Brian O’Neill

David Sterling, former Head of the civil service says there’s an absence of hope…

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The Department of Finance predicts a potential overspend of more than one billion pounds this year. David Sterling, former Head of the civil service says there's an absence of hope, adding that it could take up to five years to …

Brian O’Neill

A mysterious humming noise is disturbing the good people of Omagh…

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The BBC reports on strange goings on in Omagh. From the report: People in Omagh say they are fed up with the persistent humming, which is disrupting their sleep. The night-time noise has been reported in a wide area of …

Brian O’Neill

Slugger End of Year Review tickets are now on sale…

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Our always popular live event returns to the Black Box on Tuesday, the 19th of December. Join Alex Kane, Allison Morris and Alan Meban as they reflect on the year in politics. This event is sponsored by Brown O’Connor. This …

Mick Fealty

The continuance of lost power at Stormont is not cost free for the DUP

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Away from the horse race politics of the latest survey published in the Irish News this morning is some fascinating [Excruciating? – Ed] detail for the DUP. Pete Shirlow is quoted in the FT… What comes out very clearly in …

Michael Hehir

Better news for UUP and SDLP in latest poll…

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Liverpool University have a new poll out in the Irish News and it makes better reading for SDLP and UUP supporters than the last two LucidTalk polls. Unlike LucidTalk, which asked about voting intentions in an Assembly election, the focus …

Frank Schnittger

Rugby: United Rugby Championship, Round Four Review…

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Round four of the URC was distinguished by a few notable events. Zebre Parma won their first match since April 2022 after a number of recent near misses. All the Welsh regions lost, and the South African sides continued to …

Brian O’Neill

Suella Braverman has been sacked from her role as home secretary…

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman sacked, as UK PM Rishi Sunak begins reshuffle – follow live coveragehttps://t.co/GRdgCqPt22 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 13, 2023

Choyaa

Examining the Online Trolling and Harassment Directed at Unionists. Part 2…

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Unionists are notoriously divided on almost every issue under the sun and finding common ground is an extremely difficult task, however, online abuse directed towards Unionists is one rare example of almost unanimous Unionist unity. For my last article, I …

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.

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.