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Making sense of political events, decisions and ideas directly affecting Northern Ireland. Given their geographical proximity, events in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland will be included in this section

Stemming The Tide: Ireland and The Populist Right

Ruairi McCallanMay 25, 2019

It hardly seems like the most sensible thing to do, writing a piece about Ireland’s European election results when all we have are limited exit polls, but here ... Read More...

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Is there more hope for Alabama than Northern Ireland?

Rory HughesMay 24, 2019

On 15 May, two things happened. First, the Alabama state senate voted to pass an aggressive abortion law by 25 votes to 6 - effectively making abortion illegal ... Read More...

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Polling Eve: Where do the candidates stand?

James McMordieMay 22, 2019

Two weeks ago, LucidTalk conducted the first Northern Ireland poll of the European election campaign (data collected between 4thand 7thMay). It showed that Naom... Read More...

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It would be remiss if SF and SDLP voters didn’t take the opportunity to maximise the United Ireland vote

Kevin MeagherMay 21, 2019

If the polls are right and Sinn Féin’s Martina Anderson romps home in first place in Thursday’s European elections, it will be the third time in row the party h... Read More...

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The political week in 5 points

Ruth FosterMay 19, 2019

Will May end in June? This past week has been another weird one in UK politics. Let’s start with looking at the upcoming European Parliamentary elections an... Read More...

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Phase One of the journey towards Irish unity is already complete. We are talking about it

Kevin MeagherMay 18, 2019

‘How do you eat an elephant?’ as the old saying goes. ‘One bite at a time.’ To the literalists, of which Northern Irish politics generates an over-abundance, I ... Read More...

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