Issue 119
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Public Affairs
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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East-West Council holds its first meeting
A new institution established under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper, the East West Council, held its first meeting in…
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TRADE UNION DESK: Pandemic highlighted absence of government’s real social engagement
As the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted, it is not enough for government to put in place mechanisms to receive the views…
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Complex planning for border poll must ‘begin immediately’
Only border poll planning can clarify the likely costs and benefits of Irish reunification write Séamus McGuinness, research professor and…
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Skills for the future report
Evolution not revolution: A skills perspective on advancing net zero
Northern Ireland needs a ‘skills evolution’ rather than a ‘skills revolution’ amongst its current workforce, a report investigating the skills…
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Skills for the future report
Construction Futures NI Advancing Northern Ireland’s construction industry
Fionnuala McKenna, head of strategic engagement at Construction Futures NI, discusses how the organisation aims to enhance collaboration, streamline processes,…
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