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Deirdre Heenan: Time for DUP to start listening

Lord Paul Bew, former advisor to David Trimble and distinguished academic, has ruffled some unionist feathers by suggesting that the DUP’s...

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Stormont farce to continue as long as British government strings DUP along

Change to Good Friday Agreement may be needed if power sharing is to return to the North

24.09.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: A bunker mentality won't cure the problems in our hospitals or build public confidence

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19.09.2023 10

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A bunker mentality won't cure the problems in our hospitals or build public confidence

Last week the Department of Health published a blog penned by its director of communications, David Gordon.

18.09.2023 10

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A bunker mentality in the department of health won't cure the problems in our hospitals or build public confidence

In a highly unusual move, last week the Department of Health published a blog penned by its director of communications, David Gordon.

18.09.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: A bunker mentality in the department of health won't cure the problems in our hospitals or build public confidence

In a highly unusual move, last week the Department of Health published a blog penned by its director of communications, David Gordon.

18.09.2023 10

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With no government, no-one in charge and no stability, Rishi Sunak's NI investment summit is a sham

We are just days away from the Northern Ireland Investment Summit due to take place on September 12 and 13.

04.09.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: With no government, no-one in charge and no stability, Rishi Sunak's NI investment summit is a sham

We are just days away from the Northern Ireland Investment Summit due to take place on September 12 and 13.

04.09.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: DUP have trapped the North in a state of dysfunction and drift

There are no signs that the DUP is prepared to return to power sharing, but neither are there any indications of what they actually want

03.09.2023 10

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The DUP's dream of Brexit purity is making us all suffer. It's time to face them down

Commenting on the catastrophic data breach by the PSNI, Sir Jeffery Donaldson stated that the police should not be "left leaderless" while...

20.08.2023 9

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Deirdre Heenan: The DUP's dream of Brexit purity is making us all suffer. It's time to face them down

Commenting on the catastrophic data breach by the PSNI, Sir Jeffery Donaldson stated that the police should not be "left leaderless" while...

20.08.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: The vilification of GPs must end

Just days before the beginning of the new academic year, the Department of Health announced that almost 20 per cent of GP training places in Northern...

08.08.2023 10

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The vilification of GPs must end

Just days before the beginning of the new academic year, the Department of Health announced that almost 20 per cent of GP training places in Northern...

06.08.2023 10

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Rishi Sunak's plan to cap 'low value' university courses is predictable from a regime that is flatlining

Rishi Sunak does not have his troubles to seek.

22.07.2023 6

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Deirdre Heenan: Rishi Sunak's plan to cap 'low value' university courses is predictable from a regime that is flatlining

Rishi Sunak does not have his troubles to seek.

22.07.2023 6

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Deirdre Heenan: The NHS undoubtedly has problems, but it can be fixed

The NHS turned 75 last week, a momentous landmark, and also a time for reflection.

12.07.2023 7

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Spineless Sunak has dodged a chance to stand up for integrity and distance himself from the chancer Johnson

In October 2022 Rishi Sunak was appointed as the UK’s third prime minister in that year, after Liz Truss was forced to quit following a...

26.06.2023 9

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Deirdre Heenan: Spineless Sunak has dodged a chance to stand up for integrity and distance himself from the chancer Johnson

In October 2022 Rishi Sunak was appointed as the UK’s third prime minister in that year, after Liz Truss was forced to quit following a...

26.06.2023 9

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Deirdre Heenan: After Chris Heaton-Harris's budget, are Stormont's permanent secretaries making it up as they go along?

In the prolonged absence of a devolved government the Secretary of State announced a budget which created a deficit across all government departments...

13.06.2023 10

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After Chris Heaton-Harris's budget, are Stormont's permanent secretaries making it up as they go along?

In the prolonged absence of a devolved government the Secretary of State announced a budget which created a deficit across all government departments...

11.06.2023 7

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Health service transformation is a pipe dream unless MLAs are willing to make – and own – tough decisions

The dust has settled, the votes have been counted, the public have had their say, but the north remains in limbo.

28.05.2023 8

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Deirdre Heenan: Health service transformation is a pipe dream unless MLAs are willing to make – and own – tough decisions

The dust has settled, the votes have been counted, the public have had their say, but the north remains in limbo.

28.05.2023 7

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Deirdre Heenan: Whatever the election outcome, it won’t alter dysfunction in North’s politcal system

It is no longer possible to paper over the systemic underlying political issues in Northern Ireland

21.05.2023 4

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Deirdre Heenan: Papering over the cracks of our dysfunctional system will no longer cut the mustard

This week voters in the north will head to the polls again to cast their ballots in the 2023 local government elections.

14.05.2023 10

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Papering over the cracks of our dysfunctional system will no longer cut the mustard

This week voters in the north will head to the polls again to cast their ballots in the 2023 local government elections.

14.05.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: Why charging for prescriptions doesn't add up

Contrary to conventional wisdom, prescription charges are not any easy or sensible way of raising revenue

02.05.2023 7

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Why charging for prescriptions doesn't add up

Contrary to conventional wisdom, prescription charges are not any easy or sensible way of raising revenue

30.04.2023 4

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Biden shows us what we could be winning

Listening to President Biden’s speech at Ulster University brought to mind Sunday evenings in the 1980s watching Bullseye.

17.04.2023 6

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Deirdre Heenan: Biden shows us what we could be winning

Listening to President Biden’s speech at Ulster University brought to mind Sunday evenings in the 1980s watching Bullseye.

17.04.2023 6

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Deirdre Heenan: No matter what Biden said, the DUP would have spit the dummy

The hostile media coverage of the US president’s visit to the North was born of the same blind intransigence, and British impotence, that has...

15.04.2023 20

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If the DUP continue to boycott power-sharing, then the rules of engagement must be revised

The north has dual market access and with this is a unique opportunity to attract investment and address longstanding structural issues. The DUP...

03.04.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: If the DUP continue to boycott power-sharing, then the rules of engagement must be revised

The north has dual market access and with this is a unique opportunity to attract investment and address longstanding structural issues. The DUP...

03.04.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: DUP caught between a rock and hard place of its own making

The party’s framing of the ‘outstanding issues’ around the Windsor Framework is becoming increasingly preposterous. Where does it go from here?

25.03.2023 9

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Social media abuse against women must be tackled and the misogynistic cybermob taken off-line

When Alliance leader Naomi Long spoke out about the abuse that she was subjected to on social media there was widespread disgust at the disturbing...

20.03.2023 6

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Boris Johnson needs to exit the stage – his self-serving, incoherent ramblings and fantasy got us into this Brexit mess

RISHI Sunak's historic agreement with Brussels has marked a sea change in UK relations with the European Union, but also significantly has brought...

06.03.2023 3

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Deirdre Heenan: The DUP must be wary of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Any stalling by Jeffrey Donaldson on the Windsor framework will allow the naysayers to gain momentum, and a rejection of it by the DUP will lead to...

05.03.2023 10

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Deirdre Heenan: If he gives in to the Brexit zealots, Sunak will be prime minister in name only

It is crunch time for Rishi Sunak, who cannot sit on the fence when it comes to the Northern Ireland protocol for much longer

25.02.2023 10

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Built on spin and deceit, Austerity 2.0 is bad for our health

LEGISLATION allowing the government to pass a budget was fast-tracked through Westminster.

20.02.2023 8

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Can our health service be transformed, or is it doomed to change only through unplanned collapse?

WHAT is 'emergency general surgery' (EGS)? Most people don't know and why would they? The word 'emergency' is synonymous with 'accident and emergency'...

06.02.2023 10

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Does Sunak have the stomach to stand up to the Brexit ultras?

AFTER months of deadlock, it finally seems like an end is in sight and an agreement on the protocol is in the offing.

23.01.2023 5

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Deirdre Heenan: Can Sunak pull a protocol deal out of the hat?

As the British Tory leadership softens its stance and reaches towards a compromise solution with Europe, the DUP may regret its mantra of ‘not an...

15.01.2023 10

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Take health out of the hands of politicians

OUR health and social care system is under extraordinary pressure, with spiralling waiting times, unprecedented vacancies, soaring costs and...

09.01.2023 3

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