DUP leader tells PSNI to ignore ‘craze of woke quotas’ as he warns against return to 50-50 recruitment
A return to 50-50 recruitment of Northern Ireland’s police service is off the table, the DUP leader has warned.
Why is the Protestant Population in Decline? – On This Day in 1975
According to the paper, “Trends in the Religious Composition of the Population of the Republic of Ireland 1946-71”, between ...
Sharp divides in attitudes to immigration within Northern Ireland, and either side of Border
Northern unionists are far more likely to be anti-immigration compared with their nationalist counterparts, while southern ...
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1969: How the Troubles Started in Northern Ireland
The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...
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Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland: “We’re better than this”
“We’re better than this,” Mary McAleese tells me. This quote sums up her life and legacy. As President of Ireland from 1997 until 2011, the theme of her presidency was ‘building bridges’, and ...
Bitter council row erupts over Education Minister’s refusal to grant integrated status to two Co Down schools
A row over the refusal of Stormont’s Education Minister to grant two Co Down schools integrated status has spilled over to ...
A quarter of Northern Protestants would absolutely ‘hate it’ if unity referendum passed
Asked what would be their emotional response to a referendum which voted for unity, 27 per cent of Protestant voters in the ...
Alliance accused of "dragging schools into political arena" after Minister's refusal of integrated status
A row over the Education Secretary’s decision to refuse Bangor Academy and Rathmore Primary School integrated status has ...
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How Ian Paisley was viewed by Irish Government at start of the Troubles
The Protestant cleric and unionist leader remains one of the most distinctive and controversial figures in modern Irish history ...
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The Ascension of William and Mary, Britain’s First Co-Monarchs, Marked a Victory for Protestantism
The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...
Lisburn & Castlereagh council to take 'authority' over bonfire sites on its lands
Councillors agree for its wellbeing and communities committee to take delegated authority over bonfires on council owned ...
Legacy a ‘major issue’ for Catholic recruitment to PSNI, says one of longest serving officers
One of the north’s longest serving police officers believes legacy is a “major issue” for Catholics joining the PSNI.