John Dunlap and the politics of commemoration By Pauline Hadaway As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, Northern Ireland’s
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Political prediction-peddling is a mug’s game. But let me nevertheless lurch forwards into the realm of pointless speculation, poring over the coffee grinds in my
Ray Bassett is a former Irish diplomat. He was intimately involved in preparing the groundwork for negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. Never
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