The opening line in Brian Feeney’s article (January 18) ‘There’s going to be a deal on the protocol’: yes, we can agree on that.

It would appear that the DUP are, at last, starting to realise that Britain and Europe will arrive at a negotiated solution to the Northern Ireland Protocol and they will have played no part in the negotiations and will have absolutely no say in the final outcome.

The suggestion by Archbishop Eamon Martin that Ireland’s religious denominations could assist in setting up a Troubles truth recovery process is very welcome.

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.