Brian O’Neill

Petrol down to £1.29 a litre, home heating oil also low…

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I was passing one of the Go stations and noticed petrol was down to £1.29. That’s the lowest it’s been since the pandemic and all our cars became expensive inanimate objects. Home heating oil is also at a low. Clickoil …

Brian O’Neill

Stephen Farry resigns as Alliance deputy leader…

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After losing his North Down seat to independent unionist Alex Easton, Stephen Farry seems to be taking a break from politics*. Over the past eight years, I have been honoured to be Alliance Party Deputy Leader. This is my personal …

Soapbox

What brings you to Slugger O’Toole?

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Macha is a Slugger reader from County Armagh I bought Slugger a Christmas Drink in 2020, so I’ve been hanging out here pretty regularly for at least four years. Often I read more than I comment, but I have been known to get drawn into …

Chambré Public Affairs

Chambré Weekly Bulletin – 8th September 2024…

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Political, policy and regulatory developments impacting Northern Ireland What you need to know this week NI Executive agrees programme for government Yesterday (5 September), the NI Executive agreed a draft programme for government, seven months after the restoration of devolved …

Brian O’Neill

Open Sunday – discuss what you like…

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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your …

Brian O’Neill

Open sunday – politics free zone…

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In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to …

Brian O’Neill

Claire Hanna to become the next leader of the SDLP…

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As she is the only candidate, it’s more a coronation than election, but still it’s a good achievement for the popular South Belfast MP. She will now proceed for ratification by party members at the SDLP conference on 5 October. …

Brian O’Neill

My alternative programme for Government: Education…

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To help out our executive, here are some ideas. I will start with education. learning stops at lunchtime. After lunch is for activities like music, sport, art, etc These activities should be taken by lay people or parents, teachers should …

Mick Fealty

“We must robustly challenge those who still insist violence was justified…”

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In The Irish Times Trevor Ringland challenges an oddly identitarian idea that’s been in vogue recently in ways it was not during the actual Troubles (especially if you had read An Phoblacht regularly) that it was the IRA that brought …

Brian O’Neill

Programme for Government: Fine words butter no parsnips…

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After 7 months, Stormont has agreed a draft Programme For Government. The nine priorities for the government are: grow a globally competitive and sustainable economy deliver affordable childcare, cut health waiting times end violence against women and girls better support …

Eamonn Toland

Can Northern Ireland learn anything from Belgium?

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I have to admit, I know very little about Belgium. When I lived in London, I used to ask friends if they could name the Prime Minister of Belgium, but only if they were complaining about how parochial and uninformed …

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