Northwind Archives

WHO REALLY RUNS THE NORTH?

February 27, 2020

When is devolved government not devolved government? Answer: when the central government exercises powers that were supposed to be devolved, ignoring the objections... Read more »

THE VIEW FROM ‘UP THERE’

February 13, 2020

That now famous exit poll on the night of 8 February, which horrified Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, contained a lot more information... Read more »

THE HOLY GROUND

January 30, 2020

The north leaves the EU on 31 January but, as with everything else about the north, it’s more complicated than that. First, the... Read more »

NEW DEAL — BIG DEAL?

January 16, 2020

THE TAOISEACH joined Boris Johnson at Stormont on Monday for a lap of honour, meeting and greeting the new executive set up on... Read more »

ULSTER BETRAYED BY BORIS

November 28, 2019

In the north, all eyes are on a few crucial constituencies in the forthcoming British general election; a toe-to-toe fight between Sinn Féin... Read more »

AUGUSTINE POLICY

October 31, 2019

The taoiseach told Today FM in a recent phone-in that he’d like to see a united Ireland in his lifetime, “but it must... Read more »

ARLENE, THERESA AND BORIS

October 16, 2019

With the obvious exception of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris OBE (€200,000+ pa), a policeman’s lot is not a happy one. But being a... Read more »

UNIONIST ‘CONSENT’

October 3, 2019

Earlier this week, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said, “The Irish government has always been open to a role for Stormont in any solution to... Read more »

ANTI-BREXIT (DIS)UNITY

September 19, 2019

On September 12, Sinn Féin’s northern leader, Michelle O’Neill, issued a statement calling for co-operation between Remain supporting parties in the north to... Read more »

UNITED IRELAND ECONOMICS

August 22, 2019

Brexit has changed the game in the north and people in the south have begun to notice. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar turned up at... Read more »

SEE THE QUEEN!

August 8, 2019

Boris Johnson arrived at Stormont on 31 July all bluff, bluster and bonhomie, urging the north’s parties to “seal the deal on power-sharing”.... Read more »

‘TAKING ON’ THE UVF

July 25, 2019

The north’s ‘culture wars’ continue, but at a manageable level. Fundamentally, the problem is that there is no overarching legislation about the display... Read more »

BORIS AND THE DUP

July 11, 2019

There should have been a second election to a northern assembly in 2017 after the parties failed to establish an executive following the... Read more »

PSNI ‘NEW BROOM’

June 27, 2019

It seems that, despite all the criticism directed at Mary Lou McDonald for her remarks about selecting a new PSNI chief constable, in... Read more »

MUCH TALK ABOUT NO TALKS

May 2, 2019

Last Thursday Seamus Mallon, former deputy first minister in the north and 20 years an SDLP MP, told RTÉ that Karen Bradley is... Read more »