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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

The Week In Five Points

Steve McGookinSeptember 20, 2021

AUKUS submarine deal leaves France fuming France on Friday recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia after the announcement of a new trilateral ... Read More...

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NS Hosts: Ann Watt on Policy Priorities for Northern Ireland

Roger GreerSeptember 17, 2021

I was joined in this episode of Northern Slant Hosts by Ann Watt, director of Pivotal. Pivotal is a Belfast-based independent think tank. I s... Read More...

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The Week In Five Points

Steve McGookinSeptember 13, 2021

Exasperated Biden prompts backlash with vaccine mandate This week, America and the World remembered the events of September 11 2001, and in the wake of the ... Read More...

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The Protocol: Where are we now, and where does NI go from here?

Ryan HoggSeptember 9, 2021

Northern Ireland is now eight months into its halfway house of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol, a period which has been underscored by two switches to th... Read More...

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Steve McGookinSeptember 6, 2021

US buckles under extreme weather After slamming into the Gulf Coast, bringing record winds and leaving thousands without power, Hurricane Ida left a d... Read More...

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A seismic Assembly election on the horizon?

Eoghan KellyAugust 30, 2021

LucidTalk and the Belfast Telegraph’s regular quarterly poll returned this Saturday, and it was a big one. Support for the DUP and Alliance has slumped, the UU... Read More...

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