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Peace at any cost? The Good Friday Agreement, 20 years on

Pádraig O'Morain 10 April 2018 Peace at any cost? The Good Friday Agreement, 20 years on2018-04-10T09:06:17+00:00 *Society* No Comment
  On 10th April 1998 the Great and the Good, from President Bill Clinton, to Bertie Ahearn to Bono, politicians, rock-stars, religious leaders and business people, both local...
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Stasis at Stormont: Why Northern Ireland needs Green politics more than ever

Tanya Jones 14 January 2018 Stasis at Stormont: Why Northern Ireland needs Green politics more than ever2018-05-03T20:15:21+00:00 Comment No Comment
  As I write this, it is a year since the late Martin McGuinness resigned as Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister, leading to an Assembly election on 2nd March,...
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To pact or not to pact: the Northern Ireland Green dilemma

Tanya Jones 28 April 2017 To pact or not to pact: the Northern Ireland Green dilemma2017-04-28T18:05:04+00:00 Comment No Comment
  From the moment when Theresa May, contradicting every previous promise, brought our Easter to an abrupt end with her announcement of a snap election, the talk has all...
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*Rights & Democracy*

How do we really beat the DUP at the Ballot Box?

Ashley Jones 17 January 2017 How do we really beat the DUP at the Ballot Box?2017-01-17T19:09:42+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 1 Comment
    Let’s be honest: barring some miracle, the DUP will come out of this election just as strong as from the last one. The party that’s proved its...
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*Society*

McGuinness resigns as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, possibly triggering election

Ashley Jones 9 January 2017 McGuinness resigns as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, possibly triggering election2017-01-09T19:28:45+00:00 *Society* No Comment
  Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister, has resigned today, in response to Arlene Foster’s refusal to step aside as First Minister in the wake of the RHI...
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*Rights & Democracy*

2017 must be a year of social movements in Northern Ireland

Ashley Jones 5 January 2017 2017 must be a year of social movements in Northern Ireland2017-01-05T12:44:56+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* No Comment
  In many ways, 2016’s tumultuous global politics felt like an extension of Northern Ireland’s status quo; in a region where scandals, crises, and the threat of violence are...
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Time for a chat about left electoral pacts?

Adam Ramsay 24 July 2013 Time for a chat about left electoral pacts?2013-07-24T08:30:54+00:00 *Rights & Democracy* 19 Comments
“There is nothing more divisive on the left than a call for unity”. These wise words came, I am told, from the ever witty Scottish Socialist Party leader Colin...
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