Public Affairs
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Darren McCaffrey
Fermanagh-born Darren McCaffrey reports for Sky News. He joined the station in 2009 after working for the Northern Ireland Assembly…
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Michael Copeland MLA
UUP MLA Michael Copeland was elected to represent East Belfast in the 2003 Assembly election, lost his seat in 2007…
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Inspiration and positive impact
Outgoing Queen’s University Belfast Vice-Chancellor Sir Peter Gregson shares his reflections on his time in post. When I came to…
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A sense of entitlement
Conservative stereotypes about welfare aren’t backed up by the facts, John O’Farrell writes. The public believes that 27 per cent…
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Inez McCormack
Trade unionist and feminist · 1946-2013 “I have worked out that you are loved in low places and loathed in…
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Brussels to Belfast
EU Budget agreement delayed The European Council summit broke up without agreement on the EU’s 2014-2020 budget but leaders are…
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America’s decision
Local reflections on Barack Obama’s re-election as US President. “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the…
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Brussels to Belfast
Political union rejected by MEPs European Commission President José Manuel Barroso used his third state of the union speech to…
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New Secretary of State Theresa Villiers
Theresa Villiers is an ambitious Tory, holding strong views on farming, transport, Europe and Cyprus. Peter Cheney profiles the new…
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Leading the world: Jason Smyth & Michael McKillop
Excellent Paralympic performances have confirmed Jason Smyth and Michael McKillop as the world’s fastest runners in their fields. The athletes…
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