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THIS island has such a long tradition of marking anniversaries that the late politician and intellectual Conor Cruise O'Brien once warned:...
THIS island has such a long tradition of marking anniversaries that the late politician and intellectual Conor Cruise O'Brien once warned:...
JUST short of two months ago I wrote in this newspaper about the controversy over payments to morning radio host Ryan Tubridy, who had recently...
JUST short of two months ago I wrote in this newspaper about the controversy over payments to morning radio host Ryan Tubridy, who had recently...
WE have a lot of experience of political prisoners on this beloved but troubled island, some of whom have played a critical part in its history.
WE have a lot of experience of political prisoners on this beloved but troubled island, some of whom have played a critical part in its history.
WALKING along a street in Dublin last week, a frazzled, weather-beaten poster caught my eye.
WALKING along a street in Dublin last week, a frazzled, weather-beaten poster caught my eye.
THE immensely sad and untimely passing of Sinéad O'Connor has generated a wave of distress and grieving such as we haven't seen since...
THE immensely sad and untimely passing of Sinéad O'Connor has generated a wave of distress and grieving such as we haven't seen since...
WE were very lucky on this island that such a wide array of individuals and organisations committed themselves to bringing an end to the northern...
WE were very lucky on this island that such a wide array of individuals and organisations committed themselves to bringing an end to the northern...
THE ongoing shift in the media landscape from print to online has affected a publication which made an important contribution to the peace process and...
THE ongoing shift in the media landscape from print to online has affected a publication which made an important contribution to the peace process and...
THE fact that today is the occasion for one of the main communities in the north to celebrate King William's victory in the Battle of the Boyne...
THE fact that today is the occasion for one of the main communities in the north to celebrate King William's victory in the Battle of the Boyne...
THE only source of consolation after the recent sad passing of the legendary Christy Dignam, famed as lead singer of the Irish rock band Aslan, was...
THE only source of consolation after the recent sad passing of the legendary Christy Dignam, famed as lead singer of the Irish rock band Aslan, was...
THE longest day of the year, June 21, also happens to be the anniversary of an historic battle that was fought just a short distance from where I was...
THE longest day of the year, June 21, also happens to be the anniversary of an historic battle that was fought just a short distance from where I was...
ALTHOUGH the general election in the Republic of Ireland can be deferred until March 2025, the most likely date at the moment appears to be some time...
ALTHOUGH the general election in the Republic of Ireland can be deferred until March 2025, the most likely date at the moment appears to be some time...
ALTHOUGH he describes himself as "a small cog in a big machine", Daltún Ó Ceallaigh played an active part in the final stage...
ALTHOUGH he describes himself as "a small cog in a big machine", Daltún Ó Ceallaigh played an active part in the final stage...
ALTHOUGH both of us wrote in the same newspaper for many years, I don't recall actually meeting Michael Viney who passed away last week.
ALTHOUGH both of us wrote in the same newspaper for many years, I don't recall actually meeting Michael Viney who passed away last week.
THERE are few certainties in politics but it seems safe to say that the remarkable success of Sinn Féin in the northern local elections, coming...
THERE are few certainties in politics but it seems safe to say that the remarkable success of Sinn Féin in the northern local elections, coming...
When there is a dramatic development in politics, such as a major rise or fall in support for different parties at the ballot box, you can usually...
When there is a dramatic development in politics, such as a major rise or fall in support for different parties at the ballot box, you can usually...
THE respected commentator Fintan O'Toole is always worth reading and, in a column published in The Irish Times earlier this month, he raised...
THE respected commentator Fintan O'Toole is always worth reading and, in a column published in The Irish Times earlier this month, he raised...
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Although I reported every day on the final negotiations that resulted in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in April 1998, and even wrote a book of...
Like many Irish people, I have relatives in the United States of America.
Like many Irish people, I have relatives in the United States of America.
Washington will never be adoring fans of unionist politicians and their ideology and neither will the Dublin establishment but when London starts...
Washington will never be adoring fans of unionist politicians and their ideology and neither will the Dublin establishment but when London starts...
Whether you like him or not, Bertie Ahern is nearly always interesting.
We journalists have a well-earned reputation for being hard-bitten and immune to emotion.
IN the last European Parliament election, in May 2019, three members were elected for Northern Ireland: Martina Anderson of Sinn Féin, Diane...
We journalists have a well-earned reputation for being hard-bitten and immune to emotion.
IN the last European Parliament election, in May 2019, three members were elected for Northern Ireland: Martina Anderson of Sinn Féin, Diane...
One of the few occasions where I feel envious of some politicians from this little green island is St Patrick's Day, which of course takes place...
WE may have moved from the Northern Ireland Protocol to the Windsor Framework, but what some observers regard as the most positive aspect of the...
WE are just over a month away from another commemoration of the 1916 Rising which began on Easter Monday of that year.
UNACCUSTOMED as I am to writing favourably about Tory prime ministers, it’s been encouraging to see the sustained effort by Rishi Sunak to...
THERE isn’t much love lost between Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil at the moment, but that could change after the next general election...