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Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Film

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

Among young people in the north of Ireland, Kneecap have built a fervent fanbase, glad to see their post conflict lives reflected back at them with brio

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction
Paul McNamee

What a row over Tayto crisps tells us about general election and the politics of distraction

Forget diversion plots, we need real-deal politicians

Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever
Art

Those wounded by the Troubles still walk among us. Their pain is as relevant today as ever

Artist Colin Davidson writes for Big Issue on his new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, which presents the people changed forever by events in Northern Ireland

Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming 
Books

Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming 

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’
TV

Blue Lights co-creator Declan Lawn on ‘massive responsibility of telling Belfast’s stories’

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In Northern Ireland’s government, anything could happen
Paul McNamee

In Northern Ireland’s government, anything could happen

Playwright David Ireland: ‘Why I can’t seem to stop writing about the Troubles’
David Ireland

Playwright David Ireland: ‘Why I can’t seem to stop writing about the Troubles’

How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead
Venue Watch

How this plucky music venue is bringing a faded seaside town back from the dead

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?
Paul McNamee

Doctors’ strikes are a matter of life and death for some. Why does Westminster allow them to drag on?

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks
Dr Avila Kilmurray

As a Northern Ireland peace negotiator, I know just what the Illegal Migration Bill risks

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention
Paul McNamee

Change is coming in Ireland. We need to pay attention

Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here’s why it matters
Opinion

Joe Biden spoke in Belfast about 25 years of peace. Here’s why it matters

The man who never gave up on peace
Good Friday Agreement

The man who never gave up on peace

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights
Northern Ireland

Sian Brooke ‘fell in love with Belfast’ making gritty police drama Blue Lights

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK’s future
Paul McNamee

Scotland and Northern Ireland hold the cards for the UK’s future

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t
Brexit

Windsor framework: Why Rishi Sunak was able to secure the Brexit deal that others couldn’t

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Julieann Campbell

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland’s future
Opinion

2023 is a crucial year for Northern Ireland’s future

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers
recommended

Top 5 books by contemporary Northern Irish writers

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘As a writer, you want to look into the abyss’
Culture

Ardal O’Hanlon: ‘As a writer, you want to look into the abyss’

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Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
Local elections

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5

Derry Girls: ‘What Lisa McGee has done is change the path for all Derry girls going forward’
TV

Derry Girls: ‘What Lisa McGee has done is change the path for all Derry girls going forward’

Lisa McGee: ‘Writing Derry Girls, I’ve realised I really like teenagers’
TV

Lisa McGee: ‘Writing Derry Girls, I’ve realised I really like teenagers’

‘A lot of Disney soundtrack vibe’: Neil Hannon reveals the music that made The Divine Comedy
The Music That Made Me

‘A lot of Disney soundtrack vibe’: Neil Hannon reveals the music that made The Divine Comedy