Opinion

Looking back at 2022 there is much to be thankful for, much to be concerned about, yet reason for hope. Here, in the words of two presidents, Joe B...

It is incredible that Argentina won, again, the World Cup, as on previous occasions in 1978 and 1986. We are all pleased about this. Today there ar...

Beannachtaí daoibhse go leir. Have a great Christmas dear readers. Thanks and benedictions also to the Belfast Media Group team. Christmas can be a...

A year ago there was an expectation that Christmas 2021 would be more "normal" than Christmas 2020. And in significant ways it was. Many here in th...

The Ghost of Christmas Past seems to be ever present this time of year – particularly for immigrants. Think of it, do you fixate on home around St....

The wisdom of Oliver Goldsmith’s powerful lines in his moving 18th century poem "The Deserted Village" resonates today at a time of flagrant inequa...

The Sinn Féin building on the Falls Road at the corner of Sevastopol Street is internationally famous for its mural of Bobby Sands. Less well known...

The word is about that the Biden administration is getting ready to appoint a U.S. Envoy to the Northern Ireland Peace and Political process after ...

Gabriel Byrne’s recent Broadway play "Walking With Ghosts" deals with the actor’s life growing up in Dublin as the eldest of six children in a work...

As I write this column the number of Palestinians killed this year by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the...

Sometimes it is an idea to compare notes. In this instance, the comparison is between legislative bodies in the United States and Ireland - the New...

I have no idea when I first met John “Chickie” Donohue, but it was sometime back in the 20th Century. Where I met him should be easier, but again i...