âChange must comeâ: One manâs fight to end Northern Irelandâs segregated educationJust 8% of children in the North attend integrated schools. 90-year-old former priest David Rice says helping to change this is his final battleTue May 14 2024 - 05:00
How an enigmatic, cross-dressing British spy became Londonâs emissary to Dublin in the second World WarDudley Clarke was best known as British intelligence chief who devised the SAS but lesser known is his role advising De Valeraâs government on how to fend off a feared German invasionSun May 12 2024 - 08:00
Costs of united Ireland would equal pain of the austerity years, economists sayRecently published report estimated cost for unification at âŹ20bn a year for 20 years but this figure is contestedThu May 02 2024 - 20:54
Farmers in North face major losses if UK-EU vet medicines deal fails, experts warnFailure to reach a deal would be âunforgivableâ, warns peerTue Apr 30 2024 - 00:01
Bandit Country author says IRA was âvery cleverâ using âmachinery of the British state against the British stateâThe book about South Armagh is being republished for the first time after 25 years with a few minor additionsMon Apr 22 2024 - 07:00
The story of the Irish in Britain comes âhome homeâA new exhibition at the Irish Emigration Museum EPIC tells stories of many who left Ireland for Britain from early 70s onwardsThu Apr 18 2024 - 20:29
Britain should not fear âan honest approachâ to past sins, says historianMistakes in dealing with terrorism in Northern Ireland are being repeated elsewhere, argues Prof Richard English in a new bookMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Sinn FĂŠin is now out of touch with its own supporters, claims AontĂş leaderMary Lou McDonald âwrong-footedâ on major issues as party seeks centre ground to secure majority, TĂłibĂn tells podcastSat Apr 13 2024 - 12:21
âItâs somewhat downplayed in Ireland â the trouble that the Troubles caused for the Irish living in Britainâ The Look Back to Look Forward exhibition at the Epic museum in Dublin traces the story of the Irish in Britain from the early 1970s to todaySat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00
Wide gaps in education levels for workers in Northern Ireland and Republic â ESRIWorkers in Republic much more likely to be educated to at least degree levelWed Apr 10 2024 - 05:00
Canât agree on the potential cost of a united Ireland? The Germans may have the answerGermanyâs experience is relevant to Ireland given the sharp differences that followed the publication of a report on unification costsThu Apr 04 2024 - 20:19
Price of united Ireland: Bringing Northâs welfare up to scratch presents cost challengeIrish unification will cost hundreds of billions over decades, according to a new economic reportThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
United Ireland could cost âŹ20bn a year for 20 years, says new studyIrish unity would push up cost to taxpayers, IIEA report saysThu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
United Ireland: âIt canât be, Which side is going to win?âTwo academics have gathered the voices of people on both sides of the Border for more than five years about future constitutional changeSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00
Does the Belfast Agreement need reforming, and can this be done now that Stormont is back?Now more than 25 years old, the Belfast Agreement is showing signs of age. So how can it be reformed, if at all?Fri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
England, Wales and Scotland all now in favour of Irish unification, research showsThe 2023 State of the Union survey examines attitudes towards constitutional issues in the UKThu Mar 21 2024 - 10:00
âWhy isnât he called Murphy like the rest of them?â: Leo Varadkar subjected to sustained abuse in UK during Brexit negotiationsVaradkarâs inability to develop a relationship with British prime minister Theresa May marked a low pointThu Mar 21 2024 - 06:45
âI am a child of the Troubles. Ordinary boring government is much betterâFormer IRA prisoner turned artist says of post-conflict Northern Irish society: âWeâre not normal, but weâre heading towards normalityâSat Mar 16 2024 - 06:00
Stormont facing mountain of European legislation, warns major think tankWindsor Framework will put the civil service in Northern Ireland under âmajor strainâWed Mar 13 2024 - 21:42
Sinn FĂŠinâs Troubles apology may be flawed, but silence from London has been deafening âSome were terrible, some were essentially excuses,â says Prof Kieran McEvoy of the Apologies, Abuses and Dealing with the Past projectWed Mar 13 2024 - 19:00
Charlie Bird: A man who felt fear and faced it with courageDriven by a determination to be âusefulâ, the much-admired journalist wrote a glorious last chapter to his lifeWed Mar 13 2024 - 06:00
Stakeknife: What will legacy of Kenova report into IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci be? Academic who examined British intelligenceâs war against IRA hopes seven-year investigation into spy will still be worthwhileThu Mar 07 2024 - 19:20
SDLPâs New Ireland Commission explores path to unity through âpartnership, co-operation and reconciliationâClaire Hanna says âthose of us who want to talk about a new Ireland have an obligation to spell out a lot more exactly what we mean by thatâThu Mar 07 2024 - 06:00
No requirement to secure reconciliation ahead of Border poll, says campaign groupIrelandâs Future report outlines steps that could be taken towards vote, including establishment of new government departmentsMon Mar 04 2024 - 18:20
Casement Park brings North/South cross-Border co-operation on to a new pitchCross-Border co-operation has become easier in recent years, but it remains a balancing actTue Feb 20 2024 - 18:22
MicheĂĄl Martin: âI believe in the Wolfe Tone idea of uniting people. Thatâs hard workâIn an interview on the future of Ireland, the TĂĄnaiste says he's concerned at the language around unificationMon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Reform of Stormont rules needed to avoid further collapses, says MartinPolicy must be agreed ahead of the next Assembly elections in three years - TĂĄnaisteMon Feb 19 2024 - 06:00
Eamonn Mallie: âEmma Little-Pengelly is much more cross-culturally aware than any DUP people I knowâ Mallie, once the voice of The Troubles on radio, looks backwards and ahead for Northern IrelandSun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Cut planning appeals to increase building, ESRI arguesState aiming to build 33,000 homes annually, Scotland 110,000 by 2032, and England targeting 180,000 a year, says reportWed Jan 31 2024 - 00:01
Killings of 13 Protestants in west Cork in 1922 were sectarian acts, say descendents of victims Dunmanway Discussion Group said the Government should issue a âbelatedâ statement ârecognising unequivocallyâ that the Bandon Valley killings were âsectarian acts perpetrated by elements of the IRAâTue Jan 30 2024 - 20:06
DUP should ask âwhy they are no longer the first partyâ, says Westminster NI affairs chairThe party has choices to make soon and it must ensure that indifference in Britain does not become hostilityFri Jan 12 2024 - 07:00
Mayhew confessed to thinking Northern job would be ârelatively undemandingâFormer Northern secretary saw the UUP leader David Trimble as âa deeply insecure leaderâThu Dec 28 2023 - 05:00
Governments urged to reflect amid conflict over UKâs Legacy ActFormer British justice secretary Robert Buckland urges calm amid dispute between London and DublinFri Dec 22 2023 - 13:17
Prosecutions linked to Troubles crimes should be shelved, says Michael McDowellIrish Times columnist and former attorney general and minister for justice dismissive of Sinn FĂŠin calls for historical investigationsFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:00
Dick Spring: âI donât want to sound like Iâm lecturing or hectoring young peopleâHaving helped pave the way for the Downing Street Declaration and peace in Northern Ireland, the former Labour leader is wary of being seen to preach to generations with no memory of the TroublesSun Dec 17 2023 - 06:00
Stormont holds out for more London money but any deal will have strings attached, says former top civil servantUK government offered Northern Ireland politicians ÂŁ2.5bn to get Executive up and running, as serious demographic challenges loomSat Dec 16 2023 - 06:07
NI parties offered hundreds of millions in extra public spending to return to StormontOffer by Chris Heaton-Harris may not be enough to fill budget gap with public sector pay rises dueMon Dec 11 2023 - 16:00
Respectful talks on new Ireland needed, says DUP founder memberNorthern Ireland in new constitutional position because of sea border for trade between Northern Ireland and Britain following Brexit, says Wallace ThompsonFri Dec 08 2023 - 18:53
Decision on ECHR legacy challenge soon, says TĂĄnaisteThe Government has noted the total opposition from all of Northern Irelandâs political parties and victimsâ groups to the legislationTue Nov 28 2023 - 19:21
Young people across island becoming increasingly pessimistic about future, study showsPeople born in Northern Ireland after 1989 show largest recent declines in optimism, ESRI paper findsMon Nov 27 2023 - 18:18
Gavin Esler on British politics: âWeâve got a lot of fairly rotten people in parliamentâThe former BBC journalist on working in Belfast in the 1970s, why unionist pessimism is justified, and the lack of âgood chapsâ in WestminsterSat Nov 25 2023 - 06:00
Dublin riot organisers will be tackled, says MicheĂĄl MartinTĂĄnaiste says Irish society must hold true to its real valuesFri Nov 24 2023 - 12:58
Jeffrey Donaldson could have claimed EU victory in March, but now he must chooseThe Windsor Framework will not be altered, regardless of whether Stormont returns or Northern Ireland faces hybrid direct rule. Brussels has moved on, and even Dublin would struggle to get proper attention there nowWed Nov 22 2023 - 21:29
British-Irish Council: âSafe spaceâ always for conversations between taoisigh and unionist leaders Dublin, Belfast, London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands hold their six-monthly meeting in Dublin Castle on Thursday nightWed Nov 22 2023 - 06:00
British Ambassador praises âmaturityâ of Irish attitudes to organisationsâ royal titlesDiplomat says he has not encountered anti-Britishness 'very much at all' during his time in DublinMon Nov 20 2023 - 19:00
Prepare now for tougher British border rules or face costs, Irish firms warnedNew rules on food and animal imports that have been delayed five times are now due to take effect in JanuaryThu Nov 16 2023 - 19:00
West Cork killings should be admitted as sectarian, says historianKillings in 1922 were removed from history for decades and âsilence was not brokenâ until Canadian historian published controversial work in 1990s, says Prof Brian WalkerWed Nov 08 2023 - 17:25
James OâBrien on post-Brexit Britain: âThis conflation of patriotism with a sense of superiorityâ LBC broadcaster on what ails his native country, his faith in youth and why he wonât be tracking down his Irish biological motherSat Nov 04 2023 - 06:00
Much of the last 25 years has been âsquanderedâ since Good Friday Agreement, warns TĂĄnaiste MicheĂĄl MartinMany young people feel they âdo not have a sayâ in Northern Ireland politics and are patronised by politicians, Shared Island gathering toldWed Oct 25 2023 - 17:31
Visa rules stopped Derry ambulance crews responding to Creeslough gas explosion, FG senator saysAmbulances based in Derry were unable to cross the Border as some paramedics did not have the necessary visasWed Oct 25 2023 - 15:33
