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.”
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Siobhan Fenton
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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.
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