Opinion

EDITORIAL: Very Secret Indeed
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Very Secret Indeed
A government watchdog has accused the U.S. Secret Service of erasing texts from Jan. 5 and 6, 2021, after his office requested them as part of an i...
KIRWAN: Gardens of Earth and Stone
Opinion
KIRWAN: Gardens of Earth and Stone
I was digging in the garden recently. It's not an activity I’m particularly fond of, but there’s something about a June afternoon that entices you ...
Adams: Scots Set Date For Independence Vote
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Adams: Scots Set Date For Independence Vote
The government of Scotland has moved decisively by setting the date for a referendum on sovereignty and independence. 19 October 2023 is that date....
O'SHEA: Looking Ahead to the November Mid-Terms
Opinion
O'SHEA: Looking Ahead to the November Mid-Terms
Following the opening presentation by the January 6th Committee, when the whole country heard from a succession of police officers about how they w...
EDITORIAL: More Mediocrity Dead Ahead
Opinion
EDITORIAL: More Mediocrity Dead Ahead
Boris Johnson is stepping off the stage. But don't for a minute think that British government messing in the future of Northern Ireland, ergo all o...
ADAMS: Do Your Jobs Leo and Micheál
Opinion
ADAMS: Do Your Jobs Leo and Micheál
Some of our political leaders in Dublin repeatedly reduce their offices to the status of an observer. This affects many matters which fall within t...
A Bill That Needs To Be Scrapped
Opinion
A Bill That Needs To Be Scrapped
While the British government continues its unilateral attack on the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK is simultaneously engaged in a second unilate...
EDITORIAL: We The People
Opinion
EDITORIAL: We The People
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common ...
BOOKS: When will unionists realise their fellow-British couldn't give a toss for them?
Culture
BOOKS: When will unionists realise their fellow-British couldn't give a toss for them?
United Nation: The Case for Integrating Ireland by Frank Connolly (Gill Books, £14.99) How do you solve a problem called Identity? It’s a state of ...
ADAMS: Memories of Joe 'Bingo' and The Beatles
Opinion
ADAMS: Memories of Joe 'Bingo' and The Beatles
My recollections last week on my successful battle against the dreaded nicotine, sparked, pardon the pun, similar recollections from some of my fri...
KIRWAN: A Musical Man of Contradictions
Opinion
KIRWAN: A Musical Man of Contradictions
Rory Gallagher was a man of contradictions. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, he spoke with a soft Cork accent; the quietest man in the room, h...
EDITORIAL: A House Flying Apart
Opinion
EDITORIAL: A House Flying Apart
Astronomers see the universe as an array of galaxies flying apart, though not so far or so fast that we can't see them with space-based telescopes....



 



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