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Protestant Supremacy

Posted By: August 14, 2013

Note : The Belfast columnist argues that the thirst for Protestant supremacy — with British connivance — is still very much at the heart of the Northern Ireland problem … that ” Croppies lie down” is still very much in play. UNIONIST MINDSET SAME AS IN 1968 Brian Feeney. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, August 14, 2013 WHEN you strip it […]

PROTESTANT VIOLENCE CONTINUES

Posted By: August 13, 2013

 Order chaplain labels PSNI chief’s remarks ‘an utter disgrace’ Rev Mervyn Gibson [ Orange Order Chaplain]  Mark Rainey. News Letter ( Belfast). Tuesday, August 13, 2013 A senior member of the Orange Order has labelled weekend remarks by Matt Baggott “an utter disgrace”. Rev Mervyn Gibson yesterday voiced his anger after the Chief Constable contrasted violent scenes in Belfast’s […]

Loyalist rioters lose battle for the moral high ground

Posted By: August 13, 2013

Sam McBride. NEWS LETTER( BELFAST). MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 On Friday afternoon the DUP’s Nelson McCausland released a statement urging loyalists to remain calm during protests against of the dissident republican parade. He urged protestors “to deny those who espouse terrorism the PR coup they are hoping for”. From long before the parade arrived in Belfast city centre […]

Protestant Violence

Posted By: August 13, 2013

Attacking police justified, says Protestant Coalition Sam McBride. NEWS LETTER ( Belfast). Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Friday night’s attacks on the police were “justified”, a leading member of the Protestant Coalition has claimed. Sam McCrory, chairman of the loyalist political party launched less than four months ago, also said that the police “took a very good beating and […]

Parades, Politics and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland

Posted By: August 13, 2013

Melinda Sutton is a final year PhD candidate at Newcastle University, currently working on the British Labour Party’s Northern Ireland policy between 1969 and 2007. Email: m.n.sutton@ncl.ac.uk.   Image:By sheila fitzgerald (Flickr) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Abstract The marching season in Northern Ireland has historically seen violence erupt on the streets, and this year was no exception, with seventy police officers injured in five days […]

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