The Troubles did not break out on a specific date, but it is generally agreed that they began in 1969. The seeds of the ...

“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 ...

A row over the refusal of Stormont’s Education Minister to grant two Co Down schools integrated status has spilled over to the local council, with unionists accusing the Alliance party of “dragging ...

If Irish unification prevailed, the most prevalent expected emotional responses to the possible referendum outcomes are ...

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher was entirely correct to declare that ensuring the PSNI is fully representative of the community ...

Roman Catholics will be given the right to become lord high commissioner of the Church of Scotland general assembly.

The Protestant cleric and unionist leader remains one of the most distinctive and controversial figures in modern Irish history ...

A Northern Ireland council is set take ”authority” over bonfires on its lands for the first time. Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) witness approximately 24 bonfires lit on its lands on an ...

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...

One of the north’s longest serving police officers believes legacy is a “major issue” for Catholics joining the PSNI.

Many survivors want an independent public inquiry into the abuse they suffered by clergy and other religious leaders in ...

A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some dark days in Ireland’s troubled history.