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
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DUP MP Sammy Wilson’s ‘fact-finding’ trip to Israel worth almost £4,000, declaration shows
East Antrim MP said he was looking forward to ‘hearing the truth’ and criticised ‘scurrilous lies’
Former Sinn Féin member will not face prosecution after portrait of DUP mayor damaged
The framed painting of Wallace Brown was taken off the wall at Belfast City Hall and had its glass smashed
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
First class honours for Catherine Connolly for her ‘astounding’ Irish grammar
Plus: Calendar clash between the President and Remembrance, the worst job in Ireland and a non-cancelled Limerick Christmas market
‘Genuine medical issues’ delaying trial of Jeffrey and Eleanor Donaldson, judge says
Former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 historic sex offences while his wife denies five counts of aiding and abetting
DUP’s dithering over Catherine Connolly’s inauguration offended or embarrassed everyone
Staunch unionists are pinning their hopes on her presidency damaging US-Irish relations but it’s easier to imagine her falling out with Sinn Féin than Trump
Row over Belfast Irish-language signs to advance to full hearing as Ministerial talks fail
Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson seeking to review approval of Irish signs at Grand Central Station
Northern Ireland’s long argument over Irish language is either going to end or get worse
An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been appointed, a classic three legged stool
Sinn Féin to back no-confidence motion in North’s minister for education
Paul Givan is ‘going nowhere’, DUP leader Gavin Robinson says
Jeffrey Donaldson trial may not take place until next year, judge says
Trial due to begin in November but further medical assessments are required for co-accused Eleanor Donaldson
Obituary: Patrick (Pat) Bradley: Chief electoral officer in the North who oversaw many elections in troubled hotspots
Bradley had to handle episodes such as the security of ballot boxes overnight before a count, with key figures such as Rev Ian Paisley demanding DUP oversight
Why are the parties of Northern Ireland’s centre at each other’s throats?
If Alliance, SDLP and UUP cannot offer alternative to Sinn Féin-DUP, it is hard to see what they are for
‘The six counties is a s**thole’: Michelle Gildernew and Ian Paisley jnr go toe to toe on united Ireland
The former Sinn Féin and DUP MPs have made a BBC Northern Ireland podcast on the thorny subject
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