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Patricia MacBride: If we don't act now, we risk losing Lough Neagh's beauty forever

It’s four miles from the house where I grew up to Ballyronan.

14.09.2023 20

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Patricia MacBride: Time for Republicans to tell Donald Trump 'You're fired'

I understand how people can turn to religion and rather than use it as a tool to manage how they live their lives, become enmeshed in it and see it as...

31.08.2023 9

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Patricia MacBride: Catholic, Nationalist and Republican (CNR) must accommodate the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist (PUL)

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09.08.2023 10

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Patricia MacBride: Lord Kilclooney tweet shows GAA brings out the best in all of us

As I was scrolling through Twitter on Sunday after the match, the tweet that stood out for me the most was simply three words: “Kerry was...

05.08.2023 40

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GAA brings out the best in all of us

As I was scrolling through Twitter on Sunday after the match, the tweet that stood out for me the most was simply three words: “Kerry was...

02.08.2023 9

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Lessons for life from Barbieland

There’s a scene in the Barbie movie where Margot Robbie is driving out of Barbie Land towards the real world, singing along to a song by The...

26.07.2023 6

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Patricia MacBride: Lessons for life from Barbieland

There’s a scene in the Barbie movie where Margot Robbie is driving out of Barbie Land towards the real world, singing along to a song by The...

26.07.2023 8

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Patricia MacBride: Time to knock on head the notion that burning flags and effigies on bonfires is cultural expression

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05.07.2023 8

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Why are some Catholic Churches still banning flags on coffins?

George Washington Memorial Park is full of oak and maple trees.

29.06.2023 7

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Patricia MacBride: Why are some Catholic Churches still banning flags on coffins?

George Washington Memorial Park is full of oak and maple trees.

29.06.2023 8

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Patricia MacBride: Boys of the new Brigade

Arlene Foster’s Together UK Foundation might want to have a wee word with the Boys' Brigade to find out what’s going on.

23.06.2023 7

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Boys of the new Brigade

Arlene Foster’s Together UK Foundation might want to have a wee word with the Boys' Brigade to find out what’s going on.

22.06.2023 2

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Patricia MacBride: Golf's Saudi sports washing feels different

The term “sports washing” came to the top of public discourse last week when it was announced that the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour was to...

16.06.2023 9

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Golf's Saudi sports washing feels different

The term “sports washing” came to the top of public discourse last week when it was announced that the Saudi-backed LIV golf tour was to...

15.06.2023 10

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Patricia MacBride: Would we be better off in a united Ireland?

Would we really be better off in a united Ireland? The question was posed on the radio on Monday morning with the comment that it would be good to...

01.06.2023 7

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Unionism needs recognise a few home truths

The wheels of unionists and some commentators have been spinning furiously in the wake of the council elections.

24.05.2023 2

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Patricia MacBride: Unionism needs recognise a few home truths

The wheels of unionists and some commentators have been spinning furiously in the wake of the council elections.

24.05.2023 7

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Is AI really fake news?

I don’t wear fake tan but if I did, I would have been up in arms about the article that appeared in The Irish Times online edition last Thursday...

18.05.2023 30

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Patricia MacBride: Is AI really fake news?

I don’t wear fake tan but if I did, I would have been up in arms about the article that appeared in The Irish Times online edition last Thursday...

18.05.2023 30

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Reciprocity is meaningless without respect

What is it reasonable to expect in terms of being mindful of our different cultures, heritages and traditions on this island?

10.05.2023 20

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Harder than ever to find a place to call home

Our housing crisis in the north is galloping towards the levels it is at in the south and we need to take urgent action to address it in a joined-up...

03.05.2023 6

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Patricia MacBride: Young people in Ireland or the Basque country recognise the importance of language rights

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28.04.2023 6

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Young people in Ireland or the Basque country recognise the importance of language rights

26.04.2023 10

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Patricia MacBride: Ireland's neutrality can't be bought with a state visit

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19.04.2023 10

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Patricia Mac Bride: The Good Friday Agreement and 25 years of uncomfortable conversations

Peace is a process and the only thing certain is that it must move forward, it cannot stand still or go back. It behoves our current political leaders...

15.04.2023 6

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Patricia MacBride: Irish government have cut the stick to beat themselves with

The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement couldn’t have come at a better time for the Dublin government.

06.04.2023 3

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Irish government have cut the stick to beat themselves with

The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement couldn’t have come at a better time for the Dublin government.

05.04.2023 3

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Patricia MacBride: America's Ireland project is bigger than the DUP

A few weeks ago, before any formal announcement of a US presidential visit, a friend told me that Joe Biden would be coming to Ireland the week of...

30.03.2023 9

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Patricia MacBride: Missed opportunity for Together UK

It was good to see Together UK hold a public event at Queen's University this week.

30.03.2023 5

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Missed opportunity for Together UK

It was good to see Together UK hold a public event at Queen's University this week.

30.03.2023 4

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America's Ireland project is bigger than the DUP

A few weeks ago, before any formal announcement of a US presidential visit, a friend told me that Joe Biden would be coming to Ireland the week of...

23.03.2023 50

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Unionism needs to sell the union to the British public as well as the north

Some interesting research on what people in Britain think of Irish reunification was published at the start of the week by London-based polling firm...

09.03.2023 7

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Don't forget why we needed the Windsor Framework

Monday was a big day for the parish.

02.03.2023 40

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Fine Gael's northern move is savvy political planning

16.02.2023 10

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Perhaps we need to consider a new three-stranded approach

I’M going to be interviewing Bertie Ahern tonight in Dublin at an event organised by Jim O’Callaghan TD to mark the 25th anniversary of...

09.02.2023 20

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Statistics don't tell the island story

I have to confess, the latest instalment of the Irish Times/ARINS survey has me scratching my head a fair bit.

01.02.2023 9

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Sometimes 'sorry' just isn't good enough

IN the photographs I’ve seen, Kitara Ravache’s make-up is on point.

26.01.2023 7

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Greek trial is an attempt to criminalise aid workers

Over the course of the Christmas holidays, I caught up on a lot of films and TV shows but the one that remained in my mind long after the closing...

12.01.2023 8

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