Patrick Murphy: Centenary stone illustrates that unionism's core value is self-preserving isolation Columnists 01 Sep, 2023 Before we begin, let's pause for this week's charity appeal.
Patrick Murphy: 'Up the Ra' chants are occupational therapy for the unthinking Columnists 25 Aug, 2023 It is a sad reflection on modern Ireland that there is significantly more interest in the Wolfe Tones than there is in Wolfe Tone himself.
Patrick Murphy: Politicians and the Policing Board have failed the PSNI and the public Columnists 18 Aug, 2023 Most people will regard the PSNI's unintended release of personnel data as somewhere between surprising and astounding.
Patrick Murphy: Should Saoradh members be denied banking services because of their political beliefs? Columnists 05 Aug, 2023 What do you think of Nigel Farage? You would presumably say that he is a right-wing, pro-Brexit populist with whom you fundamentally disagree.
Once again there is one law for the British and another for the Irish Columnists 21 Jul, 2023 The civil rights movement was based on the argument that if, as Britain claimed, we were British, we were entitled to British rights.
Joe Biden came to Ireland to tell us he supported peace. So why is he sending cluster bombs to Ukraine? Columnists 14 Jul, 2023 Dear President Biden, Have you heard of Croke Park? It is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and Ireland's biggest sports stadium.