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Alex Kane: Future generations deserve a cooperative and reconciled Northern Ireland

Alex Kane

I think one of the most important questions in front of us, is this: do we want a cooperative and reconciled Northern Ireland? Two weeks away from the 21st anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, it is a question worth asking.

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William Scholes: 'We are one, they are us' - except in Northern Ireland

WILLIAM SCHOLES

LIKE Elton John's hairline, leadership can be hard to define.

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Killer of Jim Donegan must be brought to justice

Police have released new information about the cold-blooded murder of Jim Donegan, shot dead as he waited for his son outside a school in west Belfast in December.

Karen Bradley's lack of leadership on power-sharing is no surprise

21 Mar, 2019

Secretary of state Karen Bradley is expected to take further steps today to defer efforts aimed at restoring the devolved administration at Stormont.

Concern over republican chants at Conlan fight

21 Mar, 2019

Boxing has a long history as a cross-community sport in Ireland and has produced major stars with a huge following from all sections of our divided society.

Unexpected twist deepens Brexit crisis

20 Mar, 2019

The Speaker of the House of Commons has delved deep into history and made a ruling that has significantly deepened the crisis facing Theresa May's government just days away from the official date of UK withdrawal from the European Union.

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Historically there is a thin line between ‘England out' and ‘English out'

I was one of a number of civic unionists who welcomed Mary Lou McDonald to Queen’s University in Belfast where she was afforded the opportunity to present her views as to the future of Ireland.

Fundamental issue at hand is who makes our laws and government policy?

21 Mar, 2019

We can easily get side-tracked into specifics about ‘chlorinated chicken’ which distracts that the fundamental issue at hand is who makes our laws and government policy?

Conscientious objectors not tolerated in conventional armies

20 Mar, 2019

Karen Bradley should be applauded for her honesty in finally revealing publicly what Irish republicans have long believed for years – the tactics deployed by various British military apparatus were ordered by their controllers in British governments.

Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims should not give up hope

19 Mar, 2019

The British army made a bloody mess of it in 1972 and now at least one may pay the price if convicted.

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Alex Kane: Future generations deserve a cooperative and reconciled Northern Ireland

Alex Kane

William Scholes: 'We are one, they are us' - except in Northern Ireland

William Scholes

LIKE Elton John's hairline, leadership can be hard to define.

Newton Emerson: Open approach of prosecutors in Bloody Sunday case sets a positive precedent

Newton Emerson 21 Mar, 2019

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) took the extraordinarily unusual step last week of explaining its decision to only prosecute one Bloody Sunday soldier.