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Malachi OdohertyThe Irish Post |
The 1918 Spanish flu in Ireland left more devastation than armed conflict—yet it remains history’...
The potential for peace, negotiation, and compromise in deeply fractured regions — the conflict ...
Within political parties in the Republic, with the exception of Sinn Féin, reuniting the island i...
Sinn Féin is the larger party of nationalism and holds the office of First Minister in the Northe...
FOR all the talk of the ’fighting Irish’, Ireland has little experience of war. At the time of th...
Thumbing a lift and learning the nuances of life were once an intertwined part of young people’s ...
As an Atlantic storm rages outside and the wind rattles the windows, inside it’s waltzing and whi...
I AM uncomfortably reminded of the early days of the civil rights agitation in Northern Ireland w...
I STARTED school in 1955 in the Babies Class of a school in Ballycastle run by the sisters of the...
Belfast’s divisions, concrete as well as metaphysical, could outlast the dismantling of the borde...
Grand visions in Belfast have met with grim reality in the heart of the city DOWNTOWN BELFAST T...
WHAT’S the best way to manage a divided society, a society divided by race and ethnicity? Is it t...
SUDDENLY it is easier to park a car in Belfast. That’s the first indication you get of the July e...
The portal between two cities mirrors many technological advances, as it encompasses a full range...
Former priest Denis Bradley played a pivotal role as a facilitator between the IRA and British in...
These islands are increasingly diverse and multi-cultural, with some of the old divisions being s...
SUPPOSE I said in a dating app that no Dupers need apply. Would that be sectarian? It might feel ...
THE band Kneecap is appalling. They will no take offence at me saying that for their whole purpos...
Beyond the celebrations — ministerial choices at Stormont have the potential for sowing discord O...
Beyond the celebrations at the restarting of the Assembly — ministerial choices at Stormont have ...
Northern Ireland has precious few ways of being heard on the international stage NORTHERN Ireland...
As domestic politics faces seismic political shifts, Ireland’s neutrality faces challenges amid i...
I WAS talking to a BBC producer who made programmes on folk music and culture. We were in the can...
Religion may be the root cause of many struggles round the world, but many other elements enter i...
The recent riots in Dublin may not have been a random act of hooliganism. Whispers of a deeper co...