One of the recurring themes of this blog is that the people and politicians of the Republic are utterly unprepared for the ...

Here you can post and discuss news stories, social media links, or whatever is on your mind. Slugger O'Toole A general account used for the daily threads and other things.

I’ve written before about moving away from the conservative Christianity and unionism of my upbringing, a gradual, personal shift that took shape during the decade I spent living and working in Dublin ...

As regular readers might know, I’m on an online news and social media break over the summer. I’ve found that reading a paper newspaper is a good compromise—it keeps me informed without the internet’s ...

Here you can post and discuss news stories, social media links, or whatever is on your mind. Slugger O'TooleA general account used for the daily threads and other things ...

I have some sympathy for Australian golfer Jason Day. After battling the conditions at The Open in Portrush, he remarked: The weather here … it’s the craziest weather pattern I’ve ever experienced in ...

I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism, I am not ...

As a reluctant and begrudging, Lions fan, I felt my reluctance and begrudgery giving way when 15 Irish players were included ...

I served as an elected representative — the sole SDLP councillor in a chamber dominated by Unionism. I stood firm in my ...

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald popped up on ‘Good Morning Britain’ to make her case to the English, Scottish and Welsh ...