Almost exactly 20 years ago, after months of delicate and difficult talks, the leaders of the two main political camps in Northern Ireland – Catholic...
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In​ 1983, a referendum was held in Ireland to establish a constitutional right to life for embryos and foetuses. Abortion was not legal in...
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It is increasingly clear that for Britain to achieve a real Brexit in any meaningful way, the unresolved dilemma of how to manage...
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Business as usual: that's how many Irish people will have felt about the large anti-immigration protest that ground traffic to a halt in...
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The new bank holiday that proclaims to celebrate St Brigid is fast being appropriated to celebrate pagan culture in the form of “Brigit”.
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This year's Budget measure that managed to cause an unexpected political firestorm was the €9m proposal to restrict the use of mobile phones...
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It is perfectly clear that the Catholic population of these six counties is, at this moment, scandalously unprotected.
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Why is Ireland one of the most antisemitic countries in Europe? The answer lies in its history. In Ulysses, by James Joyce, the antisemitic...
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A Dublin-based skin expert says that Rosacea, a condition that causes redness on the face, is a bit of an “Irish problem”.
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University of Rochester historian Stewart Weaver explains the causes and consequences of the partition of Ireland in 1921.
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