Public Affairs

Political Platform

Former Downing Street advisor and Westminster commentator Matthew O’Toole was co-opted into the South Belfast Assembly seat to replace the…

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Covid-19: Mental health impact

Newly appointed interim Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland Siobhán O’Neill highlights the longer lasting mental health impacts of Covid-19…

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Run like Mike: Four-time Paralympic champion Michael McKillop

A four-time Paralympic gold medallist and a serial winner in the World Para Athletics Championships, middle distance runner Michael McKillop…

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A perspective on planning: Jim Mackinnon

Former Chief Planner and Director for the Built Environment with the Scottish Government Jim Mackinnon offers his observations of the…

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New Stormont Standards Commissioner appointed

In a decision agreed by all five parties of the Executive, medical law and ethic expert Melissa McCullough has been…

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EU coalitions and cleavages

The geopolitical disruption heralded firstly by Brexit and secondly by Covid-19 has altered the power dynamics within the EU. Brigid…

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Trade Union Desk

One of the most striking things one learns from reading Peter Geoghegan’s ‘Democracy for Sale’ is how discreet are the…

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‘Constructive’ North South Ministerial Council

Covid-19, Brexit and devolution were discussed as the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) met for the first time in almost…

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Hume: Rest in peace

The death of Nobel laureate John Hume prompted an outpouring of grief for the man who sacrificed political and personal…

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Political Platform

Rachel Woods is the Green Party MLA for North Down, having replaced former party leader Steven Agnew in the Assembly…

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