Health Without a government, Northern Ireland’s nurses are still living through austerity “The nurses are getting more and more demoralised. We’re haemorrhaging staff left, right and centre.” By Siobhan Fenton
Northern Ireland Lyra McKee’s murder has pushed Northern Ireland’s parties back to the negotiating table By Siobhan Fenton
Northern Ireland Boris Johnson’s deal has left Northern Irish loyalists uneasy, but will it lead to violence? By Siobhan Fenton
Politics The fate of Ireland’s prisons for “fallen women” is exposing a painful history By Siobhan Fenton
A new law in Northern Ireland criminalises sex work – and endangers sex workers Many think the law, which is supposed to protect sex workers, is instead a Trojan horse for Christian morality. By Siobhan Fenton
How the Irish language became a pawn in a culture war The indigenous language has become a totem in an escalating struggle over the meaning of identity in post-conflict Northern Ireland. By Siobhan Fenton
With no government at Stormont, public services in Northern Ireland are slowly decaying In a small office nestled next to supermarket on the Antrim Road in north Belfast, the crisis in Northern… By Siobhan Fenton
Abortion is now legal in Ireland. That doesn’t mean it’s accessible “A year ago, I would never have believed I would be sitting here handing out pills just in my… By Siobhan Fenton
In Northern Ireland, the New IRA is gaining a foothold with younger generations The murder of 29-year-old journalist Lyra McKee by the New IRA while she was observing a riot in Derry… By Siobhan Fenton
Why the class divide is growing in Northern Ireland’s abortion debate A court ruling that English NHS funding should prioritise English patients means that only Northern Irish women with money… By Siobhan Fenton
“All the promise of Northern Ireland’s post-conflict generation”: a tribute to Lyra McKee At the age of just 29, Lyra McKee was an accomplished and respected investigative journalist. Her reporting tackled the… By Siobhan Fenton
Election 2017: Why Sinn Féin could end up as Northern Ireland’s largest party While enthusiasm for another election is scant, the conditions for a surprise Republican surge are well in place. By Siobhan Fenton