Having claimed for decades that the majority of the electorate in the Irish Republic just pay lip service to the idea...
2021 Articles
Outward looking Ulster Unionist Party presents its vision to the United States
Doug Beattie, leader of the UUP, and Mary Lou McDonald, president of Sinn Fein, were in the United States last week....
It is superficial to blame religion for the Troubles in Northern Ireland
“You may strip yourself naked, cover yourself in butter and worship a daffodil,” said an (sadly unnamed) Belfast...
Theresa May’s weakness is ultimately to blame for the Northern Ireland Protocol
I‘ve recently been reading too much about the UK-EU Brexit negotiations past, present and to come, and am delighted...
The SDLP should return to the moral clarity of Austin Currie
In the week in which Austin Currie died, two members of the SDLP — the party he co-founded — made comments about the...
A draining Sunday visiting killing sites along the border, then at Lyra McKee film
I had a strange, draining and unforgettable Sunday. Published; 9 November 2021 It caused among many other emotions...
Triggering Article 16 is hardly the ‘nuclear option’
Nuclear option” is the new favourite buzz phrase used by many a commentator on the turgid Northern Ireland Protocol...
Stephen Nolan is being seen as a hero in Great Britain for his investigative reports into Stonewall
Stephen Nolan and his producer, David Thompson — who offend the Northern Ireland elite because they broadcast the...
Nasty article gloated over Sinn Fein centenary snub
Before I get to my main subject, Joe Brolly, I can’t resist commenting on the startling sight in this newspaper....
I stand by my assessment of Fathers Gerry Reynolds and Alec Reid
Like so many others, I have been upset about Sir David Amess. Published: 19 October 2021 I am hoping that the murder...
For Remainer zealots, the EU can only ever win
At home and abroad, their ignorant dislike for Brexit means they can only ever blindly take Brussels’ side Published:...
Sinn Fein is the driving force in the Irish demonisation of Israel
The names of political parties often don’t convey much information. Published: 12 October 2021 If you were a stranger...