The Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, is making no secret of his desire to challenge Keir Starmer for the leadership of the ...

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Mr McNulty: On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Who nicked my phone? Madam Principal Deputy Speaker: Sorry?

Fourth (or is it fifth?) times the charm it seems as London and Dublin have revealed their new framework to tackle the festering wound of legacy issues in Northern Ireland. We have of course been here ...

The DUP went back to the La Mon Hotel for the first time in nearly a decade. Several hundred delegates gathered as the party marks 18 months back in government and is gearing up for the 2027 Assembly ...

Prior to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Mehmed, the Sultan of the Ottoman empire, paved the way for Byzantine/Roman collapse by erecting a fortress on the European side of the Bosphorus Straights ...

Outrage has become the dominant style of debate online, in politics, and even in everyday conversations, while complexity and nuance are often overlooked. The tone is full of absolutism and hyperbole, ...

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Jennifer Todd is a distinguished academic. She is a former professor in UCD’s School of Politics and International Relations; former director of UCD’s Institute for British-Irish Studies, and ...

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As someone who has owned dogs all my life, and worked alongside service animals in professional and voluntary roles, I know first-hand the value, intelligence and sensitivity these animals bring. I ...