A standing man at the front of an East Belfast Church. Here to share a story. Passing on preamble he unbuttons his jacket, ...

It’s that time of the year once again when we all got an extra hour in bed as the clocks falls back (I hope everyone is well ...

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The long-running trial of Soldier F for his alleged conduct on Bloody Sunday ended yesterday with his acquittal. The presiding Judge, Mr. Justice Lynch said (as quoted in this BBC article) “…what ...

If the opinion polls are right, it looks as though Catherine Connolly will win tomorrow’s Irish presidential election by a distance. I believe Heather Humphreys missed a big opportunity: to take on ...

The fake deepfake AI video of the Irish Presidential candidate Catherine Connelly pulling out of the race is a dark harbinger of things to come. Note how realistic the visuals and voices are. This AI ...

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It is inconceivable to imagine a modern planning system without some level of political lobbying taking place, but we are currently seeing an exponential rise in this activity due to the housing and ...

We’re two thirds of the way into Series Three and as with previous reviews, there will inevitably be spoilers about this and other episodes. So if you haven’t watched Episode Four of Series Three, ...

Halloween may be on the horizon but there is not much more frightening, it seems, than the state of the health service here in the region. Last week, in opening NICON, Northern Ireland’s annual health ...