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Biting our tongues while Biden builds a golden bridge
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Biting our tongues while Biden builds a golden bridge
IT was grin-and-bear it time for the majority community in the North of Ireland — and for the majority of Ulster University students — yesterday as...
EDITORIAL: Biden's Irish Sojourn
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EDITORIAL: Biden's Irish Sojourn
President Joe Biden is in Ireland for four days this week. Some might say that Biden is always in Ireland one way or another. Certainly, Ireland, a...
ADAMS: A Warm House for Everyone
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ADAMS: A Warm House for Everyone
I am writing this column in New York. Richard and I are here for the weekend working on my remarks for Monday night when President Bill Clinton and...
EDITORIAL: The Work Continues
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EDITORIAL: The Work Continues
The Good Friday Agreement was remembered, saluted and tasked with even more work in the years ahead at a grand gathering Monday evening at Cooper U...
ADAMS: The Good Friday Agreement Protects Everyone
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ADAMS: The Good Friday Agreement Protects Everyone
At the beginning of the month Jeffrey Donaldson established a panel, which includes Peter Robinson, Arlene Foster and some business and legal peopl...
EDITORIAL: Be Careful What You Wish For
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EDITORIAL: Be Careful What You Wish For
Senator Ted Cruz may well have started a ball rolling. The Texas Republican recently urged the Texas state bar to carefully consider the fitness of...
KIRWAN: Remembering A Trio of Rebel Women
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KIRWAN: Remembering A Trio of Rebel Women
Back in 1969 when Bernadette Devlin outraged conservative Irish-America with her socialist views and support for African-American civil rights, did...
ADAMS: Remembering and Talking About Martin McGuinness
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ADAMS: Remembering and Talking About Martin McGuinness
Tuesday was the sixth anniversary of the death of my friend and comrade Martin McGuinness. I travelled to the Derry City Hotel that evening for a p...
EDITORIAL: Still A Critical Issue
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EDITORIAL: Still A Critical Issue
Tánaiste Micheál Martin took renewed note of the undocumented Irish when he spoke at an Irish Consulate reception in New York last week during whic...
Once Again The Torch is Passed
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Once Again The Torch is Passed
There is a new Kennedy associated with Irish affairs. With a nod to the past and a move toward the future, President Joe Biden recently selected 42...
Confronting Ireland's Growing Far Right Ideology
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Confronting Ireland's Growing Far Right Ideology
This past fall, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) released a report on Ireland’s growing far-right scene, pointing to the demon...
Preserving Union by Perfecting Partition
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Preserving Union by Perfecting Partition
The roll-out of Britain’s leaving the European Union officially began with parliament's adoption of the 2020 Trading and Cooperation Act, but other...

 

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