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Ed Curran

Why Murray really needs some True Brit to win at Wimbledon

The further Andy Murray progresses at Wimbledon, the more British he becomes. I was struck by this phenomenon last week as I sat on the Centre Court watching the young Scotsman's early victories.
Comments: 5

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Golf resort has got the new Northern Ireland down to a tee

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Every now and then, Northern Ireland springs a surprise as it did for me last weekend right on the border with the Republic.
Comment: 1

How we need political lions to tackle that Anglo-Irish divide

Monday, 15 June 2009

Is there a lesson in Northern Ireland politics to be learnt from the British and Irish rugby team? It plays under a unified banner — the Scottish Thistle, the Welsh Prince of Wales Feathers, the English Rose and the Irish Shamrock. The team has an illustrious history of unified glory going back many decades.
Comments: 48

A new generation of politicians must emerge to regain our trust

Monday, 8 June 2009

The Labour party and the various unionist parties of Northern Ireland were not the only losers in the European election.
Comments: 3

Can the same old faces really breathe life into local politics?

Monday, 1 June 2009

A day is proving a long time in politics in 2009. We are starting to see the full repercussions of the Westminster expenses scandal.
Comments: 3

After these recent scandals just who can we trust now?

Monday, 25 May 2009

Who would have believed that the reputation of two of our most revered institutions would be ravaged by scandal in the same week?
Comment: 1

Look Ma’am, you’ll have to tell the PM this scandal is a bit rich

Monday, 18 May 2009

When the Prime Minister drops into Buckingham Palace for his weekly tête-à-tête with you, I’m sure you will discuss the Westminster expenses scandal.
Comments: 2

Dear Gordon, I’d like to see you and Caitriona on the Apprentice

Monday, 11 May 2009

I have a dream of you appearing on The Apprentice. A member of your sales team is Caitriona Ruane.
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Does threat to McGuinness spell out waning support for Sinn Fein?

Monday, 4 May 2009

What is one to make of the threat to the life of Martin McGuinness? Are we underplaying the danger posed by dissident republicans or underestimating the extent of support for their views?
Comments: 7

It's time some politicians voted themselves out of a job

Monday, 27 April 2009

Much heat is being generated about the level of expenses paid to our public representatives at Westminster and Stormont.
Comments: 5

Why being President of the US is still a black and white issue

Monday, 20 April 2009

It is 40 years since the civil rights struggle in the southern states of America such as Alabama and Georgia.
Comments: 2

How our newspapers keep the focus on the voice of the people

Monday, 6 April 2009

I had a chance last week to gauge the mood of the media as one of the judges in the 2009 British Press Awards.
Comments: 6

Why even Grand Slam unity cannot hide Ireland’s divide

Monday, 30 March 2009

The words of Phil Coulter's anthem have seldom seemed so fitting as in this month of March 2009. Witness our new Grand Slam master race of green-shirted rugby heroes on the podium of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff celebrating in the presence of the Queen's grandson, Prince William and Irish President Mary McAleese.
Comments: 38

Dear David, now solve our Soviet-style economy

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

I thought it was time to devote an Open Letter to you since you will probably be Prime Minister of Great Britain AND Northern Ireland within the next 15 months.
Comments: 15

After 37 years, Martin McGuinness at last reaches point of no return

Monday, 16 March 2009

The first time I laid eyes on James Martin Pacelli McGuinness was in a back street of the Bogside in 1972.
Comments: 15

Ed Curran: We have come too far to let the peace prize slip from our grasp

Monday, 9 March 2009

The killings of two soldiers at Antrim is a challenge to every community in Northern Ireland and to people in the Republic as well. While initial condemnation and abhorrence of the Massereene murders has come from everyone, we know from our experience of the Troubles that condemnation is simply not enough.
Comments: 7

Three anthems call the tune in the patriot game at Croke Park

Monday, 2 March 2009

An Ulster rugby fan reflected after the anthems were sung respectfully at Croke Park on that historic evening exactly two years ago when England paid their first visit there — “It doesn’t get much better than that!”.
Comments: 33

Our politicians should be banned from doing the double

Monday, 23 February 2009

The Stormont Assembly and Executive continue to be the butt of much criticism. Hardly a day passes without some controversy denting its credibility in the public eye.
Comments: 11

Why credit-crunch means we need cross-border links more than ever

Monday, 16 February 2009

Would you vote for a united Ireland now?
Comments: 47

With the South in freefall, would you vote for united Ireland now?

Monday, 9 February 2009

What price a united Ireland now? With every passing day of the credit crunch, it is a question which you might well ask.
Comments: 72

Ed Curran

How can we ever come to terms with three decades of slaughter?

Monday, 2 February 2009

The hue and cry over the Eames/Bradley report was inevitable no matter what its conclusions.
Comments: 2

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