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It would be entirely understandable if Irish Nationalists, Republicans and the middle ground took little…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Gerry Kelly, his new book and his part in the IRA – By Brian Rowan
By Brian Rowan
ESCAPING THE ADAMS INTERVIEW ROOM There will be those who will hate Gerry Kelly’s book…
Julian Smith will be on the right side of the line when the book is…
It is a gross understatement to say that unionists are captivated by the current state…
Prior to the recent restoration of Stormont there were many who would have welcomed an…
After a decade-plus of consultation, negotiation, reports, recommendations, agreements and disagreements, 100 days feel like…
Late last Thursday night we felt the bite of the winter cold on that Stormont hill…
‘New Decade, New Approach‘ is the latest claim in relation to Stormont. The Bill which…
Since last week’s agreement, the talk at Stormont has been about money – the financial…
Northern Ireland has politically landed in a strange place, a place which was not easily…
STORMONT: MUCH EASIER TO SHAPE FROM COMPROMISE THAN CHISEL FROM STONE – By Brian Rowan
By Brian Rowan
If Thursday was the theatre of this process – that dramatic Smith and Coveney news…
Whilst the Renewable Heating Initiative report is still awaited, we have a fair idea from…
As results began to trickle in on the 13th of December 2019 one story of…
In the early summer of 2019, one of the first documents to leak from the…
We are in that phase of negotiation now when everyone is reading everything – trying…