Many people think that Keir Starmer blocked Andy Burnham from running in the by-election because he did not want to face a ...

A persistent story in recent years has been the decline of Catholic recruits into the PSNI. Recent figures have thrust that story back into the headlines. The Derry Journal reports that The number of ...

Mary McALEESE and Jim FITZPATRICK. 'Faith, Conflict, and the Power of Nonviolence': A Conversation with Former President Mary McAleese. John and Pat Hume Foundation ...

It is said that Vladimir Putin and the Russian military expected that their task in Ukraine would be a relatively straightforward one. A rapid thrust to Kyiv, the removal and likely assassination of ...

The NI Executive has been back up and running for two years. The next Assembly election is just over a year away. The campaigning is already underway. Given their track record of delivery, we ask ...

The US and Israel are gearing up for another attack on Iran, but should it happen, the signs are that it will be far more globally consequential than before. Iran and Israel have been in a proxy war ...

In December 2019 Choyaa wrote about the negative effect of the role that Lundy plays within unionism. Col Lundy did not want to fight to the last man back in 1689; he considered surrender during the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has found that President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally impose tariffs on imported goods as he wishes. The dispute centred around Trump’s interpretation of a 1977 ...

MAP 1 : NI Railway infrastructure. ‘Into the West‘ is a campaign group whose goal is the restoration of the railway network in the west of Northern Ireland. Last week they unveiled their proposal, the ...

The Quill Project recently hosted a comprehensive event focusing on the examination of archival practice, care, and ethical responsibility in a post-conflict context. Hosted by the Quill Project — a ...

I am an infrequent contributor to Slugger, and my contributions would largely fall into the ‘stray insights’ category. What caught my eye this week was Ards and North Down Borough Council launching ...

Northern Ireland house prices have surged 45% since the pandemic, with regional districts like Derry and Ards outperforming Belfast. Mick explores how infrastructure bottlenecks and a “catch-up” ...