Colum Eastwood

The British Government should publish the files relating to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s time as a Trade Envoy. As it stands the documents are due to be sealed until 2065. I’ve asked the Foreign S...

Grow up, Gregory

How is Morgan McSweeney still in a job?

RT @KevinASchofield: Wes Streeting on Mandelson: "You think you know someone, and then you see this kind of behaviour." Yes. If only there…

Seamus Mallon told me many times exactly what he thought of Mandelson after having to deal with him here. Of all the characters Seamus dealt with he found Mandelson the least trustworthy. It baffle...

So sorry to hear this. RIP Joe.

Thanks to everyone who came to the Bloody Sunday lecture last night at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin. A really interesting conversation with Mitchel McLaughlin about the past, of course, but more important...

Pressure works!

In his concluding remarks during the trial of Soldier F last year, Mr Justice Lynch was clear that soldiers had been ‘serially untruthful’ during successive inquires and that they had ‘committed pe...

Such brilliant news! Welcome home, James.

Very sorry to hear that Mickey Brady has died. We served together on Stormont committees and I can tell you no one knew more about the benefits system and improving it for those most in need. Thin...

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All democrats should support the people of Iran in their effort to overthrow the oppressive and murderous Iranian regime. Those who cannot say that without heavy caveats are simply not democrats/...

We know Maduro’s election was illegitimate but when did this become compatible with international law and when did Donald Trump take over your foreign policy?

Joe Byrne was a good man and a great representative who understood that politics is about helping people. When he wasn’t championing Tyrone, Joe was busy supporting the next generation of leaders i...

I was so sorry to hear about Mary Bradley’s passing yesterday afternoon. She was a force to be reckoned with, a great friend to everyone who knew her and a real champion for Derry. Mary will be sa...

This is one of my favourite things

An unacceptable attack on Irish peacekeepers in southern Lebanon and a breach of a key UNSC Resolution. Glad that members of the battalion are safe and accounted for. UNIFIL is a critical mission a...

Good news that Infected Blood Compensation Scheme payments will be exempted from inheritance tax. I’ve spoken to people directly affected by this scandal and it’s something they’ve been campaigning...

I’ve opposed the two child limit since the day and hour it was introduced. It forced vulnerable children into poverty and sought to stigmatise their parents. The Executive will now be funded to lif...