Politics

Making sense of political events, decisions and ideas directly affecting Northern Ireland. Given their geographical proximity, events in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland will be included in this section

When US President Trump comes to visit

Connor DalyAugust 19, 2015

Talking hypotheticals in politics is often pointless, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. What’s beyond comical is Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign s... Read More...

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McClean, the Queen and our state of adolescence

Connor DalyJuly 28, 2015

Previously, as a member of Northern Ireland’s youth football teams one can only imagine that now Republic of Ireland star James McClean once stood to face the “... Read More...

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Policing paramilitary presence

Conor O'NeillJuly 27, 2015

Recently we have witnessed dark scenes that are remnant of a past that many of us have so longed to forget. The death of Colin ‘bap’ Lindsay and Peggy O’Hara... Read More...

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If Stormont was a business it would go into administration

Connor DalyJuly 17, 2015

Remarks by Ian Paisley Jnr MP that Northern Ireland could soon face direct rule from Westminster should come as no surprise. Just as unsurprising, and so tel... Read More...

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Europe’s currency is saved, but its political capital weakened

Connor DalyJuly 13, 2015

After months of negotiations, missed deadlines and more negotiations, a deal between the Greek government and the country’s creditors has finally been agreed. ... Read More...

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The Greek ultimatum: A time for humility, not humiliation

Connor DalyJune 29, 2015

As negotiations with creditors continue to fail to bring about agreement, more than ever Greece teeters on the brink of exiting the Eurozone, even European Unio... Read More...

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