Public Affairs
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Westminster notes
Northern Ireland keeps time in Commons Politicians are well-known for long-winded statements but three time-pieces presented as gifts from Northern…
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Assembly round-up
Members welcomed a NEETs strategy and discussed a possible review of sentencing guidelines for the murder of PSNI officers, but…
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Stewart Dickson MLA
Stewart Dickson is the Alliance Party’s East Antrim MLA and Chief Whip, and was elected to the Assembly last May.…
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Bryan Hooks
Banbridge Chronicle editor Bryan Hooks reflects on his career in print and sums up the place of a local campaigning…
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Sally Shortall on bringing evidence to policy
Sally Shortall points out the benefits of academics taking their research findings directly to political leaders. Restoration of devolution in…
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Sinn Féin árd fheis: changing narratives
Sinn Féin members gathered at its árd fheis in Killarney to hear contrasting political narratives and an evolving strategy on…
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Northern GAA clubs’ all-Ireland wins
Two GAA teams are celebrating their all-Ireland success in Gaelic football and hurling. agendaNi reports on Crossmaglen Rangers’ and Loughgiel…
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Canadian High Commissioner Gordon Campbell
A European economic and trade agreement could increase the potential for Canadian investment in Northern Ireland, Canadian High Commissioner to…
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Cutting freedom of information
Peter Cheney analyses Civil Service plans to name and impose charges on the senders of freedom of information requests. Civil…
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Alliance Party conference
David Ford turned against all four larger parties at his conference as he sought to hold its ground in government. …
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