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While there is some debate about the content and scale of the government's anti-coronavirus restrictions, there is general agreement that the success of the regulations depends on how closely we adhere to them.

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Border poll debate here to stay

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Urgent need to protect care homes amid rise in Covid clusters

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Ministers must listen to concerns of businesses

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Executive has little room to manoeuvre in virus battle

No excuse for violence at any protests

20 Oct, 2020

THE right to protest is an important one in any democratic society, but it must always be balanced against the need to observe the laws of the land.

Edwin Poots on collision course with Arlene Foster

19 Oct, 2020

Edwin Poots, as an elected representative and a senior member of the DUP, is entitled to hold his own views on the key issues of the day.

Contact tracing key to preventing cycle of Covid-19 lockdowns

17 Oct, 2020

AS we face into four weeks of stringent coronavirus restrictions, there is also the gloomy prospect that further similar 'mini lockdowns' may be imposed during the winter.

Essential that Covid-19 test and trace data shared

16 Oct, 2020

"WE are following the science" was one of the most repeated phrases at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments and public health officials sought to explain the extraordinary actions they required of the public to slow the spread of Covid-19.

We must make this circuit breaker work

15 Oct, 2020

It is a matter of profound regret that only three short months after suppressing the virus and seeing cases dwindle to just a few a day, we are again seeing severe restrictions being imposed to tackle spiralling infection levels.

We must suppress the virus to protect the health service

14 Oct, 2020

The stark choices facing the executive were outlined by the health minister Robin Swann yesterday, who presented a paper warning that Covid-19 infection rates will keep rising if both schools and the hospitality sector remain open.

Ministers facing a monumental decision

13 Oct, 2020

As the Stormont executive prepares to make one of the most significant decisions of the current health emergency, a divergence in approach has become all too apparent which may have far-reaching consequences for us all.

Garfield Beattie's conduct was no joke

12 Oct, 2020

Very few people will agree with the claim by convicted loyalist murderer Garfield Beattie that his decision to send a letter to the daughter of one of his victims in the name of the East Tyrone UVF was a `black joke'.

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