If I were a presidential candidate
The date is set for the election of Uachtarán na hÉireann – October 26th. Different people (Seán Gallagher, Gemma O’Doherty, Kevin Sharkey, Peter Ca...
Why Ireland should not join the Commonwealth
Not a well-thought-out idea There are from time to time suggestions that Ireland should rejoin the Commonwealth. The most recent comes from Judge Richard Humphr...
Unionists and an Irish language act
Unionists and an Irish language act This week the negotiations to re-establish an Executive between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party failed. The reas...
Trying to convince unionists to be in a wannabe British state will never succeed
Unionists will never want to be part of a wannabe British state The debate over an Irish language act and the deadlock that it has caused to the political insti...
Unionists should not dislike the Irish language – letter to the editor
The Newsletter, the main unionist organ in the north of Ireland published a letter from me today. It follows from the flurry of messages and statements from uni...