Michelle O‘Neill’s participation in Remembrance Day ceremony in Belfast was strongly criticised by some republicans

The Democrats had four years to tackle the festering conditions which Trump exploited. Instead they protected their wealthy funders

Dublin, London, Brussels and Washington are happy to witness what is called democratic backsliding, provided Sinn Féin and the DUP can keep the place under control

Can a military-style party attract and retain sufficient talent to make it successful? In the south, no. In the north, it does not need talent to be elected

Joe Biden claims that famine forced his ancestors to leave Ireland, but he now stands on the side of Israeli-led starvation in Gaza

Which is the more important: preserving Stormont, or protecting children?

Party’s constant demands for ‘conversation’ about unity may have opposite effect

The British state and nationalist and unionist paramilitaries have adopted a common conspiracy of silence

The GAA’s mistake was not to build a 15,000-20,000 capacity stadium for Antrim GAA in 2011

Stormont’s draft Programme for Government is lacking in objectives which can be measured and completed by a certain date

Claire Hanna’s acceptance speech will indicate whether she will be a manager or a leader who can save the party

Sinn Féin holds power today by telling its voters how lucky they will be in a united Ireland, something they have been promising for 55 years

The US, the EU and Britain will always side with the world’s rich and powerful. Ireland should be different

With her analysis of anti-immigrant sentiment, the Derry and Strabane mayor has imported clarity of thought into a largely unthinking society

Is it just harmless festival fun, or should ‘rebel’ songs – along with triumphalist British music – be consigned to the past?