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The word on the streets is that Kenneth Branagh's new autobiographical film Belfast will be a shoo-in for a Best Picture nomination in 2022. That may well be true, but should it be? How much truth is this nostalgic portrait of a Troubles life concealing?

The EU has now announced the compromises it is prepared to make over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Colin Murray writes that Unionist parties face multiple

L-am urmărit pe Voronin într-o emisiune la M-1, dedicată filmului „Mirajul dragostei”, emisiune în care președintele s-a dat cu părerea vizavi

Diminishes their british identity. in parliament this morning, the leader of unionism argued the protocol went against the peace deal which ended the conflict in northern ireland, because people hadnt voted for it. any new arrangements entered into with the eu that involve northern ireland must respect the principle of consent that is at the heart of the belfast agreement. and that means that any new arrangements must protect the constitutional integrity of the united kingdom and northern irelan...

Unionism in a confident spirit, recognising potential wins. it didnt work out like that because he hadnt spotted the own goal he had scored in doing that deal with sinn fein because his own party members were furious that he had, in effect, given power over to the uk government to enact those laws if there was no progress here. they said that undermined the party leadership, it undermined devolution and thats why confidence in edwin poots�*s leadership evaporated after just three weeks in the ...

Pass the measure at west minister if unionist block it. did dup main power—sharing partner sinn fein has long wanted the language law. find power-sharing partner sinn fein has long wanted the language law. and on the issue of rights, _ long wanted the language law. and on the issue of rights, we _ long wanted the language law. and on the issue of rights, we have _ long wanted the language law. and on the issue of rights, we have seen - the issue of rights, we have seen the issue of rights, we...

As northern irelands new first minister. mr poots has been unveiling his new team at stormont. mr givan said it was a huge task to follow the dup�*s founder ian paisley, and his successors peter robinson and arlene foster, whom he referred to as "giants". theres a huge responsibility that comes with this position, particularly in serving the people of northern ireland as we come through the covid pandemic, the recovery thats needed in our economy, within our education system, and meeting the n...

); One of these men will today be elected DUP leader, heres what they want and how the voting takes place It’s the first leadership election in the party’s history. By Rónán Duffy Friday 14 May 2021, 6:00 AM 2 hours ago 8,731 Views 19 Comments The two leadership contenders. THE DUP WILL take the unprecedented step today of electing a n...

David Young and Rebecca Black, PA 14 May, 2021 13:14 The DUP is voting to elect either Edwin Poots or Jeffrey Donaldson as party leader. Cartoon by Ian Knox Edwin Poot has been elected as the next leader of the DUP. Mr Poots got 19 votes to Jeffrey Donaldsons 17 votes. North Belfast Assembly member Paula Bradley has been elected deputy leader. The 36 members of the party’s electoral college, made up of its MPs and Stormont Assembly members, cast their votes between ...

addressed a joint session of Congress recently, he highlighted a fundamental truth about his American Jobs Plan. For once, our leaders aren’t pushing another tax break for the elite, bailing out the ultra-wealthy or preaching the false gospel of trickle-down economics. As the president put it, this is “a once-in-a-generation investment in America itself.” It couldn’t come at a more critical moment. Working people are facing a crisis beyond anything we’ve weathered since...