Viewpoint

July 2022

Viewpoint Opinion Attacks on health staff a shame on society

Is it really the depths into which society in Northern Ireland has sunk, that we must equip security staff at our hospitals with body cameras to reduce violence and aggression against staff?

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Viewpoint Opinion Online sensation Jim enjoys the grill of it all

While the headlines have been dominated by bonfires, it’s a fire of an altogether more manageable scale that has thrust Co Antrim’s Jim Moore into the limelight.

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Viewpoint Opinion By speaking out, Vicky’s bravery will help others

The bravery of Vicky MacDowall has to be commended. By speaking out about suffering from ulcerative colitis and having to wear a colostomy bag, the north Down woman will help others in her position.

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Viewpoint Opinion Bonfires must be properly managed

The death of a father-of-two, who fell from a bonfire in Larne is a tragedy for his family and the entire community.

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Viewpoint Opinion Don’t fall for holiday rentals scam

Money is harder to hold on to these days due to the cost of living crisis.

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Viewpoint Opinion Ryanair’s return can’t come quickly enough

There’s been little in the way of good news for the airline industry at a time when many of us are looking forward to a summer holiday.

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Viewpoint Opinion Boris has left a trail of chaos in his wake

From the outset Boris Johnson was a man who would never settle for anything less than being Prime Minister. But you wonder if he ever fully realised the responsibility the position brings with it.

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Viewpoint Opinion Honourable mentions for our women’s team

Kenny Shiels leads the Northern Ireland women’s football team onto the big stage for the first time tonight when they take on Norway in their opening match of the European Championships. Someone should tell the leader of the opposition at Westminster. Sir Keir Starmer only had eyes for England.

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Viewpoint Opinion There may be new faces in government, but nothing will change here

One of Albert Einstein’s most famous quotes reads: “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs”.

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Viewpoint Opinion Dean’s in fine tune over Radio 1 presenting gig

It’s almost Northern Ireland’s own Billy Elliot story from the Newtownabbey boy who grew up loving to boogie.

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Viewpoint Opinion Curriculum must embrace everyone

For more than a century the trunk of education in Northern Ireland has been rooted in the foundation of religion.

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Viewpoint Opinion Translink service a slap in the face for GAA fans

Translink’s plans for bringing fans to the Derry versus Galway tie at Croke Park this weekend via Belfast highlight how the north west is not treated equally when it comes to public transport.

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Viewpoint Opinion Vaccines vital in our fight against Covid

Rising Covid infections across Northern Ireland are a reminder to us all that we are living in a very different world than we were before the first case of the virus was confirmed here back in February 2020.

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Viewpoint Opinion Artistic event at the Giant’s Causeway was a bit of all light

Visitors to Northern Ireland say it’s a magical place. It’s one of the first locations on the bucket list that has to be seen.

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Viewpoint Opinion Giving people a city to be proud of has to be the first step back towards reclaiming the streets as a rubbish free zone

It takes a certain disdain for the people who live around you to simply throw rubbish into the street, in front of the house or into an alleyway. But across south Belfast the only thing bigger than the piles of rubbish being left behind is the disrespect it is showing the community.

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Viewpoint Opinion Race attack victim right to stand up

In the space of 24 hours we have seen how so much can be right with modern life in Northern Ireland then how so much can still be wrong.

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June 2022

Viewpoint Opinion YouTuber Eric’s really tuned in at age of 104

It’s a long way from the linen mills of the 1930s to the technical age of the internet, but Eric Cull is still weaving his magic all these years later.

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Viewpoint Opinion Take heed of brave Deborah’s words

There won’t be too many families around who haven’t been touched in some way by cancer.

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Viewpoint Opinion School isn’t always best option for some pupils

If Covid has taught parents one thing, it’s that many more of them like to teach.

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Viewpoint Opinion Compromise is key in moving forward

Politics in Northern Ireland has rarely been a benchmark for the art of compromise.

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Viewpoint Opinion Athletic trio finally over Commonwealth hurdle

In some quarters it will be hailed as a victory for common sense. But surely common sense would have been to make the correct decision in the first place?

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Viewpoint Opinion Safety paramount with these bonfires

For one section of the community, the burning of an Eleventh Night bonfire was, is and always will be an important part of their culture.

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Council’s red phone box project is a welcome call

In 2009 a disused red phone box in a Somerset village was given a new lease of life and converted into a successful mini library.

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Viewpoint Opinion Time for a rethink on Sunday trading

Readers of a certain age will remember the days past when activities permitted by councils on a Sunday were the height of political controversy in Northern Ireland.

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Viewpoint Opinion It’s time to step up for the victims

Northern Ireland has a long history of reports and reviews. Bengoa into health, Bain into education, the more recent Fair Start into educational underachievement, and the Patten Report into policing.

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Viewpoint Opinion It’s now or never to make the most of Elvis movie

In your local cinema this weekend they’ll ask for a ‘little less conversation’ rather than ‘quiet please’ as the lights dim. Elvis has entered the building.

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Viewpoint Opinion Make domestic abuse a thing of the past

The idea of being in a relationship with someone is that you care for each other, look out for each other, treat each other with respect.

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Viewpoint Opinion New restrictions are just the ticket to aid traffic wardens in Coalisland

It has been some time since a traffic warden was spotted in Coalisland. Tales of wardens being chased out of town have led to it being considered a no-go zone for red coats.

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Viewpoint Opinion Dublin city breaks proving too costly

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... well if not quite the best, better at least in Belfast where you can get more bang for your buck.

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Viewpoint Opinion Viewpoint: The well has run dry to repair Belfast’s fountains

It may not have quite the glamour of the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome, but the ground-based water jets in front of Custom House Square have been a regular summer feature in Belfast since 2007.