Stop fixating on Border polls and start a respectful conversation about Ireland’s future
Surveys turn everything into a binary choice when understanding for the beliefs of others is needed
Colum Eastwood
UK government spends nearly €5m on legal defence of Bloody Sunday’s Soldier F
British army veteran found not guilty of two murders and five attempted murders in Derry in 1972
Presidential candidates should encourage planning for Irish unity, says SDLP
Party leader Claire Hanna made appeal in letter sent to Humphreys, Gavin and Connolly after close of nominations
Bertie Ahern not among Fianna Fáil favourites for presidential run
Party viewing former Dublin football manager Jim Gavin as serious prospect
Fianna Fáil sounds out possible presidential runners, but may not nominate candidate, says Micheál Martin
Political parties no longer have ‘own entitlement’ to the presidency, says Taoiseach
Opposition parties cooling on possibility of joint left candidate for presidential race
All parties struggling to find candidates of sufficient stature to replace President Michael D Higgins
Fianna Fáil is in desperate need of a candidate for the presidential election. Applications are invited
Bertie Ahern spent months publicly offering himself – though less ubiquitously of late, suggesting some private messages of discouragement have been sent
Eastwood faces big hurdles for Áras but observers of the MP in Westminster say he has an edge
Charismatic former leader of SDLP, currently MP for Foyle, is considering a run for the Irish presidency this autumn
If our Geraldine can thrive in Trump’s Washington, she might be a worthy winner of the race for the Áras
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Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill declines to rule out presidential run
Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood will ‘take time to think about’ possible candidacy
Former SDLP leader Colum Eastwood in court over pro-Palestinian rally in Derry
Foyle MP charged with taking part in an unnotified parade following protest in February
‘Absolute fear’: UK’s planned benefit cuts alarm vulnerable people in Northern Ireland
Labour’s proposed ‘shake-up’ of the welfare system raises the prospect of people with disabilities losing supports for their personal independence
‘What’s the point of Labour?’ Starmer in backlash over £5bn in benefits cuts
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood criticises British prime minister in House of Commons
Pipe bomb attack near Derry home of former Sinn Féin official convicted of child sex offences
Sex offender Michael McMonagle is believed to have been the intended target
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