The Good Friday Agreement established power-sharing in Northern Ireland in the wake of prolonged conflict, arguably bringing about a cross-community consensus for the foundations on which peace would rest. The Agreement acknowledged that Northern Ireland is part of the UK whilst the principle of consent element of the Agreement means that a United Ireland is able to take place if a majority of people in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland want it to. Both sides of the community were taken into account by a mechanism which allows for the Assembly to be elected every five years, but only so long as parties on both sides of the divide participate. A stop-start nature of the Assembly and Executive has ensued and 25 years since the Agreement was signed, these institutions aren’t functioning.
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The Met Office has confirmed 2022 as the UK’s warmest year on record with December being the only month of below-average temperatures.
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Belfast is home to hundreds of artists and creators who have chosen to make the city their home. Despite this Belfast is desperately lacking in spaces which are accessible to the artistic community.
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Skye Tufts explores ways you can try, to cope with loneliness at university.
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Recent reports from the UK government talk of a future ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) in England have reemphasized efforts to tackle plastic pollution. But is this a positive development for sustainability or a grandstanding proposal that has missed the mark?
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“The NIFL Premiership in 2023 is quietly shaping up to having one of the most exciting title races in European football. There are six teams who can viably be considered to be in the picture to lift the Gibson Cup.”
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Samridhi Saini shares her top suggestions for how to spend Valentine’s Day in Belfast.
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