Slugger O'Toole – Conversation, politics and stray insights
3 days ago · Soapbox 21 January 2025 The signal has gone out that unionism is weak and will always give in 1830 Jamie Bryson is NI Director of Policy, Centre for the Union, a think tank …
Challenging Traditions: Reimagining Northern Irish Identity…
Oct 4, 2024 · Catherine Pollock (no relation – different spelling) from Derry is an unusual and remarkable woman. From a working class unionist background, she now works for the Irish …
Misremembering the 1970s half a century on… – Slugger O'Toole
Dec 7, 2024 · In the 2010s we had a decade of centenaries marking key events in Irish history such as the War of Independence, the Home Rule debacle, the Easter Rising, and the 1918 …
After the election, even if the DUP faces a crisis then the rest of ...
Jul 17, 2024 · In the doldrum life of Northern Ireland politics losing one seat is a misfortune, two careless, three criminally negligent. To have escaped two more potential losses is a serious …
Book review – “Running from Office” By Eoghan Murphy…
Nov 23, 2024 · This is a quite different political autobiography. Most focus on the achievements of the office holder (often exaggerating their personal involvement and positioning them at the …
The case for a new flag in Northern Ireland… – Slugger O'Toole
Sep 20, 2024 · David Michell is Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast. You can follow him on Twitter. It’s good to see the Executive …
Kneecap movie shortlisted for two Academy Award nominations…
Dec 19, 2024 · From the BBC: It has been included among 15 films shortlisted for the International Feature category in the 2025 Oscars, after The Irish Film and Television …
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a ...
Apr 18, 2018 · This morning I came across this classic clip from The Monty Python and the Holy Grail film. Ever after 40 years, it is still a great send-up of our political system. Enjoy. A self …
“There is indeed a major threat to unionism, but it comes from …
Aug 27, 2024 · Davy Adams is a man who has had quite a journey. From being a loyalist paramilitary in Belfast to working for the Dublin-based charity Goal, where he worked in many …
Slugger O'Toole – Conversation, politics and stray insights
Obelisk 17 January 2025 What Was it All For? 1160 So, some four hundred and sixty-eight days since the October 7th atrocity, Israel’s security cabinet has approved a ceasefire deal that may …
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