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A judgement by the Supreme Court in London that a Scottish independence referendum cannot be held without the backing of the Westminster parliament has made clear that the ‘United Kingdom’ is a union that exists by force, not by democracy.

US political leaders maintain support for Ireland

US political leaders continue to show strong support for the Irish cause despite a change in the balance of power following mid-term elections there.

Reform of GFA would shift goalposts

Sinn Féin’s First Minister-designate Michelle O’Neill argues that there should be no fundamental change to the Good Friday Agreement without the consent of the people.

DUP failing to see the danger ahead

It’s surprising that there’s any surprise about support for increased Irish government involvement in the north in the absence of a devolved administration here as evidenced in the latest LucidTalk poll.

New decade, same old British approach

The British government has ripped up a requirement for holding an election in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ Stormont talks deal.

Desperate Donaldson can’t stop telling lies

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been caught making a series of false claims in an attempt to win support for the party’s position on the Irish Protocol of Brexit.

Paisley move exposes DUP’s fear of democracy

The DUP has been accused of “having trouble respecting democracy” after north Antrim MP Ian Paisley drafted a Westminster bill to increase the majorities required for referendums on Irish unity and Scottish independence.

Sinn Féin Ard Fheis – Presidential Address

The prepared text of the address by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald to her party’s ard fheis (annual conference) last weekend.

Loyalist bluff must be called

Despite mixed messages from the British government, nationalists and republicans are clear that new threats of political conflict by unionist paramilitaries cannot be allowed to succeed.

Britain ‘undecided’ about Stormont election

The British government has been accused of ‘playing for time’ after backing away from a legal requirement to hold an Assembly election in the north of Ireland.

Paramilitary influence pushing DUP towards election

A Six County election appears set to be called on Friday as the DUP, the main unionist party, continues to boycott the power-sharing institutions of the Good Friday Agreement.

New British PM Sunak faces uphill task

Despite signs he knows little about Ireland, the selection of former Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the next British Prime Minister has been greeted as preferable to the return of Boris Johnson, who ended a bid for a shock return to power last night.

British PM quits as Tory chaos reaches new level

British prime minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation after 44 disastrous days in office, becoming the shortest-serving British prime minister in history.

DUP’s Brexit strategy undermined by hatred of Sinn Féin

A slur by a DUP councillor on First Minister-designate Michelle O’Neill has derailed a bid by the party to prevent port checks they claim amount to an ‘Irish Sea Border’.

Signs of a thaw in Anglo-Irish relations

An apparent apology by a hardline Tory Brexiteer for Britain’s bad faith in its dealings with Ireland and the EU has been given a cautious welcome.

Planning for Ireland’s future

Sometimes decades of political change can happen within periods of months. That’s one way to characterise developments in Ireland over recent times.

Operating a British agenda

In light of the latest census figures, constitutional nationalists have been jumping for joy, receiving this news as vindication of their strategy. Likewise reactionary unionists have been apoplectic with anger and fear, understanding this news as evidence of impending Rome Rule.

The rationale for the Union has gone

The release of census figures has removed any justification for the British partition of Ireland.

Unionists reject census results in advance

Unionists have been attempting to play down the significance of the results of the 2021 Census for the north of Ireland.

New faces, old problems

Britain’s fourth British Prime Minister since 2016 started her political career as an accountant and a political moderate but is now leading one of the most right-wing governments in British history.

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