Hi °C | Lo °C Still a long, hard way to go before equality is achieved
Belfast's role in the struggle for female suffrage is being celebrated on International Women's Day today. Fionola Meredith reports
Brazilian prosperity can help build Northern Ireland economy
We're not Brazil, we're Northern Ireland – but the First and deputy First Ministers will no doubt be hoping that the massive economic growth recently enjoyed by the South American nation will rub off on us.
It's time for the Executive to show some leadership
Once upon a time, the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement was all about reconciliation.
Baby, baby, baby no: why it's a scary new Bieber-verse
An almost palpable glee can be felt from grown-ups over pop star Justin Bieber's ongoing catastrophic PR drive.
The UK's treatment of pensioners is a right Royal mess
Before she entered hospital last Sunday, the Queen (86) ordered her aides not to "make a fuss". There was no ambulance for the monarch; instead, she arrived at the private King Edward VII hospital in London by car.
Now is the time to start pressing for freedom of Press
So little has been heard about Lord Justice Leveson of late that some might be wondering if they imagined the Leveson Inquiry into the "culture and ethics" of the UK Press and the brouhaha when he published his report last November.
Cocoa farmers deserve a taste of sweet success
When money's tight and hard to get, a pint of plain's your only man, Flann O'Brien wrote. But looking for relief from current struggles, more people are turning to chocolate than they are to stout.
Stormont Executive should be calling for order, not talking of a legal breakdown
Peter Robinson must resist the temptation to lock horns with the police and courts; it doesn't fit his position as First Minister. He should leave the rhetoric to those further down the ladder.
Tenacious Jim's flight of fancy
Full marks to Jim Shannon for tenacity. The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, was answering a question on the sale of Stansted airport when the Strangford MP sought to intervene.
Don't be so Swift to judge Taylor, she's only 23 after all
Jennifer Aniston was once the poster girl for single women, but now that she has handed in her notice and is set to marry Justin Theroux, that position is being filled by country-pop princess Taylor Swift.
Every step you take ... we'll be watching you
So much of the intelligence battle with the dissidents is a mind-game: it is about playing inside their heads; not so much making them think, more about making them worry.
Social housing shake-up is more than just a facelift
I recently announced my social housing reform programme proposals to the Assembly and will soon bring forward an action plan following on from my consultation on the first Northern Ireland housing strategy.
MP 'unsettled' by bedroom tax
Labour has called upcoming changes to housing benefit a "bedroom tax", but Mark Durkan used a more eye-catching phrase when he complained to MPs about the Government's "drive-by hit on the housing benefit budget throughout the UK".
Firms lining up in fast lane as our Big Mo gathers pace
Things are looking up. While 2012 was the Olympic 'summer like no other' for London, 2013 should be equally important for people in Northern Ireland.
Must do better: O'Dowd gets a black mark on report card
Having more children taught in an integrated ethos will bring not just educational benefits, but economic and social benefits.
New party needs new ideas to be heard on crowded stage
In politics, as in marriage, any decision to walk away from the relationship often turns out to be easier than what follows.
No dissenting voices as media prays for liberal Pope
With Pope Benedict gone, the hope of some people is that his successor will be more 'liberal'. It is hoped he will permit married priests and women priests.
Rory faces a painful journey to get game back in swing
Only six months ago, Rory McIlroy played the best final round I had seen in a Major championship to capture the US PGA by a record eight strokes at Kiawah Island. Now, only six weeks from the US Masters, his game is in crisis.
A market upturn is only hope for those in the property trap
A wave of homeowners who bought at the height of the housing boom now find themselves caught in a property trap – creating a crisis that has effectively paralysed a large part of the market.
Let first generation of peace escape traps of divided past
This year, thousands of young people across Northern Ireland will celebrate their 18th birthday.
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