Northern Ireland economy ‘underperforming’ Republic but exceeding UK growth rate
Improving cross-border data collection a ‘strategic priority’ for future ‘shared island’ analysis
Shared Island
Strong argument for Micheál Martin to back Heather Humphreys for presidency
Humphreys would be able to personify the shared-island vision articulated by the Taoiseach
Why is Sinn Féin so reluctant to amend climate legislation to improve the A5?
Importance of road upgrade for constituents makes party’s tolerance of any political pain on it a genuine mystery
British-Irish Relations in the Twenty-First Century: A strong examination of the Belfast Agreement’s legacy and the impact of Brexit
Etain Tannam argues that John Hume’s central three-stranded idea for the agreement has been neglected
A numbers game: Why are there so few cross-Border romances?
Could relative lack of north-south relationships reflect the separate development of society in the two jurisdictions?
Micheál Martin’s first 100 days: Coalition has achieved little amid delivery gaps and Dáil discord
Trump heads a list of challenges for the Taoiseach that includes housing, childcare, pensions and a raucous Dáil. He could hardly be said to have hit the ground running
Shared Island: Cross-border co-operation should be expanded, ESRI report concludes
ESRI report says Belfast Agreement has not met its full potential
Irish and British futures are codependent and entangled
Worldview: Running through contemporary debates is a battle between those who say reconciliation should come before constitutional change and those who argue for the reverse
Rory McIlroy’s wish to be identified as Northern Irish is typical of his generation
Support for Sinn Féin is growing in the North, but support for a united Ireland isn’t. This is not as strange as it might seem
Workers in Republic pay twice as much tax as those in North but are still better off, says ESRI report
Trade between North and South has increased since Brexit
Ireland and UK increasingly seen as global ‘safe zones’ for investors, Taoiseach says
Two governments provide stability that is appealing for investment, Micheál Martin says
Poorest children in North live in lower-income homes but less deprived than those in poverty in Republic
Better public services, more widely available benefits and lower housing costs in Northern Ireland provide better protection to children in poverty, ESRI report indicates
Politicians need to decide if Northern Ireland is desperately poor or so rich it requires no help
What passes for debate on a united Ireland is endlessly derailed by absurd claims from activists, academics and politicians. At least Fianna Fáil has now begun putting flesh on the bones of its plans
Dublin-Belfast train users: ‘It’s advertised as an hour from Dundalk. It takes an hour and 20’
Competition with Dart leads to frustration for north-south travellers as well as capital’s commuters
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