A DEFUNCT magazine dedicated to politics, arts an culture has made a comeback to mark the 50th anniversary of its launch.
First published in September 1970, Fortnight magazine ceased publication in 2012.
However it made a return this week to celebrate 50 years since it first hit the streets.
Founded by academic lawyer Tom Hadden, the magazine sought to plough the middle ground throughout the Troubles.
In the past many of Ireland's leading lights in the arts and journalism contributed to various debates carried in its pages.
It often faced a rocky road and in 1971 its Co Armagh publishers refused to print the magazine after it opposed internment.
Two years later a bomb was left outside its Belfast offices.
While many will view its return with some nostalgia, others will be keen to take advantage of the opportunity to set out their stall on a range of subjects.
Contributors to the new edition include well-known names such as journalist and commentator Malachi O’Doherty, academic Colin Harvey and former SDLP founding member Hugh Logue.
A veteran of the Civil Rights movement Hugh Logue came to prominence in the 1970s.
He was also a former special adviser to deputy first minister Seamus Mallon.
Before his death Mr Mallon had suggested that a '50+1' majority in any future border vote may not be enough to secure the type of agreed Ireland many hope for.
His former colleague has taken to the pages of Fortnight to disagree.
“The blunt answer to that is if '50%-1' indicates a losing outcome, then 50%+1 has to be the marker for winning,” he wrote.
However, he does warn that a narrow outcome is not desirable.
“Either way a narrow margin could be unsettling, destabilising and the bewilderment that met the Brexit outcome in 2016 should alert us to the dangers,” he said.
