Nesbitt – Peter Geoghegan

How would an indyref Yes affect Northern Ireland?

By peterPosted on 2nd February 2014Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, Scotland, The HeraldTagged Belfast, Independence, indyref, Nesbitt, Sunday Herald, Trimble

Would Northern Ireland “end up like West Pakistan” if Scotland says “yes” in September? Could Scottish independence presage a return to the Troubles? These are just some of the concerns being voiced by Unionist leaders in Northern Ireland ahead of the upcoming referendum. Protestants in Ulster have long celebrated their links with Scotland, so the […]

Ulster is still problematic

By peterPosted on 7th January 2014Posted in Northern Ireland, ScotsmanTagged Haass, Nesbitt, Robinson

After the collapse of the Haass talks, power sharing in Northern Ireland is bound to get even more dysfunctional, writes Peter Geoghegan Have you heard the one about the government minister who, at Christmas, took his cabinet colleague to court in a row over public spending? This might sound like the set-up to a festive […]