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Northern Ireland
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North: New Decade, Same Approach
by Daniel Waldron Almost exactly three years after its collapse in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive…
NI general election: Pacts and polarisation
In Britain, the Brexit crisis will be a key issue in the general election. However, there will also…
August 1969 – When British troops went into Northern Ireland
By Peter Hadden (first published in August 2009) August 1969 was a turning point in the history of…
Harland & Wolff: The hidden history of workers’ struggle
The history of Northern Ireland is often present as simply being of two traditions – nationalism and unionism…
North: Civil servants strike back against poverty pay
by William Brooks – NIPSA Civil Service Executive (personal capacity) Following an overwhelming majority decision by ballot of…
Defend jobs & livelihoods: Nationalise Bombardier
By Chris Stewart, Unite Irish Executive (Pers. Cap.) Three thousand, six hundred highly skilled workers at Bombardier, an…
The Ballymurphy Massacre: Families deserve truth & justice
By Kevin Henry Six months before Bloody Sunday – when the infamous Parachute Regiment (Paras) killed 14 unarmed…
Local elections: Class politics the only answer to sectarian division
The media coverage of Northern Ireland’s local election results has focused on the growth of the vote of…
North: Election breakthrough for anti-sectarian socialist
“For me, this is not a personal victory but a political one – it is a victory for…
Review: Milkman by Anna Burns
Milkman By Anna Burns Published by Faber, 2018 Reviewed by Cerys Falvey Whilst a somewhat difficult read Milkman…
