There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist
There is a great deal of cynicism about Ulster Scots among unionists. Many consider it a desperately contrived counterweight to Irish
Real loser in row over EU observer status for Northern Ireland is the centre ground
MEPs’ request to European Parliament was flimsy disguise for its true purpose, however
Northern Ireland may be left in a migration limbo. That’s a problem for the Republic
The Windsor Framework is so badly designed the whole of Europe could tighten its immigration laws and Northern Ireland might still be blocked from doing likewise
Unionists outdoing each other on questions about nativity plays and witchcraft in schools
Ruling on religion in schools has handed unionists a whole new culture war playground
Ivana Bacik’s careless words are causing alarm among unionists
If this is how the Left chooses to present a united front, there will be wider ramifications
DUP’s dithering over Catherine Connolly’s inauguration offended or embarrassed everyone
Staunch unionists are pinning their hopes on her presidency damaging US-Irish relations but it’s easier to imagine her falling out with Sinn Féin than Trump
Northern Ireland’s long argument over Irish language is either going to end or get worse
An Irish language commissioner, an Ulster Scots commissioner and an Office of Identity and Cultural Expression have just been appointed, a classic three legged stool
Fine Gael should never again send a Protestant candidate into a sectarian storm
Presidential election: Never again should Fine Gael send a Protestant candidate out, unprepared, into a sectarian storm
Powersharing has created a nonsense system where planning an action counts as an action
One team of 134 people at Stormont has spent €123 million on a strategy that reduced carbon emissions by just one per cent
No, the Irish language does not ‘belong to us all’. Stop insisting that it does
A row over Irish language signs in a leafy part of east Belfast taps into deeper divisions
Why are the parties of Northern Ireland’s centre at each other’s throats?
If Alliance, SDLP and UUP cannot offer alternative to Sinn Féin-DUP, it is hard to see what they are for
What’s behind Northern Ireland’s fake greenways controversy?
The Republic has built 91km of greenways in the past two years; Northern Ireland has built 4km, while claiming to have built many more
The campaign to free Bailey the support dog from prison sparks a useful debate
Bailey’s story has highlighted an odd feature of Northern Ireland politics: prison issues are normally a dog that does not bark
Here in Northern Ireland, the Irish presidential election seems a lot like Eurovision
Most Protestants in North have genuine and understandable indifference about Irish presidency
An orange-green split is looming over Lough Neagh
The visible decline of the lough this summer shocked people living around it, including in several heartland Sinn Féin constituencies