Shared Island Unit

When she appeared on the Late Late Show a few weeks ago, Ryan Tubridy asked Mary Lou McDonald did she think she would be taoiseach after the next election.

THE LONG-DELAYED electricity interconnector linking the north with the Republic would mean greater efficiencies and potentially lower power prices, according to new research.

The report concluded that there was a need to invest in education in Northern Ireland to reduce the gap.

There is an old Irish proverb which goes: “Ní neart go cur le chéile”.

THE SDLP has declined to confirm that its partnership with Fianna Fáil is over – but many believe it never actually began.

THE IMPORTANCE of all-island collaboration and dialogue have been shown time and time again in recent years.

SINN Féin has accused government parties in the Republic of blocking moves to give northern MPs and MLAs roles on special Oireachtas committees.

THE Dublin government has pledged more than £30 million to cross border research projects tackling issues as varied as precision cancer medicine and youth crime.

Ahead of this weekend's SDLP conference Colum Eastwood tells political correspondent John Manley why he's untroubled by opinion polls and why he'll continue to tackle political opponents.

THE IRISH government has been urged to help address the “glaring discrimination” experienced by RTÉ viewers north of the border.