Author: Dr Peter McLoughlin
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Sinn Féin could become the biggest party in Northern Ireland on May 5 – here’s what it means for power-sharing
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at next week’s Assembly elections in Northern Ireland.
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State of Stormont: can Northern Ireland trust in Truss?
As Liz Truss takes on the Brexit portfolio, Dr Peter McLoughlin asks whether she will finally reach an accommodation with the EU that resolves the issue of the protocol and other outstanding matters.
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Northern Ireland: Paul Givan takes over as first minister, but his party is in crisis
Dr Peter McLoughlin casts an eye over the last few turbulent days for the DUP.
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Arlene Foster: where it all went wrong for Northern Ireland’s first minister
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at Arlene Foster’s time in office as First Minister of Northern Ireland and Leader of the DUP and highlights some of the events that have lost her the support of her party.
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COVID vaccines and Brexit borders: what is happening in Northern Ireland?
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at the ongoing developments of life post-Brexit in Northern Ireland and the fallout from the recent Article 16 debacle with the European Commission.
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Northern Ireland’s government is back up and running – here’s how it happened and why
After three years without devolved government, the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ agreement has led to a restoration of power-sharing. Dr Peter McLoughlin explores how and why parties came to an agreement.
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There’s a reason why Northern Ireland has been without a government for more than 500 days – Brexit
Brexit has revived the ideologies of Irish nationalism and Ulster unionism, and reignited their most central dispute – continued union with Britain or unification with Ireland says Dr Peter McLoughlin.
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Good Friday Agreement at 20: a reflection twenty years on
In the latest in a series of QPol articles marking the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Dr Peter McLoughlin reflects on how far Northern Ireland has come in the last 20 years and how much work is still to be done.
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Why a Tory-DUP deal could bring even stormier waters to Northern Ireland
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at what a Tory-DUP deal could mean for the Conservatives, the Democratic Unionist Party itself and for Northern Ireland.
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No New Good Friday Agreement, but Hoping for an Easter Resurrection in Northern Ireland
As the talks to restore power-sharing break for Easter having failed to reach an agreement. Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at some of the sticking points that have led to this impasse almost 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement.