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Taoiseach hails Irish ‘spiritualism’

Posted By: August 18, 2015

Taoiseach hails Irish ‘spiritualism’Enda Kenny welcomes American pilgrims to land of ‘spiritualism’Taoiseach Enda Kenny.Irish Catholic( Dublin). August 17, 2015Enda Kenny’s media handlers are notoriously keen to keep the Taoiseach away from microphones. But, an event welcoming the first transatlantic pilgrimage to Knock at the weekend seemed like a occasion where nothing could go wrong. Nothing, that […]

Taoiseach hails Irish ‘spiritualism’

Posted By: August 18, 2015

 Taoiseach hails Irish ‘spiritualism’ Enda Kenny welcomes American pilgrims to land of ‘spiritualism’Taoiseach Enda Kenny.Irish Catholic( Dublin). August 17, 2015Enda Kenny’s media handlers are notoriously keen to keep the Taoiseach away from microphones. But, an event welcoming the first transatlantic pilgrimage to Knock at the weekend seemed like a occasion where nothing could go wrong. Nothing, […]

Important challenges ahead for nationalism

Posted By: August 17, 2015

Tom Kelly.Irish News (Belfast). Monday, August 17, 2015ON Saturday, along with Senator Thomas Byrne from Fianna Fáil and his challenger in Meath, Sinn Féin’s Darren O’Rourke (later replaced by local SF MLA Chris Hazzard), I took part in an inaugural summer school in Killough.The event was organised by the political editor of this paper, John Manley, and […]

Rights and wrongs of a written constitution

Posted By: August 14, 2015

Brian Garrett. Irish News ( Belfast). Friday , August 15, 2015There is something of a crisis threatening the British constitutional framework. This is the view of Professor Vernon Bogdanor, the distinguished professor of government at King’s College, London.His is not a lone voice. Ever since the electoral clean sweep achieved by the Scottish Nationalist Party in May similar […]

Despite drop in numbers long-term unemployment remains a problem

Posted By: August 13, 2015

Gail Bell. Irish News ( Belfast). Thursday, August 13, 2015THE number of people claiming unemployment related benefits in Northern Ireland fell by 400 in July, continuing a trend seen over the past year, new figures reveal.Revised findings from the latest Labour Market Report show that despite a hike in June, the number of unemployment claimants decreased by 9,400 […]

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