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‘How a cult brainwashed me, and how I escaped’
Most people believe that they could never be brainwashed into a cult or be totally enthralled by a cult leader, but it is believed that thousands of …
2 years, 10 months ago
Gerard Mackin: Meet the brutal Belfast-born Kinahan enforcer the Irish criminal underworld fears
Gerard Mackin is the six-foot-tall gangland enforcer who is feared from the Falls to Limerick That is not surprising when you consider he was convict…
2 years, 10 months ago
Elections in Belfast, can the ‘others’ become the largest block?
Nationalists have made up the largest block on Belfast City Council in recent years but there have been momentous changes. The so-called ‘others’ - p…
2 years, 10 months ago
Derry and Strabane Council will see Sinn Féin and SDLP fight for the top spot – but the pack is snapping at their heels
Nationalists are in the majority on Derry and Strabane Council and recent elections have seen the SDLP and Sinn Féin neck and neck as they battle it …
2 years, 10 months ago
The Irish Famine: ‘Trevelyan’s Corn’ and should his descendants make amends?
The words of ‘The Fields of Athenry’ are known far and wide. The story of a poor Irish convict and how he ‘stole Trevelyan’s corn’ is synonymous with…
2 years, 10 months ago
NI local elections: Nationalism, Unionism and others battle to win council seats
Whilst people do vote on local issues in Northern Ireland council elections, constitutional politics always plays a role. Nationalism, unionism and…
2 years, 10 months ago
Sectarian incidents continue: is the problem getting even worse?
It is a rare day in Northern Ireland which does not see a sectarian incident making the headlines. Sectarian hate crime, flags ripped down, election …
2 years, 10 months ago
King Charles is crowned with support of just 42% of NI folk for monarchy
As King Charles III is crowned the latest Belfast Telegraph / Lucid Talk polling shows that just 42% of people in NI support the monarchy. 50% say th…
2 years, 10 months ago
LucidTalk: Polls, politics and parties – support for Sinn Féin holds, unionists support DUP hardline on Stormont
The latest Lucid Talk polling for the Belfast Telegraph reveals Sinn Féin remains the party with the biggest support. But the DUP have closed the gap…
2 years, 10 months ago
Ann Ogilby: Murdered by teenage UDA girls over jealousy
She was a 32-year-old mother-of-four. Her death at the hands of teenage female members of the UDA was one of the most shocking of the Troubles. Ann …
2 years, 10 months ago