SDLP Deputy Leader Nichola Mallon outlines the frustration of the NI government shutdown
“You’re going to be, or want to be, part of the solution. Otherwise you’re the problem.” At the time of the publication of this article, Northern Ireland has been without a government for 974 days and there’s little sign of any agreement on the horizon, which, when you consider the unique position of Northern Ireland […]
7 years ago
Why Irish people should not be worried about being told they’ve ‘notions’
We’ve all heard it… ‘Notions’ is a word that gets thrown around a lot in Ireland and it often has dismissive and negative connotations. To say someone has ‘notions’ is interpreted as a put-down, plain and simple. “Such notions” and “he’s notions, that fella” are phrases you may hear being thrown about, usually when discussing […]
7 years ago
Jarlath Burns: “When Daryl Gurney plays in Dublin, he gets booed, and I find that offensive”
Not on. Northern Irish darts player Daryl Gurney has not proved to be the most popular man in Dublin during his trips to the Citywest Hotel to take part in the Grand Prix of darts. During recent appearances, he’s had to endure a cascade of boos and jeers from the Dublin crowd while taking to […]
7 years ago
Andrew Trimble: “Someone asked me if I was a Catholic or a Protestant… I genuinely didn’t know”
“That was an environment that I was raised in.” Former Irish rugby international Andrew Trimble has admitted that he didn’t identify as Catholic or Protestant growing up in Northern Ireland because he genuinely didn’t know himself. Speaking to Dion Fanning on this week’s Ireland Unfiltered, Trimble, the co-host of Baz and Andrew’s House of Rugby, says […]
7 years ago