40 years later, questions about Ulster Resistance still go unanswered…
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Belfast Glenariff is one of our regulars in the comment zone Today, the 10th November 2026 marks the 40th Anniversary of the formation of Ulster Resistance. Very little is still known about this secretive Unionist/Loyalist quasi political/paramilitary group but what …
Ireland rugby team to face Fiji
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Rugby is still a game where the team that needs or wants it most can often overcome a team with greater experience or talents. But it’s also hard to sustain such intensity week in week out. With four tough matches …
Gradual growth in Irish unity support: LucidTalk poll…
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If a Border Poll were held now, the pro-union lead has slipped again, according to the latest LucidTalk poll in today’s Belfast Telegraph. The normal caveats apply about margin of error, which for this poll is 2.3%. For this reason, …
Fine Gael has published their Unified Ireland Blueprint…
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Fine Gael published their Unified Ireland Blueprint at their Ard Fheis in Cork yesterday. https://www.finegael.ie/app/uploads/2026/11/Fine-Gael-Blueprint-Unified-Ireland.pdf I’ve been curious to see where it will land on bread-and-butter issues, as I think this is what will most influence northern middle-ground voters who’ll …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like…
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The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday.
Open sunday – politics free zone…
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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.
Sinn Féin rescued by Orange Order: new LucidTalk poll…
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Back in the summer Sinn Féin’s poll rating showed they had lost a quarter of the votes won in the last Assembly election, and almost a third down on their all-time-high in the 2023 Council elections. Today’s new LucidTalk poll …
Weekly Bulletin 06/11/26
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Calls for unionist unity fell flat this week as division continued, with MP Carla Lockhart quitting the DUP on Monday. Thursday’s budget negotiations produced no breakthrough, leaving Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant decrying “abnormal” politics, while DUP MP Gavin Robinson …
London and Dublin are miles apart on the Troubles Bill.
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Scenes at the Ballymurphy Inquest Distracted by the political antics over Drumcree – not to mention the ill fortunes of Trump – you may not have noticed that the new Troubles Bill is in trouble itself. Promoted as the final …
Storytime with Houdi – The Winnebago…
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The political atmosphere in Northern Ireland was turning for the better in 2007 despite the premature death of progressive Loyalist David Ervine. Sinn Féin were waving flags for the PSNI instead of protest posters. A new comedy duo in Stormont, …