‘The power of sport’
Trevor Ringland, former Ireland rugby player who has been honoured with an MBE for his community work, told David Hennessy about the role sport...
Airing things out
Martin Doyle told David Hennessy about his book Dirty Linen: The Troubles in my Home Place that examines the effect of the violence on...
Irish embassy to display Peace Heroines portraits from St Brigid’s Day
To mark St Brigid's Day and also ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, a special exhibition will be on display...
How Ireland navigated Brexit
By David Hennessy
Ireland’s Call: Navigating Brexit by Stephen Collins is a forensic study of the Brexit negotiations from an Irish perspective.
It tells the story...
Belfast actor Ciarán Hinds urges PM Liz Truss to ditch Northern Ireland legacy Bill
Oscar-nominated actor Ciarán Hinds has urged Prime Minister Liz Truss to scrap the British government’s controversial legacy Bill.
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation)...
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill threatens human rights protections, report finds
The Northern Ireland Protocol poses a “significant threat” to human rights protections, according to a new report.
The Bill, which cleared its first stage in...
Giant’s Causeway ‘may have formed in just days’ not thousands of years
Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have been formed in just days and not thousands of years as thought until now.
The stones attracted visitors...
Unjustified 1971 shooting of Derry mother of six referred to NI prosecutors
Inquest findings into 1971 death of unarmed mother shot by soldier in her garden sent to Northern Ireland’s prosecution service
Inquest findings into the death...
Northern Ireland minister and Brexit hardliner apologises to Ireland
ERG’s Steve Baker says ministers need ‘humility’ to restore relationships with Ireland and EU.
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, a strident Brexit supporter, has apologised...
New search for teenager ‘disappeared’ by IRA
Excavators return to Co Monaghan site to search for Columba McVeigh, a teenager murdered and secretly buried by the IRA.
Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore,...