Did Unionism always oppose the Northern Ireland Protocol?
On 15 March, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP told the National Press Club in Washington DC: “Unionism rejected the NI Protocol from day one.” In considering this claim, it
Read MoreOn 15 March, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP told the National Press Club in Washington DC: “Unionism rejected the NI Protocol from day one.” In considering this claim, it
Read MoreOn 4 March, Irish Times columnist David McWilliams claimed: “The average person in the Republic can expect to live a healthy life for almost a full decade longer than people
Read MoreOn 27 January, community group Glenshane Community Development Ltd tweeted: “Why is Dungiven choked up this evening whilst the bypass lies unopened? The town has one of the worst NO2
Read MoreOn January 16, Oxfam International published a new report – Survival of the Richest – which looks at the changing distribution patterns of wealth around the world. To publicise the
Read MoreOn 8 February, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in a case challenging the legality of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The court unanimously rejected the arguments of several unionist politicians
Read MoreOn 14 February, Sinn Féin Vice President, Michelle O’Neill stated: “Over 130 people are waiting for an organ. Ninety per cent of people in the North support organ donation, and
Read MoreOn 10 January, DUP MLA Paul Frew tweeted: “[We] know, according to MHRA that 47 people in NI died from vaccine injury up to 29th sept 22 this may be
Read MoreOn 17 January, crossbench peer Lord Kilclooney claimed: “To provide free GP care in the Republic of Ireland, which already exists in NI as it is part of the UK,
Read MoreOn 11 January, Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl tweeted: “In a society where 3 women are killed each week by a men and 1 in 4 women are raped or sexually
Read MoreOn 6 December, Ireland’s Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said: “Article 12 of the Treaty [the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, which created the Irish Free State] created a legal and constitutional anomaly.
Read MoreOn 29 November, the BBC reported that driving examiners and rural payments officers represented by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are planning to strike. The report said: “Driving
Read MoreIreland’s Future used inappropriate data to reach its conclusion By coincidence, analysis of official GDP data leads to results which are similar but not the same Regional GDP comparisons over
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