Robert Mccartney
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Newton Emerson: America’s real role in peace process has been leaning on Sinn Féin
- Opinion
- October 8, 2020, 00:01
America’s role in the peace process is often misunderstood, including it seems by Philadelphia Democrat congressman Brendan Boyle, who last week tweet(...)

When Down’s 1960 All-Ireland victory brought down barriers
- Gaelic Football
- September 30, 2020, 06:00
Of all the many conversations I’ve had over the years about the rise of the 1960 Down team, one in particular stands out to this day. And it wasn’t wi(...)

Brady revelations show Sinn Féin ambiguity on criminal matters
- Politics
- August 18, 2020, 19:28
It is a measure of how far Sinn Féin has travelled in recent decades that the decisive breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of a garda du(...)

Old question of who pulls the strings comes back to haunt Sinn Féin
- Politics
- February 6, 2020, 00:41
Sinn Féin’s surge in the opinion polls has raised questions about how it would perform in government were Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil to reverse their st(...)

UK election: Sylvia Hermon a hard act to follow in North Down
- Irish News
- December 4, 2019, 00:15
Whoever wins North Down will depend largely on where Sylvia Hermon’s votes go. What Green, Sinn Féin and SDLP voters do will also have a bearing on th(...)

Unsolved murder casts a shadow over Belfast’s new mayor
- Crime & Law
- June 11, 2018, 01:00
Last week, Councillor Deirdre Hargey became Sinn Féin’s first female Lord Mayor of Belfast. The inauguration ceremony, during which the previous incu(...)

Fragile foundations of Belfast Agreement undermined
- Opinion
- April 10, 2018
On a recent visit to New York, I fulfilled a long-held ambition to walk over the famous Brooklyn Bridge. The construction of this bridge was not witho(...)

Mark Farren funeral told of Derry City star’s ‘indelible mark’
- Irish News
- February 5, 2016, 14:26
Soccer star Mark Farren has been laid to rest alongside his late triplets after his battle with cancer. The 33-year-old has been remembered as one of(...)

Maíria Cahill: Membership of dissident group was mistake
- Politics
- November 12, 2015, 20:07
Maíria Cahill has described her membership of the dissident group Republican Network for Unity (RNU) as a mistake. Ms Cahill, a candidate in the Seana(...)

Seanad byelection: obscure Irish political event nears an end
- Politics
- November 12, 2015
One of the most obscure events in Irish politics is wrapping up today, voting in the Seanad byelection. The electorate is a tiny one, limited to the S(...)