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What shapes your future; is it you or is it the world around you? Does random chance or the actions of powerful others decide the outcome of your life? Are we controlled by fate or can we make our own ...

One of the recurring themes of this blog is that the people and politicians of the Republic are utterly unprepared for the ...

I served as an elected representative — the sole SDLP councillor in a chamber dominated by Unionism. I stood firm in my beliefs: social democracy, a reconciled Ireland, and a Northern Ireland where ...

Yesterday Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald popped up on ‘Good Morning Britain’ to make her case to the English, Scottish and Welsh publics on the need for a referendum on Irish unity. Those of ...

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The Twelfth is a big deal around these parts, as you know. But it hit me the other day, I actually know very little about the actual Battle of the Boyne. In moments like this, I turn to a higher power ...

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Finley is a Slugger reader from Belfast Every year on July 12th, parts of Northern Ireland erupt into bonfires, parades, and political tension. For some, it’s a celebration of victory at the Battle of ...