The border poll arithmetic is simple: nationalism cannot win it alone. The votes needed sit with people who want competent government, not constitutional drama. So why, after twenty-five years in ...

‘What happens fast is illusion, what happens slowly is reality. The job of the long view is to penetrate illusion.’ – Stewart Brand It’s been a week for commentary on nationalism north and south.

The Springhill Inquest delivered its findings yesterday. As per the BBC article by Kelly Bonner, Hayley Halpin and Claire Quinn… An inquest into the shooting of five people in west Belfast in 1972 has ...

The Irish News reports on disharmony in the notoriously competitive arena of international sheep dog trials: The International Sheep Dog Society (ISDS) has become embroiled in flags row that has ...

Amazon have added a new feature that absolutely no one ever asked for. It’s where they use AI to create a fake podcast-style interview with ‘presenters’ where they discuss the product. You can even ...

King Charles’ presence in the White House at a sensitive moment is just the moment to recall a very different visit to the iconic building only a few years after its construction – the burning of the ...

It’s been almost weeks since we have had a call to collapse the Assembly. It’s no secret that Brian Feeney is not a fan of our beleaguered ruling class. Writing in today’s Irish News, he has this to ...

David McNarry, former advisor to FM David Trimble and a former Strangford MLA for UUP/UKIP argues Unionism’s fractured political landscape may have found its wildcard — but will Nigel Farage’s Reform ...

It seems we are not immune from the global demographic time bomb. From the Irish News: The latest Population Projections for Northern Ireland, published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research ...

Smart electricity meters will be rolled out in Northern Ireland from 2028, according to the Department for the Economy. Smart meters are widely used in the rest of the UK and in Ireland, providing ...

The Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald, addressed party members in Belfast tonight, covering the cost of living, Irish unity and foreign policy. On a United Ireland, she said; Ireland’s future ...

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