Chief Constable Hugh Orde has called into question the ambiguity of the rulings of the Parades Commission that allows police to prevent marchers to follow certain routes, but not supporters and followers. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get …

Both the UK Secretary of State and the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs are on message saying that we cannot afford further delay beyond the three weeks of negotiations this month. But there are no obvious signs of either of …

In what has to be one of the most bizarre incidents of the last 35 years, the Thirty Two Degrees North pub on the Crumlin Road was attacked last night – by a JCB with burning rubble stoked in its …

Ian Paisley is loosing patience with the multiple speculations about the true state of his health. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

According to Ray O’Hanlon of the US based Irish Echo Karl Rove’s comments spurred the prompting of Irish American lobbyists to highlight the efforts of George Bush to find a solution in Northern Ireland. However it seems to have stirred …

The Newsletter editorialises on the prospects of success of the current round of negotiations, and insists that whatever is agreed must be clearly and commonly understood by all parties – and leave no major issues outstanding afterwards. Discover more from …

Dissident Republican Tommy McKearney believes that Gerry Adams’ advice to the IRA should not be dismissed. He argues that it is consistent with the long term direction his party has been taken since he became leader 20 years ago. Discover …

Belfast Telegraph’s journalist of the year Mary Fitzgerald is on secondment to the newsroom at the Washington Post. She was at the US Republican National Convention to get David Trimble’s reaction to Karl Rove’s view that the war against terrorism …

Returning to an old theme of his, Brian Feeney argues that Unionists are politically incapable of sharing power with nationalists and looks forward to the day that London and Dublin run Northern Ireland directly. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe …

Just in case you thought intra tribal rivalry had taken a back seat for the negotiations – Jeffrey Donaldson has been teasing his former colleagues on what he claims is their lack of new ideas. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole …