by RuthDE | Jan 1, 2026 | 2026, Belfast News Letter, January, Journalism
Despite moments of dejection, I reject the gloomy messages all around us about the United Kingdom being doomed. I think being an outsider helps with perspective. Published: 1 January 2026 I was 21 when I left Dublin joyfully, out of sympathy with a country that...
by RuthDE | Jun 19, 2018 | 2018, Journalism, Sunday Independent
Deep divisions remain between North and South – and within the North itself Published: 17 June 2018 As I was ruminating on the implications of Leo Varadkar allegedly telling Fine Gael TDs that “the plates are shifting in Irish politics”, I...
