Numbers vary as to the quantity of unionists who voted to remain in the EU in 2016 but it is acknowledged that they constitute a sizeable…
Author Terry Wright
Given the range of preferences within the electorate and the House of Commons, the numerical weakness of the government and the priorities in Brussels,…
My knowledge of nationalist involvement in World War One was never as extensive as that of soldiers mainly from the unionist community who served in…
“I have lived in Leeds which is a great place for 30 years and worked all over England “he said in his rich Tipperary accent “but…
If, as a friend witnessed, the guide informed tourists overlooking, from their vantage point on Derry’s Walls, what is now referred to as the Bogside:…
No matter how comfortable the pace and how uplifting the music, it’s a long walk on a warm day for Apprentice Boys on their Annual Parade commemorating the ‘shutting of the…
In the 1960s, the then Unionist Prime Minister Captain Terence O’Neill, in an attempt to show respect and to reach out to the Roman Catholic…
The speaker at the All Ireland Civic Dialogue light-heartedly drew attention to the portrait of King William III, which, with other similar portraits, adorns…
“ My grandfather was a unionist. My father was a unionist. I was born a unionist and I will die a unionist” “ I could…
A negative feature of political unionism since the establishment of Northern Ireland has been the way in which it has locked itself into narrow cultural…
“Lord, you have warned us that a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand: hear us as we pray for the healing of divisions in the life…
The Palace cinema, one of several in Derry at the time,was in Shipquay Street. With its brass-railed kiosk and braided usherettes it has long ceased to…
If you are in Belfast, call in and say ‘hello’ was the message I received from his Secretary. When I called in, the ex-leader of the…
The arrival of the visiting party leader was much anticipated. The talks leading up to it had not been without their problems. Political parties possess a…
Given the circumstances arising from the European referendum, the announcement by Nicola Sturgeon MSP, leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland that it is…