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Deaglán de Bréadún: Courage of Austin Currie and family was inspiring
ONE night in May 1989, after a meeting of the Coalisland branch of the SDLP, Austin Currie made a phone call to Garret FitzGerald, who had been trying to contact him earlier. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Poll shows scale of the challenge facing Irish unity advocates
GEORGE Bernard Shaw is frequently quoted as saying: “Youth is too precious to be wasted on the young”. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Poll shows scale of the challenge facing Irish unity advocates
GEORGE Bernard Shaw is frequently quoted as saying: “Youth is too precious to be wasted on the young”. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Need for creative thinking on NI Protocol
PEACE can never be taken for granted, especially in the north of this island. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Coveney and Chambers deserve praise for attending Armagh centenary event
TAKE a look outside the window, dear reader. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Time to focus on the practicalities of Irish unity
THIS column has been putting forward for some time that Irish unity is within the grasp of nationalists and republicans. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Would be better for President Higgins to attend Armagh church event
ONE of the most enjoyable interviews I ever carried out was with the sports commentator Michael O'Hehir. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Sinn Féin in government north and south would increase pressure for border poll
EVERY capital city has buildings and locations where events took place that changed the course of history. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Constructive compromise needed on Protocol
FRIENDS of mine say I have a weakness for corny jokes and bad puns. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Balanced approach needed to resolve Gaza conflict
THE old saying that “There’s always somebody worse off than yourself” comes to mind when comparing the situation in the north of this island with the latest developments in Israel and the Gaza Strip. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Waves from Scottish election could wash up on our shores
IT was only when I moved to Belfast for a number of years in the late 1990s, reporting on the peace process and other news, that I came to realise the importance of the link between the north and Scotland, especially for unionists. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Some may find life dull without the royal soap opera
I AM indebted to the late Prince Philip for a rather unusual reason. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Good Friday Agreement was an achievement but an opportunity was missed
WE tend to assume that heads of government, having put so much effort into getting to the top, are generally happy in their work. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Important to see even a socially-distant St Patrick's in the White House
THE annual St Patrick's Day visit to Washington by the head of the Irish government is an even more significant event than many people realise. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: People need to get used to the possibility of Mary Lou McDonald becoming taoiseach
HERE is a form of words you haven’t seen before: “The Taoiseach, Mary Lou McDonald”. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Thankfully, on this side of the Atlantic we don't have many Trump-like politicians
SEVERAL years ago I encountered Donald Trump at a social event in New York where journalists rubbed shoulders with a wide range of public figures. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Post-Brexit, some may find that an amicable divorce is better than a tetchy marriage
AS a wee Catholic lad in school, I was introduced to the concept of eternity. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Mary Lou McDonald can hardly be expected to condemn the IRA outright
ONE of my favourite Simon and Garfunkel numbers is ‘The Boxer’, with its narrative about a young man who has to leave his home and family to go looking for a job in New York at a modest wage. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Republicans mindful of the need to avoid a split
I NOTE that “a major Irish Unity Conference”, organised by the US branch of Friends of Sinn Féin and planned for New York City next month, has now been postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
Deaglán de Bréadún: Public will look unkindly on any party which fails to put the national interest first
It is almost a hundred years now since the celebrated economist John Maynard Keynes famously said, during a debate on future monetary policy: “In the long run we are all dead. → Read More