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Tory plan to scrap Human Rights Act could hinder Northern Ireland peace process

Posted By: October 05, 2014

Northern Ireland’s committee on the administration of justice says human rights are essential to the Good Friday agreement  Henry McDonald. theguardian.com, Friday  October 3,  2014  Conservative threats to withdraw from European human rights legislation would create a fresh crisis in the already fragile Northern Ireland peace process, a civil liberties organisation has warned. Abolishing human rights law in the UK would […]

ATTACK ON TAOISEACH THEOLOGICAL POMPOSITY

Posted By: October 03, 2014

HERE WE GO AGAIN … ANOTHER VERY MODERATE COMMENTATOR BEWAILS TAOISEACH KENNY’S BLATANT DISERGARD FOR THE NORTH ( while defending the principle of religious freedom). DENIS BRADLEY. IRISH NEWS ( BELFAST). THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2014 IT WAS to be about Enda Kenny. The article was going to say some critical things about our present Taoiseach. It was […]

ROBINSON WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH

Posted By: October 02, 2014

ALLISON MORRIS. Irish News. Wednesday, October 1, 2014 PETER Robinson’s attempt to reign in control of the DUP was never going to be an easy task. The internet went mad as the DUP leader played musical deckchairs on the Titanic, pushing the Paisleyites further away from the lifeboats while throwing a rubber ring around a few of those […]

ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ROBINSON GOES

Posted By: October 02, 2014

Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, October 1, 2014 WELL it hasn’t got off to a very good start, has it? Theresa Villiers made it plain in her speech to the Conservative party conference that her aim was to persuade Unionists back to the table. In fact she appealed to Unionists to play ball. […]

Victims groups criticize proposal to scrap HET

Posted By: October 01, 2014

Connla Young. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, October 1, 2014 PLANS by the PSNI to scrap the Historical Enquiries Team and replace it with a new investigations unit have been strongly criticised by victims groups. The unit is expected to be wound up by Christmas after the PSNI revealed it is shedding up to 300 jobs […]

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