Micheál Martin (a day later than scheduled because of some stormy weather in the Dáil) the man who many pundits once predicted would be the first Fianna Fáil leader never to become Taoiseach became ...

News that Belfast City Council has approved a planning application for a private hospital comes at a time when delays continue to plague two critical public health projects: the Belfast Maternity ...

The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday. Brian O'Neill I help to manage Slugger by ...

Doctor Paisley and Mister Clerk In celebration of the recent 25th anniversary of the devolution of powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Paul Moore – former Clerk to the Assembly’s Agriculture ...

This week’s Infrastructure debate in the Assembly was described to me as truly depressing. It was yet another lost ...

Once again it seems we are facing a new controversy in the Education sector. The Belfast Telegraph reports that… “The Department of Education is facing calls for full transparency after £710,000 was ...

For many of us who are over 50, the idea of a career change comes with mixed emotions—excitement about new opportunities, ...

Were you taught about the Spartans in school history? Sparta was a small Greek state in 500BCE, situated in the south of ...

According to this article from the BBC… “Northern Ireland’s population is projected to peak at 1.95m in 2033 before starting ...

A Reflection on Nicola Mallon’s Comments In a recent episode of The View, with interviewer Mark Carruthers, Ms Nicola Mallon, ...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz (and the 2oth of my original post on the matter), here’s the moving ...

In the 142 year history of the Home Nations, 5 Nations, and 6 Nations since 1883, no country has won the competition outright ...