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NEWSPAPERS and social media are all full of justified praise and admiration for the astonishing success of the Fleadh and its hands across the divide....
THE Brexit result in June 2016 was a game-changer for Northern Ireland politics; and that’s because neither Sinn Féin nor the DUP expected Leave to...
IT has been well documented that staff who originally come from other countries make an absolutely crucial contribution to health services across...
THERE is no doubting the strength of feeling in some quarters about the manner in which 51 cows were culled in Co Tyrone. A large number of farmers...
FROM a distance you can see them, the carrion birds flocking over Stormont waiting for the cadaver of so-called regional democracy to be hoisted onto...
THIS last week, while two féiles and one Fleadh were taking over our first and second cities, we were reminded that so many people refuse to move on...
For the past unforgettable week, Belfast has danced with a new rhythm. It was there in the music on the streets, in the fiddle and flute, in the beat...
A TRIP to Belfast for a break felt like a bit of a busman’s holiday, but the Fleadh was simply irresistible. I love music of all kinds, from The...
BELFAST, you beaut! Here’s me sitting writing a column in a caravan in the shadow of Samson and Goliath, feeling like I’m in a parallel universe....
A UNITY referendum is clearly some distance away, and it is very hard to predict the mood across Ireland if constitutional change is the eventual...
JACK Charlton was born in 1935 and grew up in the mining town of Ashington in Northumberland. After being turned down by Leeds United at 15, he went...
The Fleadh may be the best thing to happen to Belfast in my lifetime. That is a fairly sweeping statement, but after spending much of this week...
IN May this year, the British Medical Journal reported that 30 US psychiatrists and other doctors specialising in mental health have signed a...
IF Belfast can be kept clean during the Fleadh, with huge crowds in the city centre, why is it filthy the rest of the time? In a social media post,...
The genocide unfolding in Gaza today is often framed in Western capitals as a sudden rupture — a war that began on a specific date, to be solved...
THE world of celebrity is a strange one. We’re exposed to the rich, beautiful, talented and powerful almost constantly thanks to the internet and...
WILL Andy Burnham do for the Catholic Church what he appears to be doing for the Labour Party? Can his understanding of politics challenge both his...
Any suggestion that files containing confidential and highly sensitive information about patients are less than totally secure must always be treated...
IT looks as though the Irish government has successfully passed the first test of its presidency of the Council of the EU. On Tuesday, Minister of...
“It’s more than just numbers. Something else is happening here.” The Good Morning Ulster presenter Sarah Brett made the comment in a discussion...
No family should have to flee their home because they fear the people living around them more than the dangers beyond their front door. Yet that is...
THE wheels could be about to come off at Stormont, Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy warned last week, if reform of the institutions is not delivered. For...
With a new Irish League season almost upon us, a question still hangs over local football with regard to public funding. Derry City and Crusaders have...
PART of a legacy of hosting the all-Ireland Fleadh in Belfast should be debunking the excuses normally used against pedestrianising even small areas...
BELFAST has been a city transformed over recent days, with tens of thousands of people from across Ireland and beyond flocking to Fleadh Cheoil na...
The Greeks had a word for it: ‘adiaphora’ – inessentials, matters of indifference. Martin Luther, who was pretty good at Greek (he translated...
Reading Brian Feeney’s column today, I am reminded of a comment of a former teacher of mine, who telephoned after wading his way through about 10...
For many people, stepping into a taxi requires an act of trust. Whether travelling home late at night, taking children to school or making a hospital...
MY act of teenage rebellion was to turn my back on Irish traditional music. It was my father’s passion. He lived for Irish music and the language....
WHO could fault the Fleadh positivity this week? The atmosphere has been exceptionally family‑orientated, and is a joy to see. From little legs...
The way in which the PSNI has repeatedly set out to maintain surveillance operations against journalists who are attempting to establish the truth...
AS a political enthusiast, I’m captivated by opinion polls. They provide a snapshot of the electorate’s current mindset, but their accuracy can be...
TWO years ago my partner and I got engaged in Rome. It was an entirely romantic affair with a chauffeur, violinist and a wonderful view of the...
The impact of what have become known as culture wars across our society has been increasingly evident for some time, and there is every prospect that...
John Finlay, the man with the too-big grin and the trendy shorts and t-shirt combo, was waving loo roll in my face at the caravan toilet window. I...
Back in May, I interviewed a couple who had owned and run a haberdashery in Belfast city centre for more than 40 years. Located on Callender Street,...
THE divide in French politics and society since the early 19th century, examined here over the past couple of weeks, remains as clear as ever....
BOLD Robert Emmet, the darling of Erin, will have to wait a while longer for his epitaph to be written. You will remember that in his speech from the...
WOMEN are remarkable creatures, though most of us are too knackered to make much of a song and dance about it. That was my main conclusion on reading...
THE latest LucidTalk poll has major implications for unionism, with the DUP falling three points to 15%, one point behind the UUP. Sinn Féin is also...
WALKING through the centre of Belfast on a normal afternoon, I try to imagine what it will be like next week when around 800,000 visitors descend upon...
A century ago, in July 1926, ‘The Soldier’s Song’ became the official national anthem of the Irish Free State. Reflecting a lack of love towards...
ANYONE driving any distance this week will have noticed an increased PSNI presence, as a welcome focus is put on the shocking number of deaths on our...
SOMEWHERE in Northern Ireland this week, a therapist will type a client’s history into ChatGPT and ask it what to do next. A GP will consult Copilot...
The first time I spoke publicly about Irish unity was at an Ireland’s Future event in the Ulster Hall in 2022. I remember our Protestant panel...
ONE hundred people could take over the Ulster Unionist Party. I always marvel at this when I notice Northern Ireland’s far left setting up or...
THE forelock-tugging unionist media here eagerly await the arrival of the new proconsul, full of anticipation about what changes he will make to...
THE immediate takeaway from the latest LucidTalk poll is that the DUP has quite the problem. It is seven points behind Sinn Féin, one point behind...
IT is difficult to imagine a more disturbing breach of trust than the case involving a senior nursing assistant who filmed demeaning videos of...
THERE is no such thing as a “climate crisis” – there, I’ve said it. Remember that phrase. It’s important. Yes, hundreds of thousands are...
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