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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Oct 21, 2023             Ben Lowry Editor Parts of the Republic of Ireland, to our southwest, were hit badly by Storm Babet, and Scotland, to our northeast, but Northern Ireland largely escaped    Our lead story is politicians and experienced police officers calling for Marie Anderson to step aside as ombudsman until the investigation into an incident is completed. And here we welcome the new chief constable not appealing the court ruling which exposed PSNI pandering to Sinn Fein  The reporter Adam Kula here has identified a split in Sinn Fein over what to demand of Israel in Ireland which I think is a reflection of their awareness that Irish exceptionalism (ie Ireland being at odds with America on key issues but still having a close relationship) only goes so far  Jeffrey Donaldson after the DUP conference explained to this paper his warm language about Stormont but Doug Beattie says he would have been "labelled a Lundy" if he said the same   These poems commemorating murdered Orangemen were written in Gaelic    I do hope the National Trust repairs Hezlett House. Northern Ireland has many buildings from the 1700s, mostly churches, but very few like this from the 1600s    -- Ben Lowry Editor             Rare public split appears to emerge in Sinn Fein as top brass decline to back calls for expulsion of Israel's ambassador   Sinn Fein's leadership last night resisted calls for Israel's ambassador to be expelled from Ireland – against the stated wishes of the party's youth wing, a TD, and a senior MLA.   Read more +     Police watchdog Marie Anderson urged to 'step aside' during investigation   Read more +           Ben Lowry: Irish exceptionalism is shown in the way it can be so unfriendly towards Israel                     Read more +     Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. Your first month free . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £94.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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