Reunification will come, but not necessarily soon, and not by wishful thinking. The combined nationalist vote still sits at roughly forty per cent, with no credible plan to move it beyond fifty, in a ...

What story are we telling ourselves about Belfast? Most people appear to welcome the warmth of our hospitality, and give a grudging nod to new investment, but the dominant view is still negative ...

On a memorable evening at The Deer’s Head, music journalist Stuart Bailie launched his new book chronicling 40 years in music journalism — The Song is Nearly Over. The event featured an intimate ...

I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism; I am not ...

There have been dogs in my life since an early age. I am a confirmed dog lover. Big time. Fellow dog lovers will understand where I’m coming from. There is just something about dogs which sets them ...

In addition to our normal open Sunday, we have a politics-free post to give you all a break. So discuss what you like here, but no politics.

Last week, the Telegraph published an exclusive report, external, saying it had seen a leaked internal BBC memo. The memo came from Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to the ...

In recent weeks, health and social care workers in Northern Ireland have again been warned by union leaders that they will soon be voting on whether to take industrial action. After years of pay ...

The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing. Comments will close at 12 pm on Monday. Brian O'NeillI help to manage Slugger by ...

In the wake of Catherine Connolly being elected as Uachtarán na hÉireann, there’s been a fair bit of discussion regarding ‘reconciliation’ again. As I write this, I also note that it’s mentioned a ...