Auntie is not in great shape these days, with revenues in terminal decline they have had to do a lot of cost cutting. The BBC is still stuck for how to stay relevant in the modern age of internet streaming. …

A LucidTalk poll will deliver the initial public verdict on the DUP since the jury had their own say on Jeffrey Donaldson. The results are due in the Belfast Telegraph at the end of next week. Meanwhile the constant drip …

It has been over three months now since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party was swept out of power in Hungary and two months since Péter Magyar, the man who vanquished him, officially took over. It was an ignominious end for a …

From The Guardian: Children in the UK will grow up to be one of the unhealthiest generations in decades, with child health outcomes having declined or stalled completely across all areas, a group of leading paediatricians has said. Reduced vaccination …

From The Guardian: British counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the death of the former MP and Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe in a shock development that has renewed the debate over the security of politicians. Widdecombe’s body was …

Ireland have never beaten the All Blacks in Auckland, losing 42-19 last time they played there ahead of the 2-1 series win in 2022. The All Blacks last lost there back the amateur era in 1994 to a last minute …

Every law restricts our freedom and it is right that people stop and consider whether additional laws are really necessary. I am old enough to remember when a law was introduced (1973) requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets and there were …

From the Guardian: Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. The actor’s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on …

Momentous Times? Watershed? I am not so sure. We have moved too quickly from saying that two heroic women should be foremost in our thoughts to promoting our own narratives. Scoring points. Jeffrey Donaldson of course. Over the years I …

It’s early 1984. I’m in Dublin having escaped the mundanity of small Irish town life. Twenty-two years old, a trainee manager with Ireland’s biggest retailer, I’m bouncing with nervous energy. George Orwell’s prediction of the totalitarian society is unfounded. I …