Opinion

I thought the Angelus on TV was a bit strange and the Rose of Tralee still remains an object of wonder - Mary Kelly

Partition has fuelled cross-border misconceptions about each other

Time for Stormont to cut the waffle and deliver on its long overdue programme for government – The Irish News view

There’s too much gobbledygook and not enough real targets in embarrassingly delayed executive plan

What will PfG do for much-needed public sector transformation?

Businesses are looking for a clear vision for the economy and the vital role it plays

Brendan Mulgrew: Doughnuts are for eating, not for shaping our cities

How developer-led dereliction is crippling a major part of Belfast city centre

Racism stems from an unfounded fear but mostly it’s a result of ignorance and bigotry - Tom Kelly

Tom Kelly column on providing a warmer welcome for everyone

The problem with children and phones runs much deeper than schools – Chris Donnelly

What is needed is a profound change in how society views the role of parenting in the smartphone age

Re-setting of relationships must be followed by focus on border poll - The Irish News view

All that was missing from the encouraging initial engagements between Simon Harris and Keir Starmer was a clarification of their attitude towards the notably vague criteria for a possible unity referendum

Booing of God Save the King - and reaction to pantomime antics - wholly predictable

England anthem drowned out by home fans in Dublin

God’s clowns are in sad decline - Anne Hailes

Puffins are already in decline and apparently we might well be waving goodbye to the common gull and the elegant Arctic tern...

Remembering Nelson Mandela and an unlikely Irish friendship – Noel Doran

Significant anniversaries around former South African president’s life recall absorbing encounter in home of businessman Tony O’Reilly in Dublin