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

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 ...

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 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 ...