Posted By: September 19, 2015
Patrick Murphy.Irish News(Belfast). Saturday, September 19, 2015 The British press generally agree that Jeremy Corbyn should be publicly flogged. Some newspapers disagree. They believe that flogging is much too good for Mr Corbyn and that he should be hanged, drawn and quartered instead – although some Daily Mail readers would suggest that it should not necessarily be in […]
Posted By: September 17, 2015
Any independent Monitoring Commission to help unionists save face at Stormont is likely to highlight the elephant in the room – that loyalist paramilitary groups are far from withering away and in some areas are still actively recruiting Allison Morris.Irish News(Belfast). September 17,2015 I haven’t had a great week. Much like devolution I lurched from one crisis to […]
Posted By: September 17, 2015
BUT THATCHER- COMMENT SQUANDERS IRISH CATHOLIC VOTECapitol Hill. Washington. Thursday, September 17, 2015 ——Jeb Bush is seen to have squandered and thrown away the Irish-American vote by his gratuitous choice of Maggie Thatcher’s picture for the ten dollar bill. Fr. Sean Mc Manus— President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus: “He’s not a stupid man. […]
Posted By: September 17, 2015
What does a Jeremy Corbyn led Labour opposition mean for Ireland? Jo O’Reilly. Irish Post(London).September 14, 2015ON Saturday, September 12 Jeremy Corbyn was appointed the new leader of the Labour party. It marked the end of a leadership contest which has divided the party over the summer.Originally an outside bet, Corbyn’s campaign galvanised the marginalised left of […]
Posted By: September 17, 2015
INDEPENDENT experts have released their own legal blueprint for dealing with the legacy of the Troubles, one month before government is expected to produce the official legislation.The academics from Northern Ireland’s two universities, working alongside human rights groups, set out how they believe the British and Irish governments should implement plans contained in the Stormont House Agreement.Researchers identified additional powers […]