An opinion poll shows support for the union has fallen below 50 per cent for the first time

Seamus Mallon and David Trimble came from different backgrounds but were heavyweight figures during momentous times

Trevor Birney’s book about the Loughinisland atrocity makes essential but chilling reading

Young people coming on to the electoral register will make up their own minds about what happens next

We can be thankful that voters backed the deal in 1998, long before the arrival of the destructive forces associated with social media

The sectarian McMahon murders in 1922 came during the most violent six months in the history of Northern Ireland

Should the east Belfast genius’s controversial views dim his musical brilliance?

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

Responsible politicians have a duty to point out that immigration is part of modern society

The difference between nationalists and unionists on the constitutional question is coming down to a period of possibly 10 years

Life expectancy is increasing, with significant implications for all aspects of our society

Bishop’s apology to Fr Patrick McCafferty demonstrates how much has changed but also attitudes once prevalent among some clerical and lay figures

Any issues over names should be capable of being debated rationally without resorting to the kind of blanket condemnation which is so often witnessed

His next huge challenge is to settle on a date for the Irish general election, which informed sources believe may be in November

Often controversial but never boring, the late secretary of state was one of the central figures in delivering the Good Friday Agreement