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On the 13 October 1994, six weeks after the IRA announced a ‘complete cessation’, the Loyalist paramilitary groups declared their ceasefires. The UVF’s Gusty Spence announced loyalist violence was over, in a step that is seen as one of the vital steps towards a lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by former PUP leader Billy Hutchinson, Historian Aaron Edwards, and journalists…
The UUP’s Mike Nesbitt has resigned as health minister – with a stinging public resignation letter aimed at his UUP leader Jon BurrowsThe row is over retaining emergency general surgery at the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. The Northern Trust had recommended its closure, despite widespread local opposition.Jon Burrows told a public meeting in Coleraine that he wouldn’t support any closure –…
After 25 years of what it termed ‘Armed Struggle’ and the ‘Long War’ , the Provisional IRA called a “complete cessation of military operations” on 31st August 1994. By that stage, the organisation was responsible for the deaths of 1,700 people. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Journalists Brian Rowan and Allison Morris, Former Belfast Telegraph Editor Ed Curran and historian Fearghal Mac Bhloscaidh.…
As chief executive of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Wylie is a woman at the top of her game, having grown the chamber into one of the best performing chambers in the UK with a strategic focus on skills, infrastructure, and trade. Under her leadership, it won British Chambers of Commerce Chamber of the Year 2024, and she remains passionate about helping Northern Ireland’s businesses…
Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon’s bodies were found on the morning of the 13th of July, 1983. They both had been blasted with a shotgun as close range. The murders of the 34 year olds were first blamed on INLA leaders Dominic and Mary McGlinchey. But their families don’t believe that – they believe “other republicans” were involved. They claim that an informer recruited by Captain Robert Nairac…
UPDATE: Professor Jason Arday was found deceased in London on Friday afternoon. He was found at an address in Battersea and pronounced dead at the scene. At 37, Jason Arday became the University of Cambridge’s youngest black professor. But he found himself at the center of a plagiarism accusations which cast a shadow over his career – and thrust him into the international limelight. Parts of his…
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann took over Belfast City Centre for over a week drawing huge crowds. The all-Ireland traditional Irish music competition and festival has been near universally hailed as an enormous success. It has been cited as having made a massive cultural, social, and economic impact on the city. How much money was made? What impact will it have on the Fleadh, and can any lessons be…
Belfast’s first Night Czar, Michael Stewart, reflects on 40 years in hospitality—from managing Bob Cratchit’s in 1987 amid the Troubles to helping shape the city’s post-peace nightlife through venues like The Fly, The Apartment, and The Northern Whig. He joins Cathy to talk about his pivotal early career choice not to join the Hong Kong Police, one Hollywood A-Lister’s visit to Belfast, and his…
Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll ever make—but thanks to social media, online forums and well-meaning advice from friends and family, it can also feel like one of the most confusing. Do you really need a 20% deposit? Is one missed payment enough to ruin your chances? Should you wait for interest rates to fall before buying? Cathy is joined by Ann Marie Rollo, Mortgage…
Jeffrey Donaldson looks set to be investigated again after a further allegation of sexual assault on a woman in the DUP offices at Westminster. The young woman at the heart of the allegations says that the former DUP leader tried to get her to drink vodka shots in his office, that she refused to do, before he allegedly tried to kiss her on the mouth and put his hand up her skirt.The DUP has…
