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Solicitor at 1970 Dublin arms trial praises integrity of army officer

Posted By: February 06, 2014

News Letter ( Belfast). Thursday, February 6, 2014            l The solicitor who defended an Irish army intelligence officer from charges of importing arms for the IRA has spoken out about the integrity of his client. Frank Fitzpatrick was the solicitor for Capt James Kelly, who was charged with treason in the 1970 arms trial in […]

PEACEFUL FUTURE DEPENDS ON ADDRESSING THE PAST

Posted By: February 05, 2014

Allison Morris. Irish News( Belfast). Wednesday, February 5, 2014. GETTING to the truth of who was pulling the strings in a conflict that was inevitably drawn out by those who armed and facilitated the gunmen is the last major hurdle to cementing peace. The murderous activities of the informer-ridden Mount Vernon UVF were first exposed […]

UNIONISTS STILL UNDER 1904 ETHNIC UMBRELLA

Posted By: February 05, 2014

Brian Feeney. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 YOU can’t fail to have noticed what passes for politics here these days, and dispiriting stuff it is too. Perhaps because it’s in Belfast and a couple of miles from TV studios, perhaps because there’s always the chance of a mini-riot but, whatever the reason, the squalid street theatre […]

Not Just Anti-Catholic, But Anti-Irish As Well

Posted By: February 02, 2014

Orangeman says Protestants should not learn Irish language Mark Simpson. BBC NI News. February 1, 2014 A senior Orangeman has warned Protestants against learning the Irish language. Belfast County Grand Master George Chittick made the call at a loyalist protest in north Belfast. Mr Chittick told a crowd of about 500 people on the Woodvale Road: “A word of warning […]

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