The First and Deputy First Ministers were displaying a united front at the Balmoral Show after DUP WhatsApp messages released as part of the Covid Inquiry revealed political tensions at the Executive.
Six current MLAs will all give witness testimonies at the upcoming week of Covid Inquiry hearings in Belfast, alongside a former NI Secretary and Northern Ireland’s Chief Medical Officer.
To what extent should academics work with government to unearth the secrets of the past? The question is at the heart of a ferocious battle which has erupted within Irish academia, but which has consequences for us all.
Sir Ellis O’Hanlon’s intriguing article (‘Why it’s better to lead with the head, not heart’, Sunday Independent, April 28) delves into the political heart and mind of what makes a leader, asking if a taoiseach needs empathy.