As the Orange Order’s most influential figure and former DUP MP Ian Paisley watched on in Dublin Castle's grand St Patrick's Hall, the Taoiseach today launched a new segment of his lavishly-funded centrepiece policy on Northern Ireland. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

In Saturday's Belfast Telegraph and Irish Independent: A detailed interview with the Taoiseach about one topic: his new Government's policy on Northern Ireland. Micheál Martin has thought carefully about what that policy should be and had lots to say.

Micheál Martin once had a simple "Brits out" view of Northern Ireland. Now he sets out a radical alternative. Dismissing even planning for a 2030 border poll, the Taoiseach tells me uniting Ireland constitutionally is less important than reconciliation. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

Despite Trump's tarrifs being dangerously insane, I thought it might be the point where the Irish Sea border meant Northern Ireland benefited economically. I was wrong. Even before Trump's U-turn, it was clear that the best of both worlds wasn't available. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

“We’re not planning for a border poll in 2030...” In an exclusive interview with Sam McBride, Taoiseach Micheál Martin set out his policy on Northern Ireland in more detail than ever before. Read the full interview here ➡ tinyurl.com/yc6ssuwm

Leo Varadkar spoke passionately about Irish unity in Philadelphia, while in Dublin Micheál Martin showed no interest. His are the cautious, conservative words of the bank manager. Sooner or later, Irish politicians will have to make a huge political choice belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

“I believe building a new Ireland, a united Ireland, is the political project of our generation. It belongs to no one person, no one party, no one community, and no one government. It belongs to all of us who believe in it.” ~Leo Varadkar The Irish News

New cross-border polling shows public support for greater socioeconomic cooperation across a range of areas.

If correct, most of the Brexit sea border disappears - the Windsor Framework is automatically superceded in whole or in part by any new agreement that achieves the same objectives.

“Time and time again we see examples of politicians who seem only to find their voice when they no longer have the capacity to put into action the things they advocate.” ~Tom Collins The Irish News ☕️🥐

In his first term, Donald Trump duped UK politicians into choosing the hardest possible Brexit by dangling the lure of a US-UK trade agreement. It never came to pass. Today, in an interview with a credulous journalist, VP Vance dangled the lure once more. Will i work again? 1/x

Twenty-seven years ago the Good Friday Agreement was born. It has shaped Northern Ireland ever since. Yet declassified files reveal that the man crucial to the Agreement's survival was on the brink of being overthrown - then the world changed irrevocably. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…

Ian Paisley's most virulent denunciations of Catholicism were reserved for the Jesuits, an order he claimed was a "Gestapo" involved in "devil worship". Now the DUP lauds the first Jesuit pope. A vision Paisley loathed has trimuphed, even in his party. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

“Cross-Border cooperation in key areas identified by the Good Friday Agreement has not met its full potential, according to a report.” ~Cillian Sherlock The Irish News Link to ESRI report👇 esri.ie/system/files/p…

‘I’ve still a job to finish for the boys. Not justice — we’ll never get that — but we can uncover the truth.’ Alan Black, the sole survivor of the Kingsmill massacre, talks to Suzanne Breen about the long-awaited Police Ombudsman report. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

Bravo Emma Little-Pengelly BL A statement we can all be proud of, including the Irish abroad! Ad Hoc Committee to Protect GFA

The end of the sea border, or at least its most visible and aggravating aspects. If the DUP had any wit it would be cheering this to the rafters and trying to claim ownership of it. Instead, it will let its Brexit grandees call it a betrayal. Too stupid to know they've won.

This will be the 59th court appearance by the Brown family. Dragging Bridie Brown to London is cruel, callous, despicable behaviour. We should all be absolutely outraged at the continued denial of justice to families in NI. Labour is no different to the conservatives.

Could the UK-EU Summit reset post-Brexit politics? New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. If framed as a major strategic announcement, the Summit could challenge the Farage insurgency far more effectively than Labour's 'make Brexit boring' approach: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/could-…

The flag NI needs which doesn't exist: It is absurd that Northern Ireland doesn't have an official flag. For years, unionists and nationalists had separate - and understandable - arguments against a new flag. Now both have good reasons to support it. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/column…