Belfast

Racist violence is increasingly emblematic of the Starmer era. With Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald, and Sinn Féin MP Pat Cullen, 12 March.

John Foster / 13 Jun 2026

Old Hatreds, New Victims

Belfast Revisits Its Past

Though history casts a long shadow, this week's racial violence in Belfast cannot be reduced to a replay of the Troubles. (...)

This is what Northern Ireland sounds like. Band mural, Belfast.

Culture

John Foster / 15 May 2026

Anticolonial Hip-Hop

Fenian, by Kneecap

With Fenian, Belfast rap trio Kneecap continues the balancing act that has made them one of Europe’s most important cultural forces, a mix of language activism, comedy, and provocation.(...)

Interviews

Ari Paul / 26 Jan 2026

Irish Anticolonialism: Lynn Boylan and Palestine

Ruthless Cosmopolitan

Israel has put a five-year ban on Ireland’s Lynn Boylan, a European Parliament member (MEP) affiliated with Sinn Féin.(...)

Old Hatreds, New Victims

Anticolonial Hip-Hop

Irish Anticolonialism: Lynn Boylan and Palestine

Europe and Beyond