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STARS LONG BURNT OUT OF NARCISSISTIC DISSIDENTS

Posted By: April 30, 2014

Allison Morris. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, April 30, 2014   THE killing of former dissident republican Tommy Crossan was a tragedy for his family but there were few others queuing up to eulogise the 43-year-old. His particular ‘brand’ of republicanism endeared him to few, even within his own community.   The shooting in broad […]

LEADERLESS LOYALISTS MARCH INTO OBLIVION

Posted By: April 30, 2014

Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, April 30, 2014.   IF you compare the pantomime in Larne at the weekend with pictures of the UVF in 1914 or the proto-UVF in 1912 you’ll notice important differences. The fact that the men who paraded on Saturday were on average markedly fatter round the middle and […]

Government rejects probe into army shooting of 11 civilians in Ballymurphy

Posted By: April 29, 2014

Over three days in August 1971 eleven people were killed by British troops in the Ballymurphy area By Niall McCracken. The Detail ( Belfast) 29 APRIL 2014 THE British Government has rejected calls for an independent probe into the deaths of 11 civilians shot by British troops in Ballymurphy in August 1971. In a letter […]

Bally Murphy Families Outraged By British Government Response

Posted By: April 29, 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 The Ballymurphy Massacre Families have expressed their outrage at the British Government’s response to their call for an independent panel to be established to investigate the Ballymurphy Massacre in 1971. The Independent Panel proposal, which has been presented to both the British and Irish governments, is based on the model used […]

Damning ruling by judge over loyalist flag protests:Too often the tail wagged the dog … this was not the PSNI’s finest hour

Posted By: April 29, 2014

  Police chiefs were wrong to allow illegal and violent protest marches, the High Court has ruled Brian Rowan. Belfast Telegraph. Tuesday, APRIL29, 2014 The street clowns had taken over the circus and there was no sign of a ringmaster. In the fallout from the City Hall flag vote, the period from December 2012 through […]

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