There is a conception I have often come across in my life that the provisional IRA were an equal evil to the British security forces and Unionist paramilitaries. Although I generally agree, that narrative often omits a fact evident from partition; nationalists in Northern Ireland were treated as second-class citizens for decades in a way… Read More What is the legacy of Bloody Sunday for those of us who do not remember it?

Throughout this pandemic the Irish people have done their bit. That does not mean people were perfect in following every single restriction. It does not mean that they did not get tired of what has seemed an endless struggle against an endlessly frustrating virus. What it does mean is that the vast majority of people… Read More We cannot allow the 8% to paralyse our nation