by RuthDE | Jul 9, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
Christian beliefs of Trump’s number two should be treated with respect, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 8 July 2019 On Friday internet publication TheJournal.ie addressed itself to the news that the US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit Ireland... 
by RuthDE | Jun 3, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
The party is used to riding two horses but it is now becoming more difficult, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 3 June 2019 Sinn Fein will be poring over the entrails of the recent election, but will they have the capacity to understand the severity of their... 
by RuthDE | Apr 23, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism
Published: 20 April 2019 Lyra had such a genius for friendship and such an extraordinary ability to connect with people of all ages and backgrounds – and even sexual inclinations – that there’s people queuing up to share grief and stories about this... 
by RuthDE | Feb 25, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Sunday Independent
Gerry Adams didn’t understand the south, but Mary Lou McDonald is even worse about the North, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 24 February 2019 I was caught unawares last Tuesday on BBC Radio Ulster’s Stephen Nolan morning show by Mary Lou... 
by RuthDE | Feb 18, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Sunday Independent
An outbreak of sanity over statues runs into Sinn Fein’s tunnel-vision problem, writes Ruth Dudley EdwardsPublished: 17 February 2019’I want to build a Belfast, which is a City for All,” wrote SDLP Councillor Tim Attwood in a recent letter to a... 
by RuthDE | Jan 28, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Sunday Independent
Will another republican crackpot be planting a bomb in honour of Soloheadbeg in 3019, asks Ruth Dudley EdwardsPublished: 27 January 2019’Whoever is responsible for this bomb in our Beautiful City tonight,” tweeted Fiachra McGuinness, proud son of Martin,... 
by RuthDE | Jan 14, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, Sunday Independent
Sinn Fein’s refusal to allow its representatives to vote with their consciences may prove very costly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13 January 2019 ‘How many Cork people does it take to found a movement to break the political cartel?”... 
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 | Nov 28, 2018 | 2018, Journalism, Sunday Independent
Defections, bad company, shocking manners and evading the truth make for a bad week, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 25 November 2019 Bearing in mind that Mary Lou McDonald persistently denies that her party’s haemorrhaging of elected representatives is... 
by RuthDE | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018, Journalism, Sunday Independent
The disastrous Sinn Fein electoral performance has seriously weakened Mary Lou McDonald, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 4 November 2018 So who really runs Sinn Fein? The same people as always, mostly. Despite what seem to be Mary Lou McDonald’s occasional... 
