Susan McKay

Susan McKay is a writer from Derry. From a Protestant background, she is now a humanist and feminist. Her journalism has won many awards and been widely anthologised. Her books include Sophia’s Story,

A panicked DUP flounders as Northern Ireland embraces change

Northern Ireland has changed – and unionism has been left behind. But if the party can’t dominate, it won’t participate

By Susan McKay

/ 13 May 2022

A panicked DUP flounders as Northern Ireland embraces change

On the Twelfth, Northern Ireland returns to its past. But its future looks different

Though bonfires, burning effigies and cries of ‘No surrender’ suggest the 17th century, Northern Ireland is embracing change – and Unionism must, too

By Susan McKay

/ 9 Jul 2021

On the Twelfth, Northern Ireland returns to its past. But its future looks different