News & Current Affairs THE STORMONT SUMS ARE NOT ADDING UP - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 13, 2020 Since last week’s agreement, the talk at Stormont has been about money - the financial…
News & Current Affairs WHY SINN FÉIN IS ARLENE FOSTER’S FIREPROOF AGAINST ANY RHI FLAMES - By Eamonn Mallie By Eamonn MallieJanuary 13, 2020 Northern Ireland has politically landed in a strange place, a place which was not easily…
News & Current Affairs STORMONT: MUCH EASIER TO SHAPE FROM COMPROMISE THAN CHISEL FROM STONE - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 12, 2020 If Thursday was the theatre of this process - that dramatic Smith and Coveney news…
News & Current Affairs STORMONT TALKS: AFTER THREE YEARS - NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 10, 2020 In the cold on Stormont’s hill on Thursday night we began to witness a thaw; some melting…
News & Current Affairs How the Irish language was ‘RHI’ed - By Daniel Holder By Daniel HolderJanuary 9, 2020 Whilst the Renewable Heating Initiative report is still awaited, we have a fair idea from…
News & Current Affairs Turning the tide: How a sea-change could save the SDLP - By Feargal Ó Murchú By Feargal Ó MurchúJanuary 9, 2020 As results began to trickle in on the 13th of December 2019 one story of…
News & Current Affairs STORMONT TALKS: A REFEREE WITHOUT A WHISTLE - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 8, 2020 In the early summer of 2019, one of the first documents to leak from the…
News & Current Affairs STORMONT TALKS: IN A TWILIGHT ZONE - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 7, 2020 We are in that phase of negotiation now when everyone is reading everything - trying…
News & Current Affairs A hollow Act will undermine any future Executive - by Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin By Ciarán Mac Giolla BhéinJanuary 7, 2020 Much of the debate around an Irish Language Act over the Christmas period echoed the…
News & Current Affairs End to Cultural Conflict means Irish Language and Parity of Esteem for All - By Eamonn Mallie By Eamonn MallieJanuary 5, 2020 The recent general election has exposed two constants: the Alliance Party vote is not a…
News & Current Affairs “Third time lucky…” - By Padaí Ó Tiarnaigh By Padaí Ó TiarnaighJanuary 4, 2020 We are now more than three years on since the collapse of Stormont marked by…
News & Current Affairs STORMONT TALKS: a Tug-of-Words-and-Ways - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 4, 2020 You can allow parties too much time in a negotiation; too much space. That was…
News & Current Affairs “IF IT WALKS LIKE A DUCK” - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanJanuary 3, 2020 Step away from the set-piece, arranged party news conferences in the Great Hall of Parliament…
News & Current Affairs Forget about ‘high wire’ political acts - By David McNarry By David McNarryDecember 31, 2019 To those who do not share in my Britishness allow me some space and respect…
News & Current Affairs AGREEMENT or ELECTION - TAKE YOUR PICK - By Brian Rowan By Brian RowanDecember 30, 2019 With Stormont talks set to resume on Thursday, the heading above spells out the choice…