Loyalist paramilitaries ‘community workers by day, terrorists at night’ – former PSNI chief – The Irish Times
Loyalist paramilitaries were often behaving as “community workers by day and terrorists by night”, former Police Service of…
Why cross-Border trade has leapt fourfold since Brexit – The Irish Times
Looking back over the five years since Liscarroll Engineering began selling in Northern Ireland, Sean McGowan reflects on…
‘I’m saying thanks to the bus driver … not something I hear in London’ – The Irish Times
This article is part of Letters home for Christmas, an Irish Times series exploring views about Ireland among…
Tougher UK asylum laws may prompt Irish changes, says Minister for Justice – The Irish Times
Ireland may need to consider changes to asylum and immigration rules on foot of tougher changes being brought…
Forty years on, the Anglo-Irish Agreement has proved its worth – The Irish Times
Anglo-Irish relations were particularly gloomy four decades ago, following the 1981 IRA H-Block hunger strikes and Charlie Haughey’s…
Orange Order sends letter of complaint to King Charles after he prayed with Pope Leo – The Irish Times
Orange Order leaders have written to Britain’s King Charles to express their “disappointment” after he prayed with Pope…
UK/EU food deal to ease Windsor problems could come at too high a price, says former British minister – The Irish Times
A European Union/UK agreement on food exports designed to resolve problems in existing trade between Britain and Northern…
How the hourly Enterprise service has transformed Dublin-Belfast rail travel – The Irish Times
Train driver Les Besagni, who has worked for nearly 30 years on the Dublin–Belfast service, remembers conversations with…
Irish unity has come closer, thanks to Catherine Connolly and Jim O’Callaghan – The Irish Times
Catherine Connolly’s election as incoming president has brought the prospect of a united Ireland closer, but the left…
Gaelic identities meet at shinty-hurling clash of the ash – The Irish Times
Around the 1950s, two men, both called Willie MacDonald, were famous Scottish bagpipers. One came from the Highlands…
Irish State must offer same honesty it demands from Britain on Troubles, Belfast meeting told – The Irish Times
The Irish State has not investigated, let alone prosecuted Troubles killings cases since the Belfast Agreement, despite endless…
No, the Irish language does not ‘belong to us all’. Stop insisting that it does – The Irish Times
A policy so bad it causes a sectarian argument in Shandon Park has achieved a whole new level…