Irish Government Announces Annual John Hume Peace Prize

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has announced that the Irish government will establish and fund an annual peace prize honouring the late John Hume. Speaking in Strasbourg, the Taoiseach said “John was both a...

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More Palestinians killed in West Bank over past three years than previous 17 combined, Oxfam says

Nation.Cymru staff More Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank during the past three years than in the previous 17 years combined, according to new analysis by Oxfam. The charity said...

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Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!

thousands of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.

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Why tactical voting still matters: Welsh polling and the voting system

Richard Wyn Jones The prospect of change and, specifically, the end of Labour hegemony has already led to an unprecedented amount of polling ahead of the Senedd election. We can expect more between no...

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Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation

Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics

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President versus Pope: How feud with Leo could hurt Trump

US President Donald Trump has feuded with Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war - setting off an unholy row that could have serious political implications for the Republican leader at home.

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Move over Pope. God’s got a new representative on earth…

The Great Orange One has turned his ire on the pontiff. Posting on Truth Social the following: Pope Leo is WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy. He talks about “fear” of the Trump Administra...

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Convoy of Russian shadow-fleet tankers monitored off west coast

Five of the vessels travel through Irish exclusive economic zone in likely bid to discourage boarding attempts, say military sources

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Attacks on undersea cables could cut off Ireland from global internet, Government warned

Concerns over threat to key infrastructure raised in private submissions by Government departments and State agencies

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Labour’s century-long hold on Wales faces collapse – but why?

Shifts in identity, social change and the strain of long incumbency mean Ireland’s nearest neighbour is about to undergo a sea change

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Plans to scrap Welsh ‘international aid’ risk undermining Wales’ global responsibility and climate solidarity

Global Justice Campaigners in Wales have warned that proposals in party manifestos that scrap programmes they describe as “international aid” risk weakening vital global partnerships and abandoning co...

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St Patrick’s Day and me: Why I’m celebrating Ireland’s national day this year

Lila Haines I’ve been a bit of a grumpy old woman about St Patrick’s Day most of my life – not for me the silly hats and plastic shillelaghs, and don’t get me started about people who dye rivers green...

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Keir Starmer: Leaked memo says ministers can go against Wales and Scotland

The memo was obtained by Plaid Cymru, which has accused Labour of turning its back on devolution.

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EU must not help Russia profit from Iran war - Harris

It would be "utterly despicable" to allow Russia to gain financially by selling oil and gas to Europe, Tánaiste Simon Harris has said.

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Fintan O’Toole: Donald Trump is not mentally ill, but he is mad

Someone needs to tell him the truth or swathes of the world could be turned into Gaza writ large

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Trump warned against playing 'Russian roulette' over Iran

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has doubled down on his opposition to the attack on ⁠Iran by the US and Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of milli...

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What Northern Ireland really is: voices from a place that’s more than the stereotypes…

A fortnight ago in Belfast’s Shankill Road I met four impressive young people who were deeply involved in their working-class, loyalist community: Stacey Graham, Adam Watters, Ryan McFarlane and Mark ...

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It's time to widen the attacks on Reform UK and expose their plan to strip workers of their rights

Martin Shipton When celebrities endorse politicians or political causes, it can appear crass and embarrassing, especially when they’ve previously had little to say, aren’t very articulate and it’s cle...

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Fintan O’Toole: For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek

Sinn Féin is rightly proud of republicanism’s role in the fight against fascism in Spain. So why is it now opposing assistance for Ukraine?

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How we can challenge misinformation in the run up to the Senedd Election

Yuliia Bond A leaflet being distributed by the Welsh Conservatives in Wales attacks the Nation of Sanctuary programme, while failing to explain that more than 90% of its budget has been spent resettli...

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Trump is ‘power-crazy’ and Board of Peace a delusion of power, Mary Robinson says

Elements that built up fascism in Germany are now in United States, says former president

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It's time to call a halt to Messiah politics

Martin Shipton Once again, Britain is caught up in a frenzy of Messiah politics. With Keir Starmer’s approval ratings at a shockingly low level, the answer to Labour’s problems is, so far as many in t...

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At least 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire - UN

At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said.

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Why Cymru needs a Wellbeing Economy — and how to build it - Institute of Welsh Affairs

Oxfam Cymru’s Dr Hade Turkmen outlines why a Wellbeing Economy should be the only option for the new Welsh Government and Senedd.

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Yes, the US wants Venezuela's oil but that's not all

On Friday, Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with an iron fist. Yesterday, fists cuffed together, he shuffled across the tarmac into American federal detention.

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US pretence of respecting Latin American sovereignty over

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US pretence of respecting Latin American sovereignty over

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Will no one stand up to Trump?

Martin Shipton It’s quite extraordinary that when asked about the gangster-like kidnapping of a foreign head of state and his wife on the orders of Donald Trump, Keir Starmer’s response was to say tha...

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‘When you call people invaders, you are calling them the enemy. That sets a tone’

UK Labour peer says home secretary is ‘unnecessarily hardline’ on asylum seekers and he doesn’t ‘denigrate’ Reform voters

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Welsh Politics Q & A - Gender quotas, Consensus Politics, and Bribes

YouTube video by Welsh Politics Pod

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