Posted By: January 16, 2014
The Belfast commentator takes a hard look at the “real” history of Ian Paisley PAISLEY RISE-TO-POWER MYTH DISTORTS FACTS Newton Emerson. Irish News ( Belfast). Thursday, January 16, 2014 EAMONN Mallie was not making a historical documentary and Ian Paisley was certainly not engaged in a truth recovery process but their BBc programme, Paisley: Genesis to Revelation, presented a myth of […]
Posted By: January 16, 2014
Susan McKay. Irish Times (Dublin). Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Richard Haass appeared to be both angry about and baffled by the rejection by unionists of his proposals to deal with the past, flags and parades. What has happened shows once again that history, with its old lessons of defiance, distrust and obduracy, still blazes up like an 11th […]
Posted By: January 16, 2014
An Phoblacht. December 2013. Christmas vigil for 11 killed by British Army Parachute Regiment in 1971 The 11 victims – including a local priest and a mother of eight – were killed by the British Army in a 36-hour period following the introduction of internment without trial on 9 August 1971 THE FAMILIES of 11 people killed in 1971 by British Army paratroopers in Belfast what […]
Posted By: January 16, 2014
Republican Martin Corey, pictured in 2012. COLIN FRANCIS . Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, 15 JANUARY 2014 Prominent republican Martin Corey has been released from Maghaberry prison. It is understood he was freed after a decision by secretary of state Theresa Villiers. Corey, a member of Sinn Féin, was released from custody last night and left Maghaberry […]
Posted By: January 16, 2014
Ian Paisley Gemma Murray. NEWS LETTER ( BELFAST). THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014 East Belfast community worker Jim Wilson yesterday slammed former First Minister Ian Paisley for “side-stepping every question he was asked” during a BBC documentary. On Monday night, in the first of two programmes, both entitled Paisley: Genesis to Revelation – Face to Face with Eamonn Mallie, Dr […]