Sunday Bloody Sunday — how U2 responded to a grim day in Northern Ireland’s Troubles
The band adopted a title used by John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band in a song that became a staple of their live shows ...
Tour de Fred: Following Fred Sirieix's trail through Northern Ireland and Donegal
Follow Fred Sirieix's tracks around the north of Ireland – taking in wild seascapes, walks with alpacas and a pint of ...
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Why Ireland's politicians say St Patrick's Washington trip makes a difference
The end of the Troubles also meant fewer headlines about Northern Ireland. "One of the problems every politician ... from Wall Street to Central Park and every block he saw an Irish flag – but he did ...
First constitutional debate to be hosted in loyalist Fountain estate: ‘We don’t feel threatened by this conversation’
A debate on the constitutional future of the island of Ireland will take place in the Fountain estate in Londonderry with a unionist organiser saying they are “confident of selling Northern Ireland”.
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Why politicians say St Patrick's trip makes a difference
St Patrick's Day is associated with its fair share of traditions, from wearing a sprig of shamrock, to attending a church service, to sipping one (or several) pints of stout. For politicians from ...
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Child dressed as balaclava wearing loyalist gunman for World Book Day
Concerns have been raised after an image was circulated on social media showing a young child dressed as a masked loyalist gunman. The disturbing picture carries the heading ‘World Book Day 2025′.
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Mixed feelings outside Belfast missile plant about munitions heading to Ukraine
It is an enormous box-shaped grey building in the middle of a sprawling Belfast industrial estate. Workers spill out of the main entrance at lunchtime; no one has permission to speak about what ...
Slugger O'Toole26d
Manipulating Irishness
Andy Pollak’s latest excellent and thought provoking offering, Beyond Borders: Building an All-Ireland Forum on Shared Values…, generated the usual animated debate with many of the 565 comments ...