Slugger O'Toole – Conversation, politics and stray insights
5 days ago · Eugene Reid 3 February 2025 The Belfast Private Hospital Approval Raises Big Questions About Public Sector Failures… 1145 News that Belfast City Council has approved a …
Naomi Long’s Pragmatism: A Sensible Approach to the Border Poll …
Jan 16, 2025 · Alliance Party leader and Northern Ireland Justice Minister Naomi Long is somebody who is rarely interviewed or profiled by the Southern media, and almost never …
Out of the Ashes… – Slugger O'Toole
Jan 3, 2025 · One of very few advantages of getting older is that you can look back and see patterns developing over decades, patterns that were not immediately obvious at the time. …
Talking a Load of Old Boulevards… – Slugger O'Toole
Oct 5, 2024 · As stated numerous times on here, IMHO Northern Ireland’s greatest advantage (long since squandered) and to a lesser extent the republic’s was (is…?) how far behind the …
If Election 2024 is anything to go by Fianna Fáil’s slow growth ...
Dec 2, 2024 · To be honest about the election it felt more like a dour mid winter scoring draw than any victory. Yet, after all the shouting’s done, the two main parties of the outgoing coalition still …
After the election, even if the DUP faces a crisis then the rest of ...
Jul 17, 2024 · In the doldrum life of Northern Ireland politics losing one seat is a misfortune, two careless, three criminally negligent. To have escaped two more potential losses is a serious …
Open Sunday – discuss what you like… – Slugger O'Toole
Jan 5, 2025 · 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'Neill I …
“There is indeed a major threat to unionism, but it comes from …
Aug 27, 2024 · Davy Adams is a man who has had quite a journey. From being a loyalist paramilitary in Belfast to working for the Dublin-based charity Goal, where he worked in many …
Six Nations 2025 Preview – Slugger O'Toole
Jan 15, 2025 · Six Nations 2025 Preview The Six nations squads have been announced and bar the usual injuries, not many surprises are contained therein. . Ireland seek to win the Six …
The End of Morality? – Slugger O'Toole
Apr 8, 2024 · And so it goes on. An emotional Lord Arbuthnot, tireless champion of the sub postmasters, struggling for words on hearing the latest revelations about the Post Office …