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The time for talking truths has arrived

Posted By: August 12, 2015

Jarlath Kearney.Irish News (Belfast).Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Six weeks ago, I sat near Pat’s Finucane’s family as the frosted skylight ceiling of the Nisi Prius court softly cast a bright downward hue.They listened closely as Mr Justice Stephens once again found the British government in violation of its procedural obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human […]

Wrong to link legacy issues with welfare

Posted By: August 12, 2015

“Still, it’s worth pointing out that her[Theresa Villiers] disengagement is only matched by that of the Irish government and two ministers of foreign affairs who have been Little Sir Echoes since 2011.”   Brian Feeney. Rush News ( Belfast).Wednesday, August 12, 20Interesting little item on BBC Radio 4’s “The World This Weekend” on Sunday. Baroness Nuala […]

The North never set new order in motion

Posted By: August 11, 2015

Fionnuala O Connor . Irish News( Belfast). Tuesday, August 11, 2015Away back in March 2007, when a new world order seemed to be born with a DUP leader smiling beside Sinn Féin’s leader, a wise monitor of this society wondered what a recreated Northern Ireland ‘establishment’ would look like. Surely a new order needed one?This was before the Paisley/McGuinness […]

Roadmap to united Ireland is needed

Posted By: August 11, 2015

Chris Donnelly. Irish News ( Belfast). Tuesday, August 11, 2015Nationalist leaders: From left, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, then taoiseach Bertie Ahern and former SDLP leader John Hume in 1997 during the Hume Adams talks that preceded the 1998 signing of the Good Friday Agreement  The 2015 Westminster elections delivered a disappointing result for nationalist parties in the north of Ireland.The […]

Bombardier Shorts worker in Union flag dice row says firm is not inclusive

Posted By: August 08, 2015

 Rebecca Black.Belfast Telegraph. Friday, August 7, 2015 Bombardier’s Belfast base The worker who complained about a set of Union flag dice in a colleague’s car at an aircraft plant says the incident is only the tip of the iceberg.He has claimed that none of the four sites operated by Bombardier Shorts in Northern Ireland have an inclusive environment. […]

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