Opinion

Robin Livingstone: When did the DUP give Ulster Resistance their notice?

IT'S  remarkable how many people I speak to who have no idea that Ulster Resistance weapons are still swirling around out there. There’s a sort of vague sense that the armed wing of the DUP was somehow part of the exhausting decommissioning process of the early noughties and that the massive arms shipment brought in from Lebanon in 1988 was covered in concrete or dropped into Beaufort’s Dyke from a squadron of Chinooks.

SQUINTER: Israel’s hasbara now comes with a haitch

IRELAND’S the most antisemitic country in the world, isn’t it?

HEALTHWISE: Why not steam your vegetables instead of boiling

WHEN vegetables are cooked under certain conditions some of the B and C  group vitamins can be reduced or destroyed. 

DÚLRA: Which do you prefer: Midsummer of midwinter?

IT’S no surprise that our ancestors were intoxicated by the idea of midsummer. So intoxicated that they built a temple to it at Brú na Bóinne in County Meath, a place that is now one of the wonders of the world.

EYE ON THE PAST: June 1985 – Plans for the Ashton Centre take root

We look at the stories that were making the headlines in the Andersonstown News this week in 1985...

PLATING UP: Char siu chicken thigh chunks with Asian salad

We hope you enjoy our cookery  column with chef Paul Watters who each week will take the fear out of cooking with his easy to follow recipes...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Let's not be afraid to point out the bloody obvious

Last week reminded us all what is at stake when we allow the dehumanisation of our fellow citizens. On Tuesday, when the news and visual imagery of a vicious assault emerged, the immediate and quite unique response felt disproportionate to the one-on-one attack. When a statement from Keir Starmer comes out about a stabbing in North Belfast you can be certain that there is something bigger afoot than concern for a North Belfast man’s welfare. It was however an indication of the seriousness with which the Executive and the PSNI, viewed the inevitably violent response. 

CELTIC STORIES: Lowballing Celtic look to have learned no lessons

Trying to consume Celtic content in the midst of a World Cup can be off-putting and quite frankly, exhausting.

JUDE COLLINS: Stories the racist rioters tell themselves

OPINION: From era of Brehon Laws to time of Black Abolitionists, Ireland has been known for its Céad Míle Fáilte

Until recently, Ireland was a net exporter of its people. Poverty, hunger, political repression and lack of opportunity scattered Irish emigrants throughout the world created a vibrant diaspora and multiple ‘Irelands beyond Ireland’. 

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Online balaclavas can be a problem as well

I DON’T mind if people wear balaclavas on social media. As multiple DUP members said in the wake of BalaclavaFest in Scarva, people cover their faces for a host of reasons.

DÚLRA: Parenthood is not easy – especially if you are a starling

PEOPLE always talk about how it’s great to be a kid – but it’s great to be a parent as well.

GERRY ADAMS: An open letter to my Orange Order neighbours

AS June heads towards July the distant beat of your drums is pounding out their rhythm. The marching season for all of the Loyal Orders is well under way and the 12th of July is fast approaching. One July, sitting during yet another negotiation into the early hours with Tony Blairm the rat-a-tat-tat of Lambegs sundered the quiet. We paused as he asked if I knew what that was. “Yes,” I replied, “that’s the Orangemen.”“Jungle drums?” he said.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Now's the time to stand up to the racists and fascists

The Irish far right has been developing in spits and spats across our island, threatening businesses, the right to work, the right to education and the right to freedom of worship – and ultimately the right to safety and the right to life – for a number of years.

CELTIC STORIES: How to solve a problem like Celtic

OVER the past number of months, my ramblings on a weekly editorial piece and on the social media X, often follow the same moans and complaints about the running of Glasgow Celtic.