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” POOR STANDARD AT STORMONT”

Posted By: January 08, 2014

The long -time polical commentator lambasts the  Northern Ireland politicians   OUR POLITICAL LEADERS ARE OUT OF THEIR DEPTH Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wendesday, January 8, 2014 Let’s set aside the failure of the Haass talks, predictable as that was. Much more serious is the poor standard of the people elected to Stormont,  which will […]

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UUP Haass rejection ‘shows disdain’ says Alliance Party

Posted By: January 07, 2014

BBC Northern Ireland. Tuesday, January 7, 2014 The UUP’s rejection of proposals drawn up by US diplomat Richard Haass “shows disdain for the people of Northern Ireland”, the Alliance Party has said. UUP leader Mike Nesbitt said the proposals were “not viable or acceptable”. Months of negotiations about parades, flags and the legacy of the Troubles ended on New […]

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PARTIES’ POSITION ON ISSUES WITHIN HAASS KEY TO VOTERS

Posted By: January 06, 2014

Tom Kelly.Irish News ( Belfast). Monday, January, 6, 2014 CHURCHILL once said of a Treasury document: “This paper, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.” So too could be said of the Haass document published last week. Its rambling and at times lyrical text is American draughtsmanship at its best. […]

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Israeli Foreign Minister Outrages Irish- Americans

Posted By: January 05, 2014

 Fr. Mc Manus Demands Apology CAPITOL HILL. Sunday, December 5, 2014 — Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman, has shocked and outraged Irish-Americans by his cruel and brutal statement that Maggie Thatcher was right to let Bobby Sands “commit suicide.” ” This is an appalling attack on an Irish patriot and hero, ” said Fr. Sean Mc Manus, President of the […]

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TIME WILL TELL IF HAASS IS BEGINNING OR END

Posted By: January 04, 2014

Newton Emerson. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, January 4, 2014. According to Alliance leader David Ford, the Haass talks failed because unionists would not sign up to a legally binding code of conduct for parades. Notable items in Haass’s code, which was based on current Parades commission ‘guidance’, include “a rejection of marks or music […]

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