The Tory/DUP partnership could be a mixed bag for Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP. Photo credit: flickr user NICVA, Creative Commons license: If you've lived in Belfast as long as I have and hold any list of…
To pact or not to pact: the Northern Ireland Green dilemma
Article's author, and GPNI leader Steven Agnew. Photo credit: Sinead McIvor, GPNI Press Officer From the moment when Theresa May, contradicting every previous promise, brought our Easter to an…
How do we really beat the DUP at the Ballot Box?
Arlene Foster, DUP Leader and Northern Ireland First Minister- credit, flicker user 'DUP Photos' Let's be honest: barring some miracle, the DUP will come out of this election…
McGuinness resigns as Northern Ireland deputy First Minister, possibly triggering election
Martin McGuiness, former- NI deputy first minister. Photo credit, flickr user: 'Sinn Fein' Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister, has resigned today, in response to Arlene Foster's refusal…
Northern Ireland: The Dirtiest Corner in Europe?
If post-Brexit UK risks being known once again as the “dirty man of Europe” then Northern Ireland would be its soiled undergarments. Ours is a jurisdiction replete with the biggest…
2017 must be a year of social movements in Northern Ireland
Rally for Choice in central Belfast. Credit: Ashley Jones In many ways, 2016's tumultuous global politics felt like an extension of Northern Ireland's status quo; in a region where…
Why won’t the Lib Dems rule out working with the DUP?
Nick Clegg has ruled out an SNP deal - but not one with the right-wing DUP On the 25th of April, Nick Clegg made it clear that he wouldn’t work with…
DUP Minister Under Pressure As Anti-Fracking Campaign Grows
The issue of hydraulic fracturing – fracking – has been catapulted into mainstream attention in Northern Ireland over the last few weeks. For those not yet in the know, fracking…
Tescopoly: A Green’s Praise for Sammy Wilson
It’s rare that I’ll have anything very nice to say about the DUP’s Sammy Wilson, our current Northern Ireland Finance Minister. Despite a friend telling me when we were both…
Northern Ireland – Still The Worst Region of the UK to be LGBT
Last Saturday saw Belfast’s annual Pride parade take to the streets. It’s a celebration that will be familiar to many cities across the world. It’s a lively day with an…