Arts and Sustainability merge at Queen’s for first ever ‘Reach’ Festival…
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Queen’s University Belfast, in collaboration with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Ireland, are hosting an inaugural arts and sustainability festival this April. The ‘Reach 24’ festival aims to examine the climate emergency and sustainable solutions via various art …
Donald Trump’s amazing ability to hoover up cash from his supporters…
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At times, you have to admire Donald Trump’s sheer audacity. His latest wheeze is the floating of a media company. From the BBC: Shares in Donald Trump’s media company soared as the firm made its formal debut on the stock …
New UK East-West Council to meet for first time today…
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From the BBC: The first meeting of the new UK East-West Council will take place in London later on Tuesday. The UK government agreed to set up the council as part of a deal with the DUP that saw the …
Slugger TV – Looming Elections and Political Futures #ImagineBelfast
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Filmed in front of a live audience at the Imagine! Festival of Ideas and Politics, Slugger O’Toole convened a panel to discuss the year of elections that await us, and the political futures of some of the key figures who …
Should reconcilation happen before or after any potential reunification?
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Interesting articles from Chris Donnelly in the Irish News, from the article: In case you missed the memo, reconciliation is the new supermajority. Just as 50 per cent-plus-one is not enough for Irish unity, and in fact would be downright …
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.
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.
Assisted dying – Your Choice?
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David Jamison is writing about those items that catch his attention now looking through an older person’s eyes. He lives in Belfast and since retiring recently he is trying to make sense of a fast-changing world and trying his best …
Political stability? Keep it a secret…
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The media coverage – and some political reaction – to the DUP’s vote on the extension of a new EU law to Northern Ireland was very telling, if predictable. Overall the vote and its implications were no big deal. The …
England, Wales and Scotland all now in favour of Irish unification
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The Good Friday Agreement gives the majority in Northern Ireland the right to decide whether Northern Ireland should remain in the Union with Britain or become part of a united Ireland. It gives no say on the matter to the …