The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) recently released an interesting comparison of the economies of Ireland and Northern Ireland, and there’s some pretty striking stuff in the report.

Why did Britain (or England) prosper in the late 1700’s and lead the way in the Industrial Revolution? Was this in part due to the earlier Glorious Revolution when our own ‘King Billy’ defeated the ...

There’s two things I love about golf. One is the sheer beauty and multigenerational memories of the greats playing the ...

The car-reliant nature of Northern Ireland means that most households here have access to a motor vehicle. So most will also ...

The idea for Open Sunday is to let you discuss what you like. Just two rules. Keep it civil and no man/woman playing.

We live in a world in turmoil, dominated by extremely ugly political leaders: right-wing megalomaniacs like Donald Trump, ...

American writer Ray Bradbury predicted earphones, flat screen TVs, self driving cars and ATMs. In his 1951 short story – The ...

That a Fine Gael ex-Taoiseach would emerge as a primary advocate for Irish reunification was not on my bingo card. From the ...

Deprivation is much higher in Northern Ireland than in any other part of the UK, according to new research by Queen’s ...

As the UK’s FTSE 100 fell to its lowest level for over a year and then dramatically bounced back by 5% following the pause in ...

The Irish News reports that Belfast City Council’s controversial policy on bilingual street signs has gone international with ...

The British government needs more money. In the financial year 2023/24 the deficit was £131 billion, equivalent to 4.8% of ...