United Ireland needs Protestant support to succeed says SF’s Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
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Mark Carruthers sat down recently with former Belfast City Councillor, former Lord Mayor of Belfast, former MLA, former Minister of Finance and current Sinn Féin member Máirtín Ó Muilleoir for an interview of his ‘Red Lines’ podcast (you can find …
The Cass Report and the misuse of puberty blockers…
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Northern Ireland will introduce a temporary ban on puberty blockers on 27th August in line with a ban that has been in place in GB since March 2024. A report in April 2024 by paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass ignited an …
Rushing the Quarterback…
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I was in my favourite city centre watering hole early last Monday evening, enjoying a few final night stouts before catching my flight back here when a pleasant Floridian couple, Kevin McArdle (yes, he was) and his wife Lynette, sat …
Time flies by when you’re the driver on a train…
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12 August saw the start of training and gauging train services into Grand Central station, which opens for bus services on 8 September, but Thursday of this week was rather special. The media were invited to see the NIR driving …
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. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your …
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. Discover more from Slugger O'Toole Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to …
Exciting poll. Beware!
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Today’s LucidTalk poll in the Belfast Telegraph certainly makes interesting reading. Or if you are Gavin Robinson horrifying reading. It says he has lost a quarter of the party’s voters since taking the DUP leadership. How worried should he be? …
UUP: Clear policy grounded in a strategic direction would increase the possibility that commitment will follow
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A lot of cheap shots are being taken at the Ulster Unionist Party as its latest travails are exposed. Previous comments of ‘warring tribes’, ‘impossible to lead ‘, of pseudo religious, cultural and political powerplays, all of which present, are …
Westminster election final roundup: How did the polls fare, and is there a silver lining for the DUP?
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A new LucidTalk poll is due this weekend. Before it is published I would like to look at what clues the Westminster election might hold for us on the status of the parties nearly half way to the next Assembly …
Education for Mutual Understanding…
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When I started teaching back in 1991 there was a cross-curricular policy where all teachers had to try to introduce Education for Mutual Understanding (EMU) in our lessons. In brief we were required to use some of our lessons to …
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