Public Affairs
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The fiscal position in the early years of a united Ireland
While the northern economy is weak relative to the Republic, the cost of unity will be contingent on the speed…
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TRADE UNION DESK: What the right gets wrong on immigration
A mob chanting ‘send them back’ is not up for a ‘balanced discussion’, writes the ICTU’s John O’Farrell. It has…
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Political Platform: Cheryl Brownlee MLA
Cheryl Brownlee MLA was co-opted into the Assembly in 2023, replacing her late colleague David Hilditch for whom she worked.…
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Hilary Benn MP: Northern Ireland’s newest Secretary of State
Hilary Benn MP is arguably the most high-profile appointee as Northern Ireland Secretary since Peter Mandelson in 1999. Benn is…
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Sustaining Lough Neagh
In 2023, I said Lough Neagh was dying in plain sight. One year on, it grieves me to say that…
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From college dropout to Taoiseach: Simon Harris TD
For many northerners, the new Taoiseach, Simon Harris TD, is an unknown entity relative to his party colleagues Leo Varadkar…
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Who picks co-opted MLAs?
The co-option of Andrew McMurray MLA following the resignation of former Alliance Party MLA Patrick Brown marks the fourth co-option…
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The Troubles(ome) history of British policy in Northern Ireland
As an academic historian, I have serious reservations about the so-called ‘public history’ of British policy in Northern Ireland announced…
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Saving the Assembly Rooms
A Belfast building which was the scene of the courts-marshal – prior to their execution – of the United Irish…
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Political Platform: Eóin Tennyson MLA
Eóin Tennyson is the Alliance Party’s finance spokesperson and in 2022 became the first ever Alliance MLA in Upper Bann.…
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