Robin Livingstone

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: DUP focus on victims isn't really about victims at all

SINN Féin opposed the recent attempt by unionists in a recent Stormont debate to append the word ‘innocent’ to the word ‘victims’. The SDLP opposed it too. But it was Alliance – and party leader Naomi Long in particular – who incurred the Biblical wrath of Loyal Ulster.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Please, Jimbo, tell me what I did wrong

An open letter to the DUP’s Jim Shannon MP

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Gormless Gordon makes himself a problem

WE’RE back to Gordon Lyons. Again.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: The confusing drama of the Connswater 3

IN a social media landscape where hysteria and excitability are prized above reason and calm, Moore Holmes is quite simply a phenomenon.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Jamie Bryson's cunning plan will leave only more anger and grief

IT’S the endless fun that keeps non-unionists coming back for more. Every time Stephen Nolan hits up Jamie Bryson on speed-dial, drivers in their cars turn the volume up a couple of beeps; tradesmen nod at their dust- and paint-stained radios and smile at each other; joggers roll their eyes to no-one in particular, but press their ear buds a little bit tighter.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Library drag queen furore another tedious early panto

I REMEMBER when in order to get blanket coverage on the wireless and TV and in the papers the Ra had to put a 2,000lb-er in a town centre, the UVF had to machine-gun a bar and the Brits had to get some journalists drunk.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Nine Gazan children a step too far for Loyal Ulster

MY online percentage calculator tells me that two million is 2.8 per cent of 70 million. The same online percentage calculator tells me that 2.8 per cent of 300 is 8.4.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Anatomy of a BBCNI Gaza report reveals pre-existing conditions

IT was a short piece. 25 seconds short. But it was long enough to illustrate how tight a grip those responsible for the BBC’s pro-Israel reporting have on the Corporation.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Boney madness and the great Undecideds

THE border poll, when it comes, won’t be decided by people like me. My mind was settled on the national question a long time ago, and in that I’m one of the majority in these six counties. A shrinking majority, because that ‘Undecided’ slice of the polling pie gets a little bit bigger every time.

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."

Senior Championship Round-Up: Johnnies, Rossa and Lámh's with important wins but St Gall's falter late on

Soccer: Cliftonville kickstart their season with victory over Glenavon

Gaelic Games: Pearse's survive spirited Éire Óg rally to clinch top spot

Gaelic Games: Antrim announce new GAA Operations Manager

Sectarian chanting by Dublin fans prompts three BBCNI on-air apologies

WE SAY: An English lesson in symbols

SQUINTER: Flag fever takes hold in Blighty

JUDE COLLINS: Testing times for our education system

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