When she reflects on the past 25 years, Ruth Dudley Edwards is haunted by memories of her two close friends, David Trimble and Lyra McKee, two gifted but very different people who bookend that period Published: 18 April 2023 For the last few weeks I’ve been...
The late Brian Kennaway, Michael Phelan and Ian Wilson did so much for reconciliation, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 21 October 2019 I feel keenly the loss of three fine Orangemen. Michael Phelan and Brian Kennaway, who both became close friends, and Ian Wilson,...
Loyalist activist drew strong, often hostile, opinions, but his family suffered greatly, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 14 October 2019 Last week mainstream and social media were alive with controversy about loyalists, following the latest fascinating Spotlight...
Published: 29 AprilI was at services in two churches and a synagogue last week. I’ve written a lot about my lovely friend Lyra McKee so I won’t say much about Wednesday’s widely-reported inter-denominational thanksgiving service in Belfast...
