Robin Livingstone

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Shouldn't the BBC care about Irish Catholics as well as Jews?

I think Irish Catholics deserve the same consideration and protection from the BBC as Jews, don’t you?

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Bonfire thoughts on my radio comeback

I WENT back on the radio on Monday, and let me tell you it’s been a while.In case you’re thinking ‘a while’ means a few months, a couple of years, even, or that sepia-toned era we now call pre-Covid, I’m talking decades.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Kneecap and Bob Vylan take the rap – it's a familiar old story

IF I tell you that I’m going to explain my feelings about Kneecap and Glastonbury by way of celebrity paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, you may raise an eyebrow, but try to stick with me and we’ll see how we get on.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The Orange Order doesn't like Catholics. Okay, so what about women?

IT is of zero importance to BBCNI, UTV, the Belfast Telegraph and the News Letter that the Orange Order literally exists because it doesn’t like the Church of Rome. Every year the broadcasters do happy-clappy round-ups of parades across the North, studiously avoiding those aspects of the parades that ensure the pubs of Donegal and the beaches of Benidorm are packed in July.

CELTIC STORIES: Fulham youngster Callum has reasonably priced promise

CELTIC’S busy summer transfer window continues, with multiple signings already confirmed. The proactive approach marks a welcome change from previous seasons, when last-minute deals often left the squad scrambling for cohesion. One likely reason for the early flurry of activity is Celtic’s return to the Champions League qualifying rounds, an uncommon position for the club in recent years and one that demands better squad preparedness. Regardless of the motivation, the early business has been encouraging and suggests a club keen to avoid past mistakes.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: ‘A bit more Protestant?’ These days it’s a bit less, actually

"THAT’S a bit more Protestant."

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The Loyal Ulster, Israel and Trump trinity

SUCH was the panting enthusiasm of unionist politicians for the US bombing of Iran, I got the distinct impression that some of them had been reading their newspapers with one hand, or watching the TV news on their phones in the privacy of their bathrooms.Let’s face it: Loyal Ulster has never met a war involving the west that it didn’t get off on.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Gerry Adams appeal was a round too far for battered BBCNI

AFTER the Gerry Adams libel trial, BBCNI had two options: Suck it up or appeal. Given the savage battering that was dealt to the local branch of the corporation, an appeal would at first blush appeared to have been a no-brainer.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Floundering BBC Ulster has no idea Gerry Adams is pulling their chain

THE fact that BBCNI thinks that its adherence to a British ethos is a matter for debate instead of a simple statement of fact is perhaps the most powerful indicator of BBCNI’s adherence to a British ethos.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Adams' libel gamble was as huge as the BBCNI loss – but the verdict could be a win all round

THE victory of Gerry Adams in his libel case against BBCNI could be the best thing that could happen to Ormeau Avenue, if they could but bring themselves to acknowledge it.

BOOKS: Latest Kincora exposé a work of humanity, not just reportage

THE days of journalists being given a week, two weeks, a month, to go off and pursue single stories are virtually at an end. Long-form investigative pieces to all intents and purposes don’t exist any more and as newspapers struggle to come to terms with falling sales and dwindling readerships, the reality of life as a reporter has changed utterly.

REVEALED: The jawdropping evidence that helped Winkie Irvine beat UVF rap

TODAY, we exclusively reveal the two vital documents that saw a court this week clear definitely-not-in-the-UVF man Winkie Irvine of being in the UVF. The first is a Sunday newspaper lifestyle piece from 2021 in which Mr Irvine gives details of a typical day in the life of Loyal Ulster's most famous non-UVF peacebuilder. It provides a vivid insight into the mind of the Ballysillan Gandhi and blows out of the water the claim that Mr Irvine is a member of the feared loyalist paramilitary group.

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ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Shouldn't the BBC care about Irish Catholics as well as Jews?

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Bonfire thoughts on my radio comeback

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Kneecap and Bob Vylan take the rap – it's a familiar old story

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The Orange Order doesn't like Catholics. Okay, so what about women?

CELTIC STORIES: Fulham youngster Callum has reasonably priced promise

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: ‘A bit more Protestant?’ These days it’s a bit less, actually

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The Loyal Ulster, Israel and Trump trinity

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Gerry Adams appeal was a round too far for battered BBCNI

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Floundering BBC Ulster has no idea Gerry Adams is pulling their chain

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Adams' libel gamble was as huge as the BBCNI loss – but the verdict could be a win all round

BOOKS: Latest Kincora exposé a work of humanity, not just reportage

REVEALED: The jawdropping evidence that helped Winkie Irvine beat UVF rap

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Rangers fans singing about killing Catholics? Who saw that coming?

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The necessary myth of WWII: Loyal Ulster went AWOL

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: No surprises as Kneecap All-Stars 2025 team named

NIFL Premiership: Reds boost playoff hopes with comeback win at Carrick

NIFL Premiership: Magilton excited for Cup final build-up as Reds return to league action

Gaelic Games: Rossa fend off Ballycastle rally to claim opening win

Gaelic Games: Carryduff win cross-city clash at Sarsfield's

TUV want Casement renamed after a British royal – and Andytown doesn't rule it out

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: David Trimble’s Catholic problem was well hidden

SQUINTER: Loyalist Human Resources departments thrive

WE SAY: Irish language signage victory was inevitable

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