In celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), what exactly is there to celebrate? It is, of course, heresy to ask such a question, but as someone once said, heresy is the reminder of a hidden truth.

The problem with those chanting, “Ooh, ah, up the Ra” is that they never tell us which “Ra” they mean.

There is nothing new in Irish history.

Apart from earthquakes and volcanoes, all the problems in the world are caused by people.

WHEN placards at anti-immigration protests attack Mary Lou McDonald, we appear to be entering an era of unease and uncertainty in Irish society.

CARELESSNESS, coincidence or conspiracy? Those are the only possible conclusions which the forthcoming Omagh bomb inquiry can reach.