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Tom Collins: The decline and fall of the unionist empire

Tom Collins

There is no shortage of metaphors for the decline and fall of the north east of Ireland since it was misappropriated by unionists in the early part of the last century.

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Alex Kane: The problem with Northern Ireland is that there is no solution

Alex Kane

Writing in 1976, Professor Richard Rose noted: "Many talk about a solution to Ulster’s political problem but few are prepared to say what the problem is.

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Our public servants deserve better

The Irish News 22 Sep, 2023

The desperate state of our public services has been placed in the spotlight once again, this time through strike action by health and social care workers, with staff at further education colleges also taking to picket lines.

Increasing rates bills and bringing in water charges won't fix Stormont's budget

The Irish News 21 Sep, 2023

It is generally wise to keep expectations low where secretary of states are concerned.

Legacy fight continues

The Irish News 19 Sep, 2023

The British government's cynically conceived legacy legislation has now become law, with the Northern Ireland (Troubles and Reconciliation) Act gaining royal assent on Monday.

Stormont's mismanagement has contributed to Lough Neagh crisis

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The plight of Lough Neagh, awash with a sludge of toxic blue-green algae, is so profoundly worrying that environmental experts have said it is dying, while on Sunday activists held a 'wake' on its shoreline to draw attention to the catastrophe.

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Why do motorcyclists pay so much for tests and MOTs?

21 Sep, 2023

For many years, it has been more expensive to learn to ride a motorcycle than to drive a car because of the extra practical manoeuvres test a novice rider must undergo, which can only be carried out on purpose-built tracks which are only available at a few DVA testing centres across the country.

Rational voters should choose a united Ireland

20 Sep, 2023

Peter Robinson has said that there is no inevitability about a united Ireland.

British Legacy Bill an insult to people of Ireland

19 Sep, 2023

At the end of 2022, the 50th anniversary of the bombings in Belturbet, Clones and Pettigo on December 28 1972, An Garda Síochána announced that they were reopening their investigations into those three attacks.

Investment will continue to flow with or without Stormont Assembly

18 Sep, 2023

Jonathan McCambridge’s article (August 31) reported that Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy said Northern Ireland’s opportunities for inward economic investment will be greatly reduced if the Stormont Assembly does not return.

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Tom Collins: The decline and fall of the unionist empire

Tom Collins 21 Sep, 2023

There is no shortage of metaphors for the decline and fall of the north east of Ireland since it was misappropriated by unionists in the early part of the last century.

Alex Kane: The problem with Northern Ireland is that there is no solution

Alex Kane 21 Sep, 2023

Writing in 1976, Professor Richard Rose noted: "Many talk about a solution to Ulster’s political problem but few are prepared to say what the problem is.