Yes, there’s an appetite for Irish unification… but I’ve seen the reality of Northern Irish democracy

NewsThe ScoopMarch 6, 2024news, Northern Ireland, politics, election, violence, brexit, Irish unity, reunification, michelle o'neill, Leo varadkar, Ruby Hegarty, paramilitary

Michelle O’Neill’s appointment to First Minister marks a new era for a state once defined by anti-Catholicism

NewsThe ScoopFebruary 23, 2024michelle o'neill, sinn fein, dup, politics, Northern Ireland, first minister, stormont, Ruby Hegarty

Areas of West Belfast have vowed to stop selling Israeli goods to “take a stand against the ongoing genocide”

NewsThe ScoopJanuary 17, 2024belfast, west belfast, Queen's University Belfast, lasair dhearg, israel, Palestine, protest, campaign, Ruby Hegarty

Being a woman in the wake of Ashling Murphy's murder: safety cannot save me, or any woman from the same fate

CommentThe ScoopJanuary 16, 2024Comment, ashling murphy, sarah everard, josef puska, tullamore, offaly, Ruby Hegarty, Ireland, Republic of Ireland, gender, gender based violence

Campus in Uproar after Senate speeds Reappointment of HilLary Clinton to Chancellorship

NewsThe ScoopDecember 8, 2023Belfast, Hillary Clinton, Chancellor, Ruby Hegarty

Braverman sacked, David Cameron has returned and Sunak's Rwanda policy deemed illegal: Conservatives in chaos

News Editor Ruby Hegarty reports on dramatic change this week in Westminster as PM Rishi Sunak reshuffles the cabinet and faces the Supreme Court’s outlawing of his Rwanda Policy.

NewsThe ScoopNovember 17, 2023News, Cabinet Reshuffle, Ruby Hegarty, rishi sunak, UK, NI, politics, NI Protocol, Conservatives, ECHR, Rwanda, David Cameron

Unravelling The Israel-Hamas War: The Crucial Background to Israel’s Defense Initiative

In the face of seemingly never-ending news stories, it can be difficult to understand the situation in Gaza. News Editor Ruby Hegarty reports the current events and explores the context behind the conflict in Israel-Palestine.