by RuthDE | May 23, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The Left flaunts its utter hypocrisy with its views of President Trump and President Xi, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 20 May 2019 When I was growing up in Roman Catholic Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s, the people my circle and I used to find most infuriating... 
by RuthDE | Apr 29, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Reaction
Published: 23 April 2019When the IRA commits a particularly unpopular murder, It has three main choices: brazen it out, deny it or say “Ooops, sorry” and if possible blame the Brits.The murder in Londonderry on Thursday night of my friend, the much-loved 29-year-old... 
by RuthDE | Apr 23, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, The Spectator
Published: 21 April 2019 I’ve been writing and talking about my dead friend Lyra McKee for the best part of two days, and have little to add to my tributes to the talented, lovable, warm, kind, empathetic, funny, curious, eager, original, hard-working, brave though... 
by RuthDE | Apr 16, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Sunday Independent
We badly need all the opportunities available in the Commonwealth, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 14 April 2019 Adrian O’Neill, Irish ambassador to the UK, had a letter in The Spectator last week complaining about a “snide and hostile” article... 
by RuthDE | Mar 14, 2019 | 2019, Daily Telegraph, Journalism
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... 
by RuthDE | Feb 3, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Reaction
Published: 1 February 2019I can’t resist joining the Reaction argument over Irish journalist Fintan O’Toole. Writing for this site earlier this week, Eilis O’Hanlon, my esteemed colleague on the Sunday Independent and the Belfast Telegraph, accused him of having... 
by RuthDE | Jan 25, 2019 | 2019, Daily Telegraph, Journalism
Published: 24 January 2019 “If you’d like to push me and speculate on what might happen in a no-deal scenario in Ireland, I think it’s pretty obvious – you will have a hard border”, said Margaritis Schinas, the EU Chief Spokesperson on Tuesday,... 
by RuthDE | Dec 4, 2018 | 2018, Journalism, Sunday Independent
When I put myself in Mary Lou McDonald’s shoes, I can almost feel some sympathy for herPublished: 2 December 2018Well, goodness me, poor Mary Lou McDonald continues to have a really rough time.Even the Taoiseach – who up to now appeared to be in blissful... 
by RuthDE | Sep 24, 2018 | 2018, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
SF got off lightly after its pathetic response to Ombudsman’s report on abuse probe, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 24 September 2018 There was plenty of bile on Twitter the day after the Spotlight interview with Mairia Cahill about the Police... 
by RuthDE | Sep 10, 2018 | 2018, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The timing of the presidential visit is bad for both the Irish government and Sinn Fein, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 10 September 2018 My fellow columnist Fionola Meredith produced here on Friday an admirable and entertaining evisceration of the... 
