Abortion: no voice for the NI Assembly means no choice for the women of Northern Ireland

Posted on by Sophia C McBride

In November 2012, Irish Times Social Affairs Correspondent Kitty Holland broke the story about the death of Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital. Six and a half years later, Ireland wakes up a different country with 66.4% voting to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the rest of the island. Six and a half years later, Northern Ireland wakes up the same, if not arguably worse.

Coalition of chaos: who represents the nationalist voice now?

Posted on by Sophia C McBride

If you weren’t before, you probably are now pretty familiar with the highly conservative DUP, who even in the polarised environment of Northern Irish politics many would regard as controversial. But there’s another frightening twist to this tale. The delicate power sharing agreement in Northern Ireland, the result of years of painstaking work, was only achieved through the necessary neutrality of Westminster. Now that’s set to change.

Brexit Speech: Theresa May Not

Posted on by Sophia C McBride
Theresa May's Brexit Speech

Following the Secretary of State’s announcement yesterday that a Northern Ireland election will take place on 2 March 2017, today it was Prime Minister Theresa May’s turn to take to the stage for her Brexit speech. Watching and listening along with many others to the government’s views on the single market, customs, and migration, I couldn’t help but notice one thing in particular: “A Global Britain”.