Newton Emerson: Should have been obvious that the great outdoors would face a social distancing issue

Newton Emerson

You can go out but can you go to the great outdoors? Closure of parks, forests, beaches and mountains remains a point of confusion in Northern Ireland and the Republic.

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Patrick Murphy: The health professionals are the true leaders in this crisis

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Alex Kane: Selfish idiots are as much a menace as the virus we are trying to stop

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Newton Emerson: Cross border policy differences need to be carefully managed

Newton Emerson 26 Mar, 2020

A week ago, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was able to describe coronavirus policy differences within Stormont and between north and south as simply a matter of “timing”.

Deaglán de Bréadún: World will be a better place when we finally defeat coronavirus

Deaglán de Bréadún 25 Mar, 2020

The coronavirus crisis is forcing us to think about our mortality.

Brian Feeney: Why is Stormont following Boris Johnson and not the World Health Organisation?

Brian Feeney 25 Mar, 2020

There’s one action that would help to speed up the chances of successfully defeating the Covid-19 virus in Ireland.

Anita Robinson: I can cope with most things but closing the hairdressers would be a step too far

Anita Robinson 24 Mar, 2020

Well, with sport, entertainment, exercise and eating out all off the menu, how are we to occupy ourselves in the current crisis? Two of the aforementioned pursuits are not applicable in my case.

Fionnuala O Connor: Lessons from the 1974 loyalist workers strike for today's crisis

Fionnuala O Connor 24 Mar, 2020

Even at this distance Italy’s pain is hard to watch.

Jim Gibney: New book shows a different side to Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly

Jim Gibney 23 Mar, 2020

Reading Gerry Kelly’s new book, ‘Playing My Part’, you can see why he is a remarkable leader and where his deep-seated republican convictions come from.