Eamonn McCann

Debating taught me ‘to think quickly and speak slowly in unpredictable situations’

The first Irish Times Debate took place 60 years ago. Former student debaters look back

Last semi-final held in cadets’ mess at the Curragh Camp

It’s Sunday. Opt for an early feed of chips, or get in touch with body and soul?

The Troubles at 50: Rioting in Derry remembered by first-hand witnesses

Activist Bernadette McAliskey gives warning at event for 50th anniversary of the Bogside

Sinn Féin loses position as largest party in council as SDLP gains seats

Free Derry Corner has been a beacon of civil rights and political liberty for half a century

Some Derry activists are still campaigning for social justice in their native hinterland

FF leader rules out coalition but says apology from SF for IRA atrocities would be ‘very significant’

March led by those who were prominent in the civil rights movement

TV Review: Presenter Brendan O’Connor is outmanoeuvred by his chat show guest

RTÉ’s documentary about the 1968 protests is part history show, part personal journey

In Derry, he is being recast in Irish chieftain mould, in keeping with Republican tradition

Radio Review: Both O’Rourke and Cormac Ó hEadhra find politics difficult to stomach

Time to recall pivotal role played by a patriot, and that rare breed – the virtuous politician

DUP leader has hardened nationalist resolve like no unionist first minister before her

People Before Profit’s Eamonn McCann to meet electoral office over proxy voter claims

Elisha McCallion who took Martin McGuinness’s Assembly seat will push incumbent close

‘I remember people getting the bus to Dublin just to go to McDonalds. It was regarded as exotic’

Obituary: Brendan Duddy – Born June 10th, 1936 – Died May 12th, 2017

Magazine became known for its in-depth investigative journalism

Party could win up to four new seats in next election, says Richard Boyd Barrett

Gerry Adams insists DUP leader step aside pending ‘cash for ash’ inquiry outcome

In the harsh reality of politics, which camp should the SDLP occupy?

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood pushed into third place as Elisha McCallion tops poll

Analysis: Foster under pressure as DUP lead closes while high turnout fails to aid centrists

Analysis: High turnout suggests people invigorated over issues such as cash-for-ash

Sinn Féin may lose out without former leader while Eamonn McCann seeks re-election

Minor party candidates and Independents offer wide spectrum of choice for voters

Kitty Holland goes canvassing with the People Before Profit candidate in Derry

Disaffection is dominant mood on main streets in North as polls loom in fortnight

Radio review: Northern Ireland and 'cosseted millennials' let the broadcasters show their true feelings

The North’s constituencies will now elect only five members to Stormont instead of six

Sinn Féin details sought-after terms for investigation into ‘cash for ash’ controversy

‘I can’t grasp how someone so full of love and such massive zest for life can be gone’

Despite calls for First Minister to stand aside classic Stormont kick-to-touch seems likely

Immigrants in Dungannon are very concerned about what might change and when

It is odd that after years of enlightened unionism so few Catholics see its benefits