# Deirdre Heenan

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View From Stormont: Review of the Year 2025

We talk to organisations and individuals, keen to see the Executive agree a draft three year budget. They tell Stewart Robson it would greatly help them to plan for the future.To discuss the chances of a Budget being agreed - as well as the highs and lows of the political year - I'll be joined by o…

View From Stormont: Standards, milestones and a Westminster scandal

TUV MLA Timothy Gaston is excluded from the Assembly for breaching Stormont's code of conduct. We look at the state of standards for public representatives and we are joined by TUV Leader Jim Allister. Two years since Stormont came back, is it a milestone worth marking? We hear from the deputy Firs…

Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci as former British agent Stakeknife

During statements on the Kenova Inquiry, Taoiseach Micheál Martin named Freddie Scappaticci as the former British army agent - nicknamed Stakeknife. Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster speaks to This Week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

View From Stormont: Reform of the Assembly

Former First Minister Arlene Foster and former deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have appeared before a Stormont committee, to discuss reform within the Stormont Assembly. We are joined by representatives from some of the parties here. MLAs are due to receive a pay rise of almost 30%, but is it ju…

Will DUP Survive Donaldson Convictions & Revelations

Deirdre Heenan, professor of Social Policy at Ulster University, talks to Matt about the continuing fallout from the conviction of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson for child sex abuse and rape. Politicians are calling for an investigation by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, into what …

What does the future hold for Unionism?

It’s July 12th, the highlight of Northern Ireland’s marching season. Traditionally it is a day of celebration for the loyalist community, but following a tumultuous couple of years, culminating in last month’s conviction of former DUP Leader Jeffrey Donaldson for the gravest of sex offences, many u…

Unionism 'Doesn't Have Anything to Celebrate' after Jeffrey Donaldson Scandal - 13/07/2026

Yesterday marked the Twelfth of July, traditionally one of the biggest celebrations in the unionist and loyalist calendar. But this year, the occasion came against the backdrop of one of the most difficult periods political unionism has faced in recent memory. Following a turbulent couple of years,…

United Ireland referendum 'off the table' - Burnham

On his first official visit to Northern Ireland since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham told journalists that a referendum on a united Ireland is "off the table." For an assessment of Mr Burnham comment, Paul was joined by Deirdre Heenan, Professor of Social Policy at the Ulster University See …

Drumcree

A high court ruling on Sunday upheld the Northern Ireland Parades Commission permission for the Orange Order to march from Drumcree Church, along the Garvaghy Road. In reaction to the ruling, thousands of protesters blocked the Garvaghy Road, preventing the march. For the detail, BBC News Correspon…

What can be done to end the morning ‘scramble’ for GP appointments in NI?

Nolan talks to BMA's Dr Alan Stout, Ulster University's Prof Deirdre Heenan and callers