Recently a series of political moves suggest the UK’s fraught relationship with the EU might finally be moving towards something approaching stability.

In the history of the Troubles there have been many atrocities perpetrated by republicans, loyalists and the security forces.

As someone who grew up in England, invited by relatives to spend time in Northern Ireland and who has tried hard to learn something meaningful about Irish history, I would like to share some perspectives on the political impasse in Northern Ireland.

From the beginning, way back in 1969, the unionists have objected to everything which the government have tried to introduce which would make Northern Ireland a better place.

The English habitually refuse to learn, or even listen, until they are shamed into it.

There is little I agree with in Iran but the one thing I do agree with is their statement that the west is hypocritical when it comes to human rights.

So, here we are in 2023 and this is the year that we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement – or will we be witnessing its funeral as some unionists have implied?

Many of us who grew up in the 1950s and 60s will recall how this part of the world was always known as a Christian country.

The Good Friday Agreement and multiple crises around Brexit all point to significant challenges.

LAST Monday marked three years since the New Decade New Approach agreement was reached.

State papers which reveal republican leader Gerry Adams’ comments about the Canary Wharf bombing on February 9 1996 killing two and injuring 100, are chilling.

The esoteric, unwritten British constitution with its constitutional monarch, unelected House of Lords (HOL) and elected House of Commons (HOC) has proved to be very durable despite its many arcane rituals and anomalies.

Leo Varadkar would need to come down off his high horse and recognise his arrogance when he so openly claims that he would never go into government with Sinn Féin, implying that he and Fine Gael are of such a high moral standard that they would never stoop that low.