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Chris Donnelly: The Irish government has a moral and political imperative to plan for the inevitable border poll

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26.09.2023 10

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The Irish government has a moral and political imperative to plan for the inevitable border poll

In March 2023, the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, declared publicly that he would fight "very hard every day" to protect the "precious" Union.

25.09.2023 10

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Latest policing chaos shows why many nationalists remain wary of PSNI

Policing is in a sorry state today.

10.09.2023 7

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Chris Donnelly: Latest policing chaos shows why many nationalists remain wary of PSNI

Policing is in a sorry state today.

10.09.2023 7

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Contradictions in how loyalist band culture is accommodated but Féile an Phobail is vilified

"How can Tourism NI go anywhere near something which celebrates [and] rejoices in an organisation which brutalised so many people?" The...

27.08.2023 10

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Chris Donnelly: Contradictions in how loyalist band culture is accommodated but Féile an Phobail is vilified

"How can Tourism NI go anywhere near something which celebrates [and] rejoices in an organisation which brutalised so many people?" The...

27.08.2023 10

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Chris Donnelly: Helping others is about 'lifting the scales from our eyes, seeing what's important'

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15.08.2023 5

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Helping others is about 'lifting the scales from our eyes, seeing what's important'

13.08.2023 10

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What do we want Ireland to look like in 2053?

Thirty years is a long time, even if it can seem to pass by in the proverbial blink of an eye.

30.07.2023 6

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Chris Donnelly: What do we want Ireland to look like in 2053?

Thirty years is a long time, even if it can seem to pass by in the proverbial blink of an eye.

30.07.2023 6

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Chris Donnelly: The Orange Order can learn from Féile an Phobail

Even in the land of the dreary steeples, time does not stand still.

18.07.2023 8

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The Orange Order can learn from Féile an Phobail

Even in the land of the dreary steeples, time does not stand still.

16.07.2023 10

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Amidst devastating cuts and growing pressures, teachers carry on

It is a long-standing tradition in primary schools to afford the departing Primary 7 children the final gift of an extra few days off for their summer...

02.07.2023 5

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Chris Donnelly: Selective outrage and the complexities of remembrance

Barely a skip in the beat of history before the onset of World War I, the British empire and military was responsible for the deaths of some 50,000...

22.06.2023 9

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Selective outrage and the complexities of remembrance

Barely a skip in the beat of history before the onset of World War I, the British empire and military was responsible for the deaths of some 50,000...

18.06.2023 9

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Chris Donnelly: Unionists' entitlement mindset needs dismantled

We need to talk about unionist entitlement.

07.06.2023 5

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Unionists' entitlement mindset needs dismantled

We need to talk about unionist entitlement.

04.06.2023 5

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Chris Donnelly: Case for border poll now overwhelming

The funeral occurred last week of Damien Gibney, the first Sinn Féin councillor elected to Lisburn council.

22.05.2023 6

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Case for border poll now overwhelming

The funeral occurred last week of Damien Gibney, the first Sinn Féin councillor elected to Lisburn council.

22.05.2023 7

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Expect contrasting fortunes for Sinn Féin and the DUP in council elections

Sinn Féin has for long been unrivalled in its ability to return multiple councillors within single constituencies

07.05.2023 20

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Chris Donnelly: Expect contrasting fortunes for Sinn Féin and the DUP in council elections

Sinn Féin has for long been unrivalled in its ability to return multiple councillors within single constituencies

07.05.2023 20

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After the Good Friday Agreement's first 25 years, the seeds of future change are all around us

There should be zero tolerance for those who seek to silence the entirely legitimate campaign for a border poll and constitutional change on the...

23.04.2023 10

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Chris Donnelly: After the Good Friday Agreement's first 25 years, the seeds of future change are all around us

There should be zero tolerance for those who seek to silence the entirely legitimate campaign for a border poll and constitutional change on the...

23.04.2023 10

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Chris Donnelly: The Good Friday Agreement's equality agenda has brought progress but remains unfinished business

As we face into the next quarter century, there is every reason to expect political unionism to continue choosing obduracy and obstruction for, having...

09.04.2023 6

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The Good Friday Agreement's equality agenda has brought progress but remains unfinished business

As we face into the next quarter century, there is every reason to expect political unionism to continue choosing obduracy and obstruction for, having...

09.04.2023 6

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Chris Donnelly: What do cuts in education look like?

Chris Donnelly: What do cuts in education look like? 

04.04.2023 4

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What do cuts in education look like?

Chris Donnelly: What do cuts in education look like? 

03.04.2023 4

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Chris Donnelly: A century on, the cheers from Ireland's sporting past echo through history

We are at the tail end of the decade of centenaries, first launched back in 2012 with 2023 being deemed the final year of the programme

30.03.2023 20

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A century on, the cheers from Ireland's sporting past echo through history

We are at the tail end of the decade of centenaries, first launched back in 2012 with 2023 being deemed the final year of the programme

27.03.2023 20

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More 'transition' talks with loyalist paramilitaries would be a mistake

DURING a recent television appearance the Loyalist Communities Council chairman, David Campbell, claimed when discussing the potential for loyalist...

13.03.2023 10

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25 years after the Good Friday Agreement and David Trimble's leadership, political courage and unionism remain fleeting acquaintances

In an editorial column last Tuesday, this paper called for "cool heads and political courage" at this time as we approach yet another...

27.02.2023 10

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Stormont is broken because unionists have decided they prefer the past

THOSE proclaiming that Stormont is broken and needs fixed are guilty of failing to properly identify the root of the problem continuing to hinder...

13.02.2023 20

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Michael D Higgins is wrong about wanting to scrap homework - it's crucial to closing the underachievement gap

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins made the news last week following his calls for homework to become a thing of the past.

30.01.2023 10

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Not so clever from British government

THE British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, chose his words deliberately when speaking with that typically British air of superiority last week...

16.01.2023 4

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Hearing those who have walked life's path before us

I did not have the pleasure of knowing Mary Connolly personally.

02.01.2023 40

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