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Fionnuala O Connor: Do politicians speak frankly when two or three are gathered?

IF this pained and straitened time is good for anything maybe it’s for thinking, though not for dwelling on regrets that cannot be fixed.

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Anita Robinson: Medical articles will drive you doolally

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03 Dec, 2021

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Editorial: North cannot afford Covid risks

NEWS that a planned holiday-at-home voucher scheme has been abandoned will undoubtedly be another disappointment to hospitality businesses as they deal with cancelled Christmas bookings amid the latest Covid concerns.

Editorial: Further Covid uncertainty ahead

04 Dec, 2021

THERE is no doubt that hospitality businesses have been among the worst hit by the Covid pandemic and the last to enjoy the benefits of society reopening.

Editorial: School staff need support

03 Dec, 2021

CLOSING schools has always been regarded as a last resort when restrictions are being considered to stem the spread of coronavirus infections.

Editorial: Flags report exposes dysfunction and division

02 Dec, 2021

DOES anything better sum up the dysfunction at Stormont than a report on an issue of huge public importance which took four years to produce, at exorbitant cost, was then withheld for 18 months, before finally being published against a background of recrimination between government partners and in the full expectation that none of its recommendations will be acted on? The Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition was set up back in 2016, but its discussions centred on matters that have bedevilled Northern Ireland for decades and go to the heart of questions about what kind of society we want to be.

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Unionists' constant ‘no-no-no' wearing very thin in Britain and Europe

Growing up in rural Armagh in the 1960s we were amused by the rantings of Ian Paisley, thinking his views were so extreme no-one would take him seriously.

Christian religious tradition is inspirational guide to cooperation

06 Dec, 2021

Recently headstones in the Catholic cemetery in Ballymena were wilfully damaged.

Politicians putting political advantage ahead of citizens' welfare

03 Dec, 2021

I want to say clearly that I don’t want another lockdown, I want our business sector to do well, I want a situation where all restrictions such as mask wearing and social distancing can be removed.

Unionism's protocol objection is simply on constitutional question

02 Dec, 2021

When as an amateur I delved a little into UK constitutional law I discovered that it is an unwritten constitution based on a number of principles and conventions.

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Anita Robinson: Medical articles will drive you doolally

N.B. This article comes with a health warning. Do not ever, ever, ever give in to the temptation to read medical articles in newspapers or magazines. They will drive you doolally, if you’re not...