this time this will be different – something better…
The high sales and mass appeal of his product show that limited choice did not inhibit the success of Henry Ford’s mass-produced Model T.…
It would be tempting to try and forget the ugliness that surfaced after Barry McElduff took it upon himself to post on social media…
To unlock the doors of Stormont, the key is reform of the ‘petition of concern.’ The petition of concern – the veto mechanism at the…
Who would believe in any new power-sharing government here – believe that under its surface it would be any different in terms of the real meaning…
Barry McElduff’s actions were wrong, hurtful, and damaging – not only to victims of the conflict but to already strained relationships between political opponents. There…
That ‘but’ in that opening thought above – from a republican on Monday – was the indicator turning the Barry McElduff Kingsmill video row…