‘This new generation doesn’t like the past’: A night at a unionist meeting
Unionists are ‘allowing republicans/nationalists to get inside our heads’ and control narrative on Irish unity being ‘inevitable’
Progressive Unionist Party
Thirty years on from ceasefire, loyalist communities remain ignored, poor and threatened from within
‘People try to make distinctions between a good paramilitary and a bad paramilitary. A good paramilitary might be somebody who sells coke on a Saturday night. A bad paramilitary would be somebody who’s dealing heroin’
‘For God and Ulster’: Adrenaline coursed through my veins. A red mist descended over those around me
Aaron Edwards: Although my recollections of the angry confrontation during the marching season in 2001 emphasise conflict, behind the scenes it was a different matter
Live Register total falls again as labour market continues to tighten
CSO figures suggest there were 177,100 people in receipts of benefits in April
Assembly election: North on brink of having first ever nationalist first minister
Sinn Féin on track to be largest party at Stormont, as Alliance experiences ‘surge’
Covid pushes national debt up to €236bn
CSO figures show Ireland still has one of the highest per capita debt levels in the world
Irish unemployment rate increased to 5.5% in March
Seasonally adjusted number of people unemployed last month was 146,400
Irish interests could be hit by ‘scorched earth’ Russian cyber-attacks
State body says risks low but experts expect retaliation against sanctions and condemnation of war
Unemployment falls to 7% as restrictions ease and activity resumes
CSO data suggests as many 180,745 were unemployed or in receipt of PUP last month
Revealed: The full impact of Covid-19 on society and the economy
CSO snapshot says ‘ripple effect’ of the virus ‘still being felt and measured two years on’
Car dealer who is subject to a €4.9m tax judgment charged with alleged PUP fraud
John Alex Kane, his wife and his brother are charged with fraudulently obtaining the payment amounting to a total of over €9,000
Surge in demand for Erasmus places among Irish students is welcome news
Covid badly disrupted the student experience. Many are keen to make up for it abroad
Unemployment in OECD drops to 5.4% as recovery takes hold
Jobless numbers across industrialised bloc declines for the eighth consecutive month
Covid wage supports have proven to be worth their weight in gold
Opinion: Road to economic recovery would have been much more challenging without the EWSS
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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