We Need a New Recipe for Flags
Irish Border Poll
14 January 2026
By Paul Breen John Hume once famously said that “you can’t eat a flag.” What he meant was simple. Real politics is about living standards,
By Paul Breen John Hume once famously said that “you can’t eat a flag.” What he meant was simple. Real politics is about living standards,
The new Dublin government can move a United Ireland closer. But does it want to?
As interest grows in one of Belfast’s most famous sons it’s time for a statue of Henry Joy in the heart of Belfast argues Sean Napier.
Author Ben Collins responds to criticism of the Tricolour this week and argues for eyes kept firmly on the prize of Irish Unity and its benefits.
Ted Howell dedicated his adult life to the reunification of Ireland.
The referendums at the heart of this island-wide reconciliation project cannot be sidestepped forever.
As attention turns to government formation – and the new Programme for Government in Ireland –
these brief reflections are an attempt to address the question in the title: Where now?
Now that we are in December we are officially in the Christmas season. It is
Opinions differ wildly on last week’s election. Here Ray Bassett offers his take.
Gloating from obvious quarters about the Irish election result and the relatively poor performance from Sinn Féin. Seems little point dressing it up.