The effects of the coronavirus are not all bad, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards. We can learn from isolation Published: 29 March 2020 I had some extraordinarily happy moments last week, courtesy of the coronavirus crisis. Having accepted that the only decent course of...
In midst of coronavirus, try to ignore moaners, nitpickers and amateur scientists on social media, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 23 March 2020 Although I have a robust immune system and am in rude health, I recognise that I’m old and have obediently...
Blatantly anti-Israel organisation has long ceased to be a positive force in world Published: 15 March 2020 Last week, because of the health crisis at home, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar had to pull out of an event in New York marking the 25th anniversary of Riverdance....
The bullet, or the bomb, that murders one person does incalculable damage to so many more people, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 11 March 2020 I have a terrible memory for faces, but I’ve never forgotten the image of Lyra McKee’s mother, Joan, as...
Petition highlighting anti-Protestant bias at Queen’s should be supported, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 8 March 2020 I’m not much given to signing petitions, but I’ve signed one asking Queen’s University Belfast and the Queen’s...
Published: 6 March 2020 If you thought the Corbyn Labour Party would be a disaster for the United Kingdom, spare a thought for the Republic of Ireland, of which I am a non-resident citizen, where Sinn Fein is on the rise. It is still believed by the security forces...
I’m pleased to report yet another victory for the right to tell the truth about this party, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 1 March 2020 I didn’t know until last week that there had been three complaints to the Independent Press Standards...
When such a passionate campaigner as Trevor Ringland gives up hope, it augurs badly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 25 March 2019 Trevor Ringland wrote on Saturday: “Just after the last Northern Ireland assembly elections I challenged a senior Sinn Fein...
When it comes to the heritage of Ireland, republicans don’t have a monopoly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 18 March 2019 On Saturday, after spending the day in Cookstown with the good folks of the Traditional Ulster Voice party discussing, among other...
Published: 14 March 2019Most law-abiding people in Northern Ireland believe that anyone who committed a crime should be brought to justice – and that the terrible events of Bloody Sunday were inexcusable. What is causing enormous distress is the completely...
