Tag: Sinn Fein
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Northern Ireland and rigorous impartiality: untangling a constitutional mess
Professor Colin Harvey looks at the potential implications of a DUP-Conservative deal on the Northern Ireland peace process.
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The 2017 Westminster Election: Three Observations
Following last week’s surprising Westminster election results, Dr Chris Raymond offers his own observations on the election and the results.
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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.
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Martin McGuinness: the IRA commander who walked down a political path
Following the death of former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, Dr Peter McLoughlin takes a look back over his path from IRA Commander to political negotiator and leader.
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Sinn Féin gains and the prospect of direct rule: the NI election fallout explained
Professor John Garry reviews the results of last week’s Northern Ireland elections and asks what’s next for the Assembly as negotiations begin.
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Scorpions in a bottle: the fight between Northern Ireland’s two main parties defines another election
Despite fresh elections tomorrow, stalemate and instability loom again with the likely result that Sinn Féin and the DUP will once more be elected the leading parties in their respective communities says Dr Peter McLoughlin.
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The Good Friday Agreement Generation: the Danger of Disaffection
With the latest Northern Ireland Assembly election only days away, Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at the growing disaffection among the so-called ‘Good Friday Agreement generation’ and examines what can be done to tackle the growing election cynicism among our youngest voters.
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Irish Civil War politics are dead and gone; they’re with De Valera, MacBride and Mulcahy in the grave
With the Irish general election having thrown up the prospect of a Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael coalition, Dr Marie Coleman examines the historical background to the divisions between the two parties and argues that Civil War politics disappeared long before 2016.