Public Affairs

Legislating for legacy

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has published a consultation paper which explores means by which Northern Ireland can address the…

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Recording a divided past: the Oral History Archive

The Stormont House Agreement proposed several core legacy mechanisms, including an Oral History Archive. As the consultation phase continues, agendaNi…

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Trade Union Desk

  ICTU’s John O’Farrell outlines the necessity for policy makers to appreciate the economic and societal impact of supporting working…

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Rev Robert Coulter remembered

Former UUP MLA Reverend Robert Coulter was a stalwart for Ulster Unionism in North Antrim. However his first loves were…

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Political Platform

Elected as an MLA in 2017 for East Antrim, John Stewart, who serves as a Reserve Army Soldier with the…

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Conservative Party Conference

Political party conferences are invariably described either as ‘upbeat’ or ‘subdued’, though often the reality is more complicated. This is…

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Know your boundaries

An overall plan to reduce the number of MPs in Westminster from 650 to 600 has seen several proposals which…

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Eamonn McCann: Civil rights legacy marches on

In spite of a banning order, the first civil rights march in Derry took place on 5 October 1968, resulting…

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British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference convenes after 11-year hiatus

The British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) has convened for the first time in over a decade. Conceived as a major provision…

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Marshalling against Brexit

In April this year, an Armagh dairy farmer became the first northern unionist to be elected to Seanad Éireann. Ciarán…

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