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EDITORIAL: Neutrality and Security EDITORIAL: Neutrality and Security
Ireland has been going through one of its periodic brainstorms on the matter of neutrality. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is significantly respon...
ADAMS: Stop the Demolition of Moore Street
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ADAMS: Stop the Demolition of Moore Street
The threat of demolition to parts of the Moore Street Terrace, a place that played a central role in the Easter Rising, has increased significantly...
O'SHEA: So What was Donald Trump Thinking?
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O'SHEA: So What was Donald Trump Thinking?
Reading the 44-page indictment document prepared by Special Prosecutor, Jack Smith, one question kept recurring to me: what was Donald Trump thinki...
EDITORIAL: One Euro at a Time
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EDITORIAL: One Euro at a Time
Northern Ireland is something of an economic crossroads. After all, it is a place of interest and direct involvement on the part of London, Dublin,...
KIRWAN: Good Vibrations Coming to IAC
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KIRWAN: Good Vibrations Coming to IAC
Everything changed in November 1976 when The Sex Pistols released Anarchy In the UK. Punk was born. Yeah, yeah, I know Punk began in CBGB’s a coupl...
ADAMS: St. Comgall’s and Eileen Howell
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ADAMS: St. Comgall’s and Eileen Howell
St. Comgall’s/Ionad Eileen Howell in Divis Street will be formally opened next week, on Thursday, June 22. The multi-million pound project has been...
O'SHEA: A Call for Spiritual Revival in America
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O'SHEA: A Call for Spiritual Revival in America
In a recent article in the Daily Beast titled “The Left needs a Spiritual Renaissance. So Does America,” Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut and ...
EDITORIAL: Out of Bounds
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EDITORIAL: Out of Bounds
The U.S. Open Golf Championship will take place in Los Angeles over the coming days. What's the bet that not all the talk will focus on the state o...
ADAMS: On The Wheels of Time
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ADAMS: On The Wheels of Time
I have given my good bike away. This marks a defining moment in my life. My good bike sat in the backyard for almost a year. That’s the last time I...
O'SHEA: Changing Economics on the Island of Ireland
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O'SHEA: Changing Economics on the Island of Ireland
A hundred years ago the economy in Belfast and its hinterland was booming led by shipbuilding and the burgeoning linen industry. With help from the...
EDITORIAL: A Beef With Beef
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EDITORIAL: A Beef With Beef
As last week ended the Guardian newspaper ran a series of stories that would have not made the weekend a comforting one for anyone fearful for the ...
KIRWAN: Forever Going Up The Country
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KIRWAN: Forever Going Up The Country
"I’m going up the country, Baby, don’t you wanta go, Going to take you some place, Where you’ve never been before, I’m going, I’m going, Where the ...

 

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