A Freedom of Information request obtained by The Irish News shows that Catholics made up 26.8% of new recruits in 2021 and 21 ...

Some seven months ago a legal challenge was lodged against the Executive decision to proceed with the A5 upgrade by legal ...

When our society discusses Irish unity – as it increasingly does – we need to focus more on the realities of what a united ...

In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday. Brian O'Neill I ...

When I was a child, I used to go walking with my father. He was a religious man and taught me a simple lesson…never pass a church. It is a habit, I still have. In Belfast, I won’t pass St Mary’s, St ...

What you need to know this week Long-awaited Anti-Poverty Strategy met with widespread criticism On Tuesday (17 June), Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA published the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy ...

With President Higgins term in office drawing to a close, people have been looking ahead to the election for his successor which must take place by the 11th of November of this year. After months of ...

As the manager of the Lough Neagh Partnership, I attended the Nutrient Action Plan (NAP) debate in Stormont and what I witnessed was unfortunately hugely disappointing and, if I am honest, a bit ...

More madness from across the water. From the New York Times: The Trump administration plans to reconsider a ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the United States, according to a court ...

From Suzanne Breen in the BelTel: Reform UK is exploring the possibility of organising in Northern Ireland, where it has more than 1,000 members. The party told the Belfast Telegraph it was “gauging ...

Slogger is a North Antrim retiree and latecomer to political discourse. As I’m a total curmudgeon, this article could be part one of a series of Room 101 rants about the things that bug me the most.