Each July my father made a choice not to erect a Union Jack outside our home, which was in a predominantly unionist area.

Ireland’s Past and Future economic growth prospects The Irish exchequer recorded a record surplus of €12.8 Billion in 2024, ...

Frank Schnittger is the author of Sovereignty 2040, a future history of how Irish re-unification might work out. He has worked in business in Dublin and London and, on a voluntary basis, for charities ...

More signs of the end times as a DUP MP defends the Latin Mass. Traditionally, the DUP have been no fans of the Catholic ...

A new article today from Sam McBride in ‘the Belfast Telegraph’ wherein he reveals that there have been ongoing talks ...

In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, ...

The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing.

If you were at the Slugger End of Year Review in December (and if you weren’t we hope you had a good excuse as you missed a ...

One of very few advantages of getting older is that you can look back and see patterns developing over decades, patterns that ...

On the 2nd of December 2024, it was exactly 25 years since ‘the appointed day’ – the day when legislative powers and ...

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Ah, Christmas, a time of tradition. Carol services, Slade on the radio, stressed shoppers in M&S and the BBC’s Marie-Louise Connolly standing in a hospital A&E unit expressing grave concern as ...