Grim reading this morning for the leaders of the three largest Executive parties, as the Belfast Telegraph reports the new LucidTalk poll. This won’t have come as much of a surprise. The DUP has been ...

What you need to know NI parties set out priorities for new Burnham Government Stormont parties have welcomed Andy Burnham’s ...

Michael Hehir is a retired sales and marketing manager. He studied in Northern Ireland but now lives between England and Italy.

Psst…if you’re middle-aged or older let’s have a wee side-meeting on the comfy chairs. Now, I know no one thinks they’re ‘middle-aged’ but if your choice ...

The new UK Prime Minister has wasted little time in assembling his new cabinet, but of particular interest to those of us resident in Northern Ireland would be his choice of Secretary of State. Any ...

Jack Russell is the author of the believethedata.org blog, where this article was originally published. Anna Burns’ Milkman is a remarkable book. Based on her experiences growing up in Belfast during ...

As a unionist, attending Féile an Phobail for the first time was a little daunting, but in general I have found the discussion and debate sessions enjoyable and welcoming to all viewpoints. (I think ...

Slugger O’Toole is an award-winning news and opinion portal, which takes a critical look at various strands of political politics in Ireland and Britain. It tries to bring its readers ‘open-source ...

A few years back, at a junction close to where I live, a neighbour while driving out of the street was struct by a motorbike, driving at speed up the main-road, probably on the pavement. It was dark.

In early 1985 my days as a trainee supermarket manager in Dublin had reached the end of the line. The company offered me a ...

Chris McCracken is the Managing Director of The Linen Quarter Business Improvement District The public reception for the ...