Posted By: June 14, 2015
GARY HART. BELFAST TELEGRAPH. JUNE 13, 2015 Most of us think of ourselves either as a citizen of a nation, or a follower of a religion, or both. In many older societies, identity is shaped by family, or tribe.Even within nations, there are cultural divisions, such as the Walloons and the Flemish in Belgium, or the Ossetians and […]
Posted By: June 13, 2015
Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). June 13, 2015 Only one person can resolve the budget impasse in Belfast. That person is Enda Kenny, who is Taoiseach in Dublin. Mr Kenny’s influence stems from his power to decide the date of the next general election in the south. Only when counting in that election starts, will serious negotiations likely […]
Posted By: June 13, 2015
The Orange Order has expressed outrage over the Parades Commission’s determination on this year’s Tour of the North.Story by UTV ( Ulster TV) Staff, BelfastThe commission has restricted the 13 bands to a single drumbeat while passing St Patrick’s Church in north Belfast next week.However it has increased the distance over which the drumbeat condition applies, to reflect […]
Posted By: June 13, 2015
Claire Simpson. Irish News ( Belfast). June 12, 2015 DUP MP Nigel Dodds has called on the Parades Commission to resign after it considered banning music from outside a north Belfast Orange hall during next Friday’s Tour of the North parade. Restrictions have again been placed on the controversial parade, which passes St Patrick’s Catholic […]
Posted By: June 13, 2015
CLAIRE CROMIE. BELFAST TELEGRAPH. JUNE 12, 2015 The Orange Order has reacted with outrage to restrictions imposed on its contentious Tour of the North parade.The Parades Commission has introduced a more stringent rule on the playing of music this year – saying all music must stop 43 metres away from the church so there is no music […]