One of the recurring themes of this blog is that the people and politicians of the Republic are utterly unprepared for the ...

After the IRA ceasefire of 1994 the then leader of unionism, James Molyneaux described this as one of the most “destabilising events since partition”. I was surprised and disappointed by the statement ...

Here you can post and discuss news stories, social media links, or whatever is on your mind. Slugger O'Toole A general account used for the daily threads and other things.

The Twelfth is a big deal around these parts, as you know. But it hit me the other day, I actually know very little about the actual Battle of the Boyne. In moments like this, I turn to a higher power ...

The efforts to expunge punk-rap duo Bob Vylan entirely from the public record are remarkable, disturbing, and appalling in equal measure. This week, the controversy surrounding their anti-IDF chanting ...

I’ve written before about moving away from the conservative Christianity and unionism of my upbringing, a gradual, personal ...

As regular readers might know, I’m on an online news and social media break over the summer. I’ve found that reading a paper ...