Rev Harold Good spills the beans on the DUPs secret meetings with Sinn Féin…
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The Rev Harold Good has a book out today. It is Called In Good Time: A Memoir, and it was written with former journalist and Irish News Editor Martin O’Brien. Over in the BelTel, Sam McBride covers some of the juicy …
Why are so many immigrant communities voting Trump for President?
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Kevin Rooney is a public sector administrator and previously a local journalist in Downpatrick. With the US election just over a fortnight away, some very interesting polls and data are showing wide support for Donald Trump amongst Latino, Hispanic and …
Another escape from scrutiny as First Minister runs roughshod over Stormont committee…
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I’m putting this up with a minimum of comment. It’s the Stormont Committee for The Executive Office (TEO) which has accumulated 1.7k views within hours of the session finishing. The reason being is that it is utterly shambolic. At the …
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Beyond Unionism and Nationalism … watch back the book launch
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The academic team who study the sentiment and opinion of political party members and elected representatives turned their gaze to the Alliance Party some years ago. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland: Beyond Unionism and Nationalism was launched this evening …
Ireland Squad for November tests named and United Rugby Championship Round 6 Previews.
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Andy Farrell has just named his 35 man squad for the November tests against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji, and Australia plus five development players who will join them on a training camp in Portugal next week. Compared to the 37 …
Schools need to be better at handling autistic kids…
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I have written about it before, but the story is worth repeating. I went to primary school in the 80s, and looking back it almost sounds victorian. There was a kid in my class who had autism. Back then ‘isms’ …
Nick Cave speaks for all music fans – “Put your f*cking phones away!”…
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The modern concert experience is ruined by muppets taking excessive photos or videos on their phones. I understand you want to take a few pictures to remember the experience, but when will you ever rewatch your shakey concert video with …
Slugger Exclusive: the Saltwater Bridge has been saved
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Well, really not exclusive at all, but the truth is that the Saltwater Bridge wasn’t in serious danger in the first place, and this was established by Jim Allister in the Assembly in 2020, who followed the linked question with …
The future of Belfast mayoral portraits – time to get rid?
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Sinn Fein’s current handling of the Niall Ó Donnghaile affair and the party’s relationship with transparency is certainly newsworthy in that there is a hefty public interest. The discussion about the portrait removal of the former Lord Mayor was almost …
Trumps even more “alarming behavior” than usual…
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From the FT: Donald Trump raised further concern about his state of mind on Saturday after delivering crude suggestions about the late golfer Arnold Palmer’s anatomy during a rally in Pennsylvania, in his latest diversion from the political script just …