Tickets are now available for Book launch: Dr Stephen R. Millar (QUB) at Irish Studies Seminar Room, 27 University Square 01/003, Belfast on Monday 21st September 2026 at 4:00PM. Click the link for fu...

Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy on his long trade union family pedigree, the time his family fell victim to an IRA bank raid and the problems organised labour faces in Ireland

The history of the Troubles is to be put on the Northern Irish school curriculum officially for the first time, the Department of Education has said.

The wrongful conviction of Osgur Breatnach for the Sallins train robbery half a century ago has now been declared a miscarriage of justice.

Former Irish president Mary Robinson and former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark have warned of the potential disappearance of the Palestinian territories.

The Dublin writer on his new short story collection, his literary pilgrimage to Meath, and the latest betrayal of Ireland’s youth

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A former PM, Trump's 'CEO of everything' and NHS data - what could go wrong?

Carlow College is to wind down its operations over the course of the next two years, with its land and buildings to be transferred to South East Technological University (SETU).

We are pleased to announce the winners for our 2026 awards and bursaries, which will be presented at the Embassy of Ireland on 26th May. BAIS would like to acknowledge the valuable support of the E…

As an ‘alternative’ Ulster Protestant with parents from Cork, his Irishness has been marginalised and reduced

A panel discussion on the Irish anti-apartheid struggle featuring key members of the movement.

Cambridge Core - British Government, Politics and Policy - Writing Politics in Modern Britain

William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to the people making the headlines.

Roy Foster gives a fluent account of beloved poet with illuminating analysis of his work

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Political published writing retains an “important and complex role” in the national conversation – despite huge social and technological changes this century, a new book shows.  Books and magazines ha...

Clear-sighted book by Connal Parr confirms even the noblest political campaigns can get a little prickly

When we think about politics today, we tend to think about speeches, soundbites, social media posts, or rolling news. Books can seem almost incidental: slow, old-fashioned, and increasingly marginal.

Academic’s new book tells how the Dunnes Stores strike of 1984–87 led directly to a government ban on the importation of South African fruit and vegetables

Abstract. This chapter considers the powerful influence of trade unionism on the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement (IAAM): a feature that was more pronounced i