Clare Rice
@clarerice.bsky.social
Research Fellow (Politics), University of Edinburgh @edinburghpir.bsky.social
📍 Northern Ireland / Edinburgh
UK Politics | Northern Ireland | Brexit | Identity | Conflict | Gender | Territorial Politics | Institutions
📍 Northern Ireland / Edinburgh
UK Politics | Northern Ireland | Brexit | Identity | Conflict | Gender | Territorial Politics | Institutions
A wonderful end to the week with returning to Stormont to deliver a lecture for Government and Politics teachers in NI, this year assessing the Assembly and Executive's performance. Always great to contribute to this annual event!
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A wonderful end to the week with returning to Stormont to deliver a lecture for Government and Politics teachers in NI, this year assessing the Assembly and Executive's performance. Always great to contribute to this annual event!
Now available on catch-up 📺 www.itv.com/watch/news/v...
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Now available on catch-up 📺 www.itv.com/watch/news/v...
Office for the evening, alongside Suzanne Breen from @belfasttelegraph.co.uk and with Paul Clark presenting 📺
On air at 10.45pm
On air at 10.45pm
November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Office for the evening, alongside Suzanne Breen from @belfasttelegraph.co.uk and with Paul Clark presenting 📺
On air at 10.45pm
On air at 10.45pm
Academia: plus ça change... 😅
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Academia: plus ça change... 😅
NDNA, agreed in January 2020, feels equally a lifetime and no time ago!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stormont's first Irish and Ulster-Scots commissioners appointed
The announcement comes more than two months after BBC News NI revealed Pól Deeds and Lee Reynolds had been offered the posts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NDNA, agreed in January 2020, feels equally a lifetime and no time ago!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Glad to see this issue finally getting some wider attention. Realities of life for people in Northern Ireland an ever-increasing mystery to UK authorities it seems...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
NI parents caught in UK crackdown lose child benefit after travelling via Dublin
Exclusive: new anti-fraud system fails to account for fact many return to country via airport in Irish capital
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Glad to see this issue finally getting some wider attention. Realities of life for people in Northern Ireland an ever-increasing mystery to UK authorities it seems...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"...The blame lies firmly with the British state, with the RUC who failed to investigate the murders on Bloody Sunday properly or indeed at all."
The crux of so much in Northern Ireland's past that is still very much part of its present
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
The crux of so much in Northern Ireland's past that is still very much part of its present
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Bloody Sunday: Soldier F found not guilty of all charges in Bloody Sunday murder trial
Soldier F - who cannot be named - was accused of murdering two people in Londonderry in 1972, plus five counts of attempted murder.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"...The blame lies firmly with the British state, with the RUC who failed to investigate the murders on Bloody Sunday properly or indeed at all."
The crux of so much in Northern Ireland's past that is still very much part of its present
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
The crux of so much in Northern Ireland's past that is still very much part of its present
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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This closes tomorrow at 5pm - please give it one last share if you can!
🚨 Final chance to take part: Exploring the Role of Firearms in Violence Against Women & Girls
WRDA is exploring the role of firearms in domestic abuse & VAWG. Survey deadline 20 Oct. Your anonymous input could help protect women & children.
Find out more buff.ly/FfIcgoc
WRDA is exploring the role of firearms in domestic abuse & VAWG. Survey deadline 20 Oct. Your anonymous input could help protect women & children.
Find out more buff.ly/FfIcgoc
October 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This closes tomorrow at 5pm - please give it one last share if you can!
Book launch at the #PSAI conference!
Happy to have contributed a chapter to this significant collection, in which I address a frustrating gap in introductory academic literature on NI and analyse it in the post-Brexit context 📚
Happy to have contributed a chapter to this significant collection, in which I address a frustrating gap in introductory academic literature on NI and analyse it in the post-Brexit context 📚
October 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Book launch at the #PSAI conference!
Happy to have contributed a chapter to this significant collection, in which I address a frustrating gap in introductory academic literature on NI and analyse it in the post-Brexit context 📚
Happy to have contributed a chapter to this significant collection, in which I address a frustrating gap in introductory academic literature on NI and analyse it in the post-Brexit context 📚
Good to see the @lordsniscom.parliament.uk report on 'Strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework' published today.
Was very happy to provide oral evidence as part of this inquiry and to see this used in the report:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9002/st...
Was very happy to provide oral evidence as part of this inquiry and to see this used in the report:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9002/st...
Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the context of the Windsor Framework - Committees - UK Parliament
The new House of Lords Norther Ireland Scrutiny Committee is conducting an inquiry into strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework. The Windsor Framework includes a...
committees.parliament.uk
October 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Good to see the @lordsniscom.parliament.uk report on 'Strengthening Northern Ireland’s voice in the context of the Windsor Framework' published today.
Was very happy to provide oral evidence as part of this inquiry and to see this used in the report:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9002/st...
Was very happy to provide oral evidence as part of this inquiry and to see this used in the report:
committees.parliament.uk/work/9002/st...
For anyone who listened to the #BBCTalkback discussion on 'middle ground' politics in NI:
- The book below contains the research that was mentioned academic.oup.com/book/58114
- It also contains data on how Alliance members view the constitutional qtn (TL;DR - it's nowhere near a priority issue)
- The book below contains the research that was mentioned academic.oup.com/book/58114
- It also contains data on how Alliance members view the constitutional qtn (TL;DR - it's nowhere near a priority issue)
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
For anyone who listened to the #BBCTalkback discussion on 'middle ground' politics in NI:
- The book below contains the research that was mentioned academic.oup.com/book/58114
- It also contains data on how Alliance members view the constitutional qtn (TL;DR - it's nowhere near a priority issue)
- The book below contains the research that was mentioned academic.oup.com/book/58114
- It also contains data on how Alliance members view the constitutional qtn (TL;DR - it's nowhere near a priority issue)
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A far-right agitator called for protests to be moved to politicians’ offices within hours of being released by a judge — and shortly before a mob showed up at the east Belfast home of Justice Minister Naomi Long.
Far-right firebrand called for protests at politicians’ offices before masked mob turned up at Naomi Long’s home
A far-right agitator called for protests to be moved to politicians’ offices within hours of being released by a judge — and shortly before a mob showed up at the east Belfast home of Justice Minister...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A far-right agitator called for protests to be moved to politicians’ offices within hours of being released by a judge — and shortly before a mob showed up at the east Belfast home of Justice Minister Naomi Long.
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WRDA is carrying out research on VAWG offences, especially domestic abuse, exacerbated by the use of firearms. The survey is completely anonymous. Read more about the research and find the link to the survey on the WRDA Website.
www.wrda.net/blog/wrda-is...
www.wrda.net/blog/wrda-is...
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
WRDA is carrying out research on VAWG offences, especially domestic abuse, exacerbated by the use of firearms. The survey is completely anonymous. Read more about the research and find the link to the survey on the WRDA Website.
www.wrda.net/blog/wrda-is...
www.wrda.net/blog/wrda-is...
Have I missed something..? Christmas lights going up already?! ❄️
October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Have I missed something..? Christmas lights going up already?! ❄️
Enjoying that news of Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the Irish presidential race has brought so many people back into action on this site - have missed the lively vibe it had in the early days!
October 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Enjoying that news of Jim Gavin's withdrawal from the Irish presidential race has brought so many people back into action on this site - have missed the lively vibe it had in the early days!
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Breaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.
October 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Breaking: Jim Gavin withdraws from Presidential Election.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Joint Statement from today's EU-UK Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework.
Work still to be done on 'full, timely and faithful' implementation.
More detail than in past statements
Value of stakeholder engagement flagged
commission.europa.eu/document/dow...
Work still to be done on 'full, timely and faithful' implementation.
More detail than in past statements
Value of stakeholder engagement flagged
commission.europa.eu/document/dow...
October 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Joint Statement from today's EU-UK Specialised Committee on the Implementation of the Windsor Framework.
Work still to be done on 'full, timely and faithful' implementation.
More detail than in past statements
Value of stakeholder engagement flagged
commission.europa.eu/document/dow...
Work still to be done on 'full, timely and faithful' implementation.
More detail than in past statements
Value of stakeholder engagement flagged
commission.europa.eu/document/dow...
October 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Back on the airwaves tonight, joining @vickihawthorne.bsky.social and Jon Tonge on View from Stormont to discuss the Labour Party conference
10.45pm on UTV 📺
10.45pm on UTV 📺
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Back on the airwaves tonight, joining @vickihawthorne.bsky.social and Jon Tonge on View from Stormont to discuss the Labour Party conference
10.45pm on UTV 📺
10.45pm on UTV 📺
A 200-page report and still serious questions remain - a step in an on-going process of unveiling the full picture rather than the end
Full report available here: www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our...
And a summary of developments available here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Full report available here: www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our...
And a summary of developments available here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police in Northern Ireland used journalists' phone data to detect staff leaks - report
There were 21 unlawful uses of covert powers to try to uncover reporters' sources between 2011 and 2024.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A 200-page report and still serious questions remain - a step in an on-going process of unveiling the full picture rather than the end
Full report available here: www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our...
And a summary of developments available here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Full report available here: www.psni.police.uk/about-us/our...
And a summary of developments available here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The man who announced the result of the Good Friday Agreement referendum to the world in 1998 has passed away.
Patrick Bradley organised key elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, and later worked as an electoral adviser for the UN and EU around the world.
Patrick Bradley organised key elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, and later worked as an electoral adviser for the UN and EU around the world.
Man who announced result of defining vote in NI’s history dies after short illness
The man who announced the result of the Good Friday Agreement referendum to the world in 1998 has passed away.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The man who announced the result of the Good Friday Agreement referendum to the world in 1998 has passed away.
Patrick Bradley organised key elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, and later worked as an electoral adviser for the UN and EU around the world.
Patrick Bradley organised key elections in Northern Ireland throughout the Troubles, and later worked as an electoral adviser for the UN and EU around the world.
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Academia dot edu licensing agreement says it can use your likeness and voice and publications in any manner they want, world wide.
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Academia dot edu licensing agreement says it can use your likeness and voice and publications in any manner they want, world wide.
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A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
September 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text:
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
When people here in NI say the healthcare system is broken, it's no exaggeration. This is just a partial snapshot of how bad things are...⬇️
Figures for the Belfast, Northern and South Eastern Trusts show that median times have increased since 2023, with one in twenty waiting around six years or longer on waiting lists (306 weeks).
September 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When people here in NI say the healthcare system is broken, it's no exaggeration. This is just a partial snapshot of how bad things are...⬇️