There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist
There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish
Arlene Foster
UK Covid inquiry: Earlier lockdown may have saved 23,000 lives
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Brexit ‘tensions’ contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin’s Covid-19 responses
Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O’Neill for attending IRA man’s funeral in June 2020
Nicola Sturgeon on Leo Varadkar’s shyness, Enda Kenny’s charm and Martin McGuinness’s bear hugs
The former Scottish National Party leader talks politics, life, love, pain and her new autobiography
No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Bobby Storey funeral, Michelle O’Neill says
First Minister was also asked by inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett whether she was not listened to because of deep political divides in Northern Ireland
Aggression and abuse on the campaign trail for those running in local elections
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UK Covid-19 inquiry: Arlene Foster rejects claim Stormont leaders ‘sleepwalked’ into pandemic
Former DUP first minister dismisses counsel assertion that timeline suggests political chiefs caught napping
Stormont leaks during Covid pandemic ‘became a frustration’, ex-NI minister for health tells inquiry
Michelle O’Neill and Arlene Foster also due to give evidence this week
Fractured political relationships hampered North’s response to Covid pandemic, inquiry told
Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Edwin Poots are expected to be among those witnesses to give evidence
GB News hands shares to Nigel Farage, Arlene Foster and Jacob Rees-Mogg
Right-leaning broadcaster also gives stakes to other staff including suspended presenter Dan Wootton
Nobody can seriously claim Northern Ireland is thriving in the UK
With public services buckling, poor educational outcomes, and no functioning executive, the Union is a hard sell
Brexit tasks took staff from pandemic planning, North’s chief medical officer says
UK Covid inquiry scrutinises level of preparation in place ahead of Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020
Micheál Martin’s Shared Island: concrete cross-Border co-operation from an unlikely republican
€1bn ‘slush fund’ has overcome initial suspicions from unionism – but republicans think it falls short when it comes to aspirations for a united Ireland
Northern Ireland a ‘disaster’ and UK government has ‘responsibility to step in’, says former Stormont speaker
John Alderdice, leader of Alliance Party at time of signing of Belfast Agreement, made comments while giving evidence to committee in Westminster
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