When Arlene Foster tumbled down the stone stairs of Stormont last Monday afternoon she was practically gasping. Panting. She could have almost burst into song, channeling her inner Andrea Corr – “Go on. Go on…Leave me breathless!” Word had come through of an imminent Brexit border deal that would grant Northern Ireland special status, separate […]
For more than 11 months Northern Ireland has been without a functioning government as the two largest political parties are deadlocked in round after round of political talks. With numerous deadlines having past the Secretary of State, James Brokenshire, has been forced to set a budget for the current financial year before departments ran out
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Barely married two years…and the wife has already fallen for another mawn. A big, black fella at that. The basket for the dirty clothes, a fancy biscuit tin and a shoebox. A plunger, a set of weights, the toilet-roll stand and a picture frame. A portable radiator. These are the obstacles needed to prevent the
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We may be small in size, but we make up for it in craic. There’s never a dull day in Northern Ireland (despite the weather) and each year brings a fresh batch of events, talent, facepalm fails and scandal in the political, entertainment and cultural spheres. We are the wee country that brought you Liam
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