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Queen Elizabeth âabhorredâ Ian Paisley, says former Irish president Mary McAleese â The Irish News
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (849+ words) The Queen “abhorred” Ian Paisley and his politics, former President Mary McAleese has said. Mrs McAleese described a car journey in Belgium in November 1998, when she and the Queen travelled together to the village of Messines for the opening of…...
Patrick Murphy: The Fleadh has done more to unite people than the IRA ever did
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (787+ words) Patrick Murphy is an Irish News columnist and former director of Belfast Institute for Further and Higher Education. If it had not been for the violence of the IRA and the sectarian rantings of Ian Paisley, last week’s Fleadh could…...
Brian Feeney: Trump’s disastrous war has ended US grip on Middle East
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (788+ words) IT seems Donald Trump’s depredations in the Middle East since 2025 with war criminal Netanyahu have realigned politics and diplomacy there, but not in the way he intended. A week ago, on August 7, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed the Mecca…...
Protestant women to cross Belfast peace line as anti-violence campaign grows - On This Day in 1976
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (411+ words) The Irish News Protestant women to cross Belfast peace line as anti-violence campaign grows - On This Day in 1976 An inter-denominational prayer rally planned after the deaths of the three Maguire children drew support from women across Belfast and around the…...
Brónagh Diamond: Why aren’t kids afraids of their Ma and Da any more?
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (771+ words) Brónagh Diamond is a writer and stand-up comedian from west Belfast. Her podcast ‘Word up’ is released every Saturday I’VE been releasing short videos on social media that I call “BedTalks”, which sounds, I’ll admit, far more profound than it…...
Burnham sets out package of measures to respond to devastating wildfires
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (339+ words) Andy Burnham has called in the military, announced a ban on disposable barbecues and warned smokers not to risk setting light to “tinderbox” Britain as he scrambled to respond to the summer heatwave and wildfires. The Prime Minister also revealed…...
Aviva boss urges Chancellor to clamp down on pre-budget policy rumours â The Irish News
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (663+ words) The boss of insurer Aviva has urged the new Chancellor not to “fly kites” with prospective policies ahead of the October budget after last year’s speculation around pension changes. Chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc said widespread rumours that the Government…...
Northern Ireland farmers’ union calls for resignations, including former GAA legend in wake of controversial cattle cull
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (616+ words) The Ulster Farmers Union has called for the immediate resignation of leading DAERA figures, including the north’s chief veterinary officer and former GAA triple All-Ireland winner Brian Dooher, over the mass shooting of over 50 cows in Co Tyrone. The call…...
Cormac Moore: Remembering the Peace People 50 years on
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (887+ words) Historian Cormac Moore is a columnist with The Irish News and editor of On This Day. FIFTY years ago, following the horrific deaths of three children on Finaghy Road North in west Belfast, two women, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan,…...
Big wages hard to justify against the state of our health service - The Irish News view
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (447+ words) The health service is a massive institution, with a crucial role to play for all citizens, from the youngest to the oldest, and across its many levels it will always require a range of capable and experienced administrators. No one…...