Posted By: August 30, 2014
A version of this article,”Kenny is showing no interest in North,” appeared in the Irish Echo, August 27-September 2, 2014. p.15. Some years ago, but well into the Irish peace-process, I met with the late Fr. Alec Reid, a key player in the peace-process. At short notice, he travelled from Dublin by train to meet […]
Posted By: August 30, 2014
Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Sathurday, August 30, 2014 DEAR Senator Gary Hart, Your fellow American, Richard Haass, left here disillusioned and in despair. We think he over-complicated things, so we have written this simple guide to help you understand politics and society here. We hope you find it useful. So welcome to wherever […]
Posted By: August 30, 2014
Government disengagement from NI / Venn diagram by @StormontCircles By Steven McCaffery.TheDetail.August 29, 2014 On the 20th anniversary of the IRA ceasefire, it’s interesting to wonder if the current British and Irish governments could have delivered an end to the Troubles if they’d been in power in 1994?On the basis of their stewardship of this calmer phase of history, […]
Posted By: August 29, 2014
HOW THE CAUCUS MAC BRIDE CAMPAIGN SCARED THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT Further proof of the effectiveness our Mac Bride Principles Campaign — and how it scared the British Government, as revealed by declassified, official British Government documents in this Irish Times article. Notice how the British Government lumped the Irish National Caucus with Noraid — though the […]
Posted By: August 29, 2014
Taoiseach should emulate Albert Reynolds and act on North Gerry AdamsIRISH TIMES. Friday, August 29, 2014, 06:12This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 1994 IRA cessation. The Ireland of the early 1990s was a very different place. Political censorship and exclusion was the norm. Successive Irish governments worked with British governments in pursuing a negative agenda […]