All articles by Patricia Mac Bride

Patricia Mac Bride: Local pubs are a vital part of our social fabric

Columnists 19 Jan, 2023

Dry January has become a thing in the last few years.

Patricia Mac Bride: Leo Varadkar's greatest challenges come from himself

Columnists 15 Dec, 2022

When she appeared on the Late Late Show a few weeks ago, Ryan Tubridy asked Mary Lou McDonald did she think she would be taoiseach after the next election.

Patricia Mac Bride: Protecting British identity is major challenge on road to unity

Columnists 08 Dec, 2022

Tuesday marked 100 years since the creation of the Irish Free State.

Patricia Mac Bride: Disunited UK seems intent on wreaking vengeance

Columnists 01 Dec, 2022

Writing in the Scottish Newspaper “The National” this week following his keynote address at the Ireland’s Future event in the Ulster Hall last week, SNP President Mike Russell said that Scotland and Northern Ireland live in constitutional Hotel California.

Patricia Mac Bride: Designing for the future of Ireland

Columnists 17 Nov, 2022

Bisi Williams is a little woman with big ideas.

Patricia Mac Bride: A lot of grown-up politics needed on protocol

Columnists 10 Nov, 2022

A friend of mine sent me a photograph of a Transport for Ireland (TFI) big green double decker bus driving down the Ballymoney Road in Ballymena a couple of weeks ago with the comment “did I fall asleep and wake up in a United Ireland?''

Patricia Mac Bride