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Issues
Attention to detail
As one of the key architects of the Good Friday Agreement text, former SDLP leader Mark Durkan is highly regarded…
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Public Affairs
Poetry as healing: in conversation with Mark Doty
As esteemed winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, the T.S. Elliot Prize and the Stonewall Book Award, Tennessee-born…
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Public Affairs
SDLP: ‘Soldiers of destiny’?
Fianna Fáil and the SDLP are currently engaged in intensive political talks about closer cooperation and a possible merger. Two…
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Education
Sharing education
The Shared Education experience in Northern Ireland and the resulting culture of collaboration have transferrable lessons for other deeply divided…
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Education
History education: changing the narrative
The teaching of history and meeting its associated objectives in a deeply divided society is a complex endeavour. Ciarán Galway…
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Education
Lessons to be learnt in education inquiry
As Northern Ireland’s public sector struggles to function in the absence of a Stormont Executive, education has emerged as one…
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Digital and technology
Efficient justice: towards a digital courts system
Paul Burns, Head of ICT at the Courts Service of Ireland reflects on the small, yet significant measures spearheading digital…
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Public Affairs
Rev Robert Coulter remembered
Former UUP MLA Reverend Robert Coulter was a stalwart for Ulster Unionism in North Antrim. However his first loves were…
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Public Affairs
Trade Union Desk
ICTU’s John O’Farrell outlines the necessity for policy makers to appreciate the economic and societal impact of supporting working…
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Public Affairs
Recording a divided past: the Oral History Archive
The Stormont House Agreement proposed several core legacy mechanisms, including an Oral History Archive. As the consultation phase continues, agendaNi…
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