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John Locke once wrote, ‘we should have a great many fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, signs… Read More »Consent, cross-community support and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
Reservoir safety is changing in order to better protect people in Northern Ireland. This article gives an overview of a recent Research and Information Service… Read More »Reservoir safety in Northern Ireland: What changes are in the pipeline?
The Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol (‘the Protocol’) was the subject of a judicial review challenge at the High Court of Justice in Belfast. The hearing, which… Read More »Judicial Review of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol – Allister (James Hugh) et al’s Application AND In the Matter of the Protocol NI[2021] NIQB 64
This blog post explores some of the themes in the Department for Communities draft strategy for sport and physical activity and compares plans for Northern… Read More »How is our sport and physical activity strategy shaping up?
As lockdown measures begin to ease, what evidence is there about the impact that COVID-19 has had on our mental health? The COVID-19 pandemic has… Read More »Mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic
Recent figures show a decline in part-time work in Northern Ireland (NI) since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] This article describes recent job losses… Read More »Part-time pandemic
By James Bamford & Karen McCallion This visualisation provides a snapshot of £11.1 million in emergency funding provided to over 2824 individual artists in Northern… Read More »How has COVID-19 emergency funding for individual artists been distributed in Northern Ireland? (Updated)
This article explores how our viewing habits are changing the landscape for public service broadcasting and what this might mean for audiences in Northern Ireland.… Read More »What’s next for public service broadcasting in Northern Ireland?
The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Committee scrutiny By Emma Dellow-Perry & Aidan Stennett The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is part of the Withdrawal Agreement… Read More »The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland and Committee scrutiny
Gibraltar Following the United Kingdom’s (UK) exit from the European Union (EU), much debate was focussed on Northern Ireland’s unique position as part of the… Read More »Gibraltar after the UK’s exit from the EU: A comparison with Northern Ireland
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