The Belfast Telegraph warns that the 50/50 recruitment rule will be impossible to hold if Sinn Fein approval of the PSNI doesn’t come soon: “The 50-50 rule, adopted as the only means of speedily correcting the imbalance in the PSNI, …

Steven King turns his attention to a recently published book Untold Stories: Protestants in the Republic of Ireland 1922-2002, which records the experience of a variety of protestants living in the south since partition.

Looks like Sylvia Hermon has made an impression in her first year in the House of Commons. Channel 4 are considering her for the title of Opposition Politician of the Year. Meanwhile an older NI politician moves down a gear.

Whilst restoration of local institutions is the urgent priority of Paul Murphy, NI Secretary of State, MP Iris Robinson of the DUP has warned there will be no progress with the Belfast Agreement still in place.

Although Ministers have confirmed that Northern Ireland will have to endure serious rises in its water rates, the news comes with the promise of a huge monetary injection of cash, both directly from the Exchequer and public private partnerships, as …

Courtesy of Newshound, a report on Martin McGuinness’s work, and the promotion of integrated schools.

Looks like the row within the ranks of the UDA is set to continue with a pro-Adair grouping in North Down being ordered to come in under the main command in East Belfast.

Tom Constantine, the man charged with overseeing the implementation of the Patten proposals has expressed concerned over high levels of illness within the PSNI: “Figures for September this year showed that regular officers were missing an average of 23.1 days …

Mattew Hogan sees parallels between the ignition of violent nationalism, and the current Iraq crisis. He recalls the personal journey of rebel leader Tom Barry who was in Mesopotamia as an NCO in the British Army when he heard of …

Tha Andersonstown News is not happy about the way it believes the latest Communications Bill at Westminster has sidelined the Irish langauge. The Ultach Trust made representations earlier this year during the consultative process, as did the SDLP.