Put a lettuce on the podium if a party leader won’t show up for an election debate - Tom Kelly
Allowing stand-ins or substitutes is a political cop-out
Why I believe voting should be compulsory - Tom Kelly
Living in Northern Ireland can make voting challenging but ultimately non-voters get the representation they deserve
Only a fool or fruitcake would write off Sinn Féin’s chances after this bad election - Tom Kelly
Make no bones about it - Sinn Féin lost the council and European elections
We can’t pretend sectarianism doesn’t exist - Tom Kelly
Nationalists and unionists need to foster respect for each other
Does Pat Cullen’s candidacy hint that Sinn Féin is going to end its abstentionism? - Tom Kelly
Sinn Féin has pulled off a coup by persuading the former Royal College of Nursing boss to fight the cauldron seat of Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Tom Kelly: Britain isn’t just ready for change, it’s desperate
The Tories have been taking the mickey out of the general public for over a decade
Covid Inquiry: Stormont’s ‘best’ wasn’t good enough and failed us all - Tom Kelly
A complete lack of foresight or leadership by ministers and the civil service was on show during the inquiry’s Belfast sessions
Tom Kelly: To unshackle the north from the chains of paramilitarism, we cannot tolerate it at any level
There are no good and bad paramilitaries and police need to up their game
Tom Kelly: ‘The purpose of minutes is not to record events. It is to protect people’
Listening to the Covid Inquiry, it’s as if nothing was learned or remembered from the RHI debacle
Tom Kelly: Spring has not quite sprung up at Stormont
If Alliance had a couple of ropey days, the Ulster Unionists must feel as if they should have stayed under the duvet for the entire week
Project Unity isn’t a pipe dream but it needs a more sophisticated sales job - Tom Kelly
More nuance, credibility and empathy is needed by those advocating a united Ireland
So how does the current crop of politicians match up? – Tom Kelly
Claire Hanna, Pam Cameron, Sorcha Eastwood and Liz Kimmins are standout performers among the current crop of politicians
From Newry’s Copper Grill to the Europa and Slieve Donard hotels, John Toner has been a true hospitality hero
John D Toner has shared the story of the ups and downs of his own life as well as his experiences on the frontline of the north’s hospitality industry during the Troubles, including as manager of the much-bombed Europa Hotel in Belfast, in an enthralling autobiography
We need to protect our children from those wedded to a failed past – Tom Kelly
Loyalist and republican youths need to be weaned off glorified myths peddled by sinister figures
The monstrosity of it all. The brutality, the pointlessness, and the ghosts – Tom Kelly
Lost IRA film The Secret Army brings back the horror of the murderous early 1970s