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Fethard-on-Sea: The boycott of Protestants which scandalised Ireland and its link to Ian Paisley
The Fethard-on-Sea Boycott was a notorious event in Irish history. In 1957, Sheila Cloney, the Protestant wife of a Catholic farmer, fled her home wi…
8 months ago
Maura Lyons: The Rev Ian Paisley and the 15-year-old “abducted” from west Belfast
The Rev Ian Paisley rose to prominence as the face of hardline unionism but the first time some would have heard of him would have been in connectio…
8 months, 1 week ago
BelTel Politics: LucidTalk, border poll criteria and a northern look at Irish Presidential election
The latest BelTel / LucidTalk polling reveals Sinn Féin keep the top spot as both the DUP and UUP see a slight boost in popularity, but the trend is …
8 months, 1 week ago
UVF members behind Dublin Monaghan Bombings named
Members of the UVF unit responsible for the Dublin and Monaghan bombings have been named for the first time. The bombings in May 1974 killed 33 civil…
8 months, 1 week ago
Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre: The book that rocked the royals
The release of Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir ‘Nobody’s Girl’ has brought new details of Prince Andrew’s alleged involvement in her abuse to li…
8 months, 1 week ago
Flags and sectarian grievances are ‘hindering NI boxing’
According to a report by the Equality Commission, Flags and sectarian grievances are ‘hindering NI boxing’. The review comes after boxer Daryl Clarke…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Bloody Sunday Soldier F found not guilty
Soldier F has been cleared of two murders on Bloody Sunday. A judge in Belfast has ruled the evidence against the veteran fell below the standard nee…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
BelTel Politics: What a new Irish President means for NI amid souring relations in Stormont
With days to go in the two-horse race to the Irish Presidency, who is likely to come out on top, and what could the winner mean for Northern Ireland?…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
United Ireland or United Kingdom: Sam McBride and Fintan O’Toole on the "good arguments for, and against"
'Many people in the south have no northern friends'Some clinging to the NHS... but people live longer under Republic's systemHow can you argue for an…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Enhanced Games: Will the ‘steroid Olympics’ be the evolution of sport or its undoing?
Imagine a sporting arena in which the taboo becomes the rule; where athletes aren’t tested, but encouraged to push the “chemical boundaries” of sport…
8 months, 2 weeks ago