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MUCH of the Windsor Framework comes into effect from today, with supermarkets already rolling out ‘Not for EU’ labelling.
MUCH of the Windsor Framework comes into effect from today, with supermarkets already rolling out ‘Not for EU’ labelling.
It is becoming commonplace to say the death of Lough Neagh represents the failure of Stormont but this glosses over a crucial complication. Some of...
Anyone could be excused for giving up on devolution, either in the hope of something better or just in despair.
The DUP might struggle with evolution but its leader has a dry appreciation of quantum physics.
The DUP might struggle with evolution but its leader has a dry appreciation of quantum physics.
The choice facing the DUP is to trust the Tories on the Windsor Framework and return to Stormont, or wait for a Labour government to realign the UK...
It seems people are only now realising the new Loft Lines waterfront apartments in Belfast will block the view of the Titanic visitor centre.
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The government has scored another recruitment coup for its amnesty legislation, hiring Co-Operation Ireland chair Peter Sheridan to run the...
The government has scored another recruitment coup for its amnesty legislation, hiring Co-Operation Ireland chair Peter Sheridan to run the...
You would need a heart of stone not to laugh at Leo Varadkar and Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Secretary, arguing at the launch of a peace fund....
This week’s row between Dublin and the Northern Ireland Office over peace funding has been highly entertaining but that should not distract from...
This week’s row between Dublin and the Northern Ireland Office over peace funding has been highly entertaining but that should not distract from...
So farewell then to chief constable Simon Byrne, whose resignation leaves many problems and unanswered questions.
Stormont reform was the dog that did not bark at last weekend’s British-Irish Association conference in Oxford. Tánaiste Micheál Martin said there...
“Assembly needed to tackle huge school uniform costs”, declared the headline on a Sinn Féin press release last week.
“Assembly needed to tackle huge school uniform costs”, declared the headline on a Sinn Féin press release last week.
Gerry Kelly, Sinn Féin’s leader on the Policing Board, has strongly denied his party threatened to quit the board or withdraw support for...
Gerry Kelly, Sinn Féin’s leader on the Policing Board, has strongly denied his party threatened to quit the board or withdraw support for...
The accusation of “political policing” is common in Northern Ireland but it is rare to have it starkly confirmed by a judge. The High Court in...
Academic selection does not stop at 11.
Academic selection does not stop at 11.
PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has the “unanimous” support of the Policing Board, its vice-chair Edgar Jardine assured the media, as the...
PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne has the “unanimous” support of the Policing Board, its vice-chair Edgar Jardine assured the media, as the...
Look at a map of Northern Ireland and you might imagine Lough Neagh was its dominant physical feature, with a cultural impact to match. In reality,...
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is an irredeemably delinquent institution.
The Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is an irredeemably delinquent institution.
Derry-born musician Feargal Sharkey has done much to highlight the failure of England’s privatised water industry. It is fitting he has become the...
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The British Labour Party is inching towards standing in elections in Northern Ireland. It allowed residents to join in 2003 and to form a regional...
The incident just before last weekend’s Belfast Pride parade would have been a non-incident without the use of an amplifier.
The incident just before last weekend’s Belfast Pride parade would have been a non-incident without the use of an amplifier.
The prospect of Stormont’s return has receded following a House of Lords report into the Windsor Framework.
The prospect of Stormont’s return has receded following a House of Lords report into the Windsor Framework.
Could Sinn Féin become the law and order party? Concern in the Republic over crime and anti-social behaviour gives it an opening to reconnect with...
When leaks began to emerge last week about the All-Island Strategic Rail Review it was clear it was going to be somewhat visionary, to put it mildly.
When leaks began to emerge last week about the All-Island Strategic Rail Review it was clear it was going to be somewhat visionary, to put it mildly.
The Northern Ireland Investment Summit is supposed to be the moment when the Windsor Framework and the return of Stormont are celebrated together...
The Northern Ireland Investment Summit is supposed to be the moment when the Windsor Framework and the return of Stormont are celebrated together...
Whenever Boris Johnson suggested a bridge or tunnel across the Irish Sea, a common retort was that a tiny fraction of its cost could fund a free ferry...
There has been a sea border between the Canary Islands and the Spanish mainland since Spain joined the EEC in 1986.
There has been a sea border between the Canary Islands and the Spanish mainland since Spain joined the EEC in 1986.
The PSNI says it will investigate the burning of tricolours and effigies on a number of Eleventh night bonfires.
The PSNI says it will investigate the burning of tricolours and effigies on a number of Eleventh night bonfires.
It is a tale of two cities in Belfast, and not just in the usual sense.
Leo Varadkar’s picture may have appeared on a bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, but the real target of summer troublemaking is Jeffrey Donaldson. The...
It is a tale of two cities in Belfast, and not just in the usual sense.
One of Northern Ireland’s worst political habits is to be churlish about progress when a little of it finally occurs.
One of Northern Ireland’s worst political habits is to be churlish about progress when a little of it finally occurs.