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Stormont must commit in 2025 to improving quality of life for all citizens - The Irish News view

There are many challenges but pragmatic cooperation between ministers can take us in the right direction during the coming months

Brian Feeney: Devolution is a charade – Let me tell you who really runs the north

The truth is that the NIO takes all the decisions that matter because Sinn Féin and the DUP can’t take any decisions that matter

David McCann: Here’s a new year’s resolution for Stormont: be less popular

MLAs have a two-year window without elections to take tough decisions and achieve meaningful reform

Kenny Archer: looking forward to another unpredictable sporting year

2024 brought surprise winners in Gaelic games and there's no certainty for 2025

Every day it’s Schauffele: The pick of the punts for the year ahead with Xander tipped to keep shining in the Majors

As we set out on another huge year of sporting action, Michael McWilliams picks out a few bets to keep you interested in the months ahead

Building a better Belfast together

Chamber chief executive Clare Guinness reflects on 2024 and looks ahead to the new year

Tom Collins: With Trump back in the White House, will 2025 be known as the year of the tyrant?

My hope this new year’s eve is that Trump will over-reach himself and America wakes up and saves itself from the tyranny its founders feared

Daniel Mulhall: Expect more surprises in 2025 – let’s just hope they are pleasant ones

2024 was a mix of grim continuities and some surprising developments

John Manley: Stormont will miss Conor Murphy but he is well placed to advance the unity debate

Sinn Féin will find it difficult to replace the economy minister with an as effective and articulate party representative

Mary Kelly: Forget all the hype and enjoy a happy new year

It’s not hard to see why New Year’s Eve divides people