Orange

Real impact of NI Assembly elections to be on unionist morale

‘We now have a nationalism that is confident ... Sinn Féin can take Stormont’

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 00:00

I expected Canada to be everything Northern Ireland wasn’t. Now I’m not so sure

Patrick McKenna fled the Troubles in the 1970s, but found Canada has its own divisions

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 00:00

Northern Ireland protocol needs ‘significant changes’, Johnson tells Martin

Comment follows meeting between Taoiseach and British PM in England on Saturday

Sat Mar 12 2022 - 21:31

‘Immensely proud’: Orange Order unveils stone marking NI centenary

Sinn Féin had blocked unionist parties’ bid to erect stone at Stormont last year

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 19:33

DUP making absurd U-turn towards NI protocol landing zone

Donaldson’s shameless manoeuvre shows he recognises protocol is here to stay

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 01:00

Telecoms chiefs want US tech giants to help fund EU network costs

CEOs also criticise high EU spectrum prices and auctions and move to scrap surcharges on intra-EU calls

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 09:49

Ulster Tower centenary remembers the complicated history of the first World War

Memorial to the 2,000 men killed in one day was the first to be erected on the Western Front

Fri Nov 19 2021 - 12:44

European stocks slump over supply-chain concerns

Irish index bucks trend and ends week in positive territory

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 18:58

Deutsche Telekom ups bet on US market with SoftBank deal

Deal will also see Japanese group take stake in German telecoms operator

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:29

Hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reached 27.5 degrees in Ireland

Azores High to bring warm spells of sunshine into next week

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 18:15

‘Significant increase’ in bonfire callouts in North ahead of Twelfth celebrations

Hundreds of Orange Order parades to take place in more restricted and localised fashion

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 09:18

Orange Orders: ‘When you stop us parading you’re attacking who I am’

Quincey Dougan on identity and heritage and the deep history pervading south Armagh

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 01:00

‘It’s not just a boss in an emergency. It’s constant’: Should we ban out-of-hours emails?

Many workers feel more under siege than ever from work messages that arrive at all hours

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 06:00

Acht na Gaeilge is getting lost in translation

If the use of Irish is growing in the North, why does it need to be protected by special legislation?

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 16:26

Pull the plug on pointless after-hours emails

The right to switch off is needed more than ever amid a burnout epidemic

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 05:00

Billionaire’s Altice buys 12% BT stake to support fibre plan

Altice UK informs BT board that it does not intend to make takeover offer for company

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 17:10

Vanilla and orange blossom cake

Sat Apr 17 2021 - 05:55

Newton Emerson: Compromise on Northern Ireland protocol may be needed

Law and order not enough to halt loyalist protests driven by crime and politics

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 01:00

Pistachio and orange Easter cake

Sat Apr 03 2021 - 05:55

Arachas buys fintech to target consumer insurance market

Purchase of Orange Bear part of plan to target the online consumer market

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 05:41

Portmarnock's motivation for change feels a bit bogey at this stage

The 'gentlemen' out on the peninsula are being less vocational than transactional it seems

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 06:00

European stocks in third day of sale over inflation fears

Strong euro and advancing commodity prices trigger market jitters among investors

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 19:33

Rally in mining stocks helps Europe shake off earnings gloom

Expectations of a rise in inflation fan concerns of tighter monetary policy

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 10:33

€1.2bn invested in Dublin private rented sector despite Covid-19

PRS accounted for 53% of investment activity in second half of 2020, new report finds

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 05:45

Orange Order suggested Parades Commission monitor traffic at GAA grounds

Newly declassified note shows proposal to address unionist concerns over the authority

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 00:02

Mince pies: Once you go nuts, you’ll never go back

Pistachios and almonds give the traditional pie some extra festive cheer

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00

Denis O’Brien’s Digicel sees earnings drop 8% in second quarter

Covid crisis continues to weigh on telecoms group

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 18:20

Ires Reit set to acquire Stillorgan residential portfolio for €10.6m

State’s biggest landlord to pay €424,000 per unit for 25 apartments at Beechwood Court

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 06:00

Shining a light on Ireland’s places of famine, death and rebellion

‘Sites here are generally reluctant to use the expression ‘dark tourism’ because it implies a certain exploitation of people’

Sat Oct 31 2020 - 06:00

Bono was ‘beaten up by Orangemen’ as a kid - if you can believe Bon Jovi

US singer delivers Irish history remix as he contrasts his upbringing with U2 frontman

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 19:52

European stocks end higher as Trump-driven selling eases

Bank shares and Ryanair drive Iseq lower while FTSE 100 rebounds after shaky start

Fri Oct 02 2020 - 18:06

Newton Emerson: Socially distanced Twelfth saw Orange Order finally ditch the rabble

Organisation does not organise bonfires, put up flags or run flute bands but has struggled to disassociate itself from these practices

Thu Jul 16 2020 - 00:00

Bonfires lit in loyalist areas of North despite Covid-19 restrictions

Crowds gather at several bonfires but fire service reports 30% decrease in calls

Sun Jul 12 2020 - 08:59

In a Word... Orange

Being at Drumcree was like Gorundhog Day all over again, every year, writes Patsy McGarry

Sat Jul 11 2020 - 05:30