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Families of Troubles victims continue their struggle for truth

Posted By: January 15, 2016

Northern Ireland’s legacy issues are left aside by politicians as relatives demand justiceSusan McKay. Irish Times. Friday, January 15, 2016 When Sarah Reavey was in her first year at Our Lady’s Grammar School in Newry, Co Down, in 1999, her English teacher asked her class to write a poem.“Everyone else wrote about their pets and going on holiday and silly, fun stuff,” […]

Foster right to have no truck with Rising events

Posted By: January 13, 2016

Dublin in the aftermath of the Easter Rising in 1916 Brian Feeney. Irish News (Belfast).Wednesday, January 13,2016William Faulkner wrote: ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’ How right he was and nowhere is that remark better exemplified than in Ireland. James Joyce said: ‘History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.’ He meant Irish history of […]

DUP leader has to look forward

Posted By: January 12, 2016

Irish News Editorial (Belfast). Tuesday, January 12, 2016Arlene Foster continued her remarkable journey yesterday with her formal confirmation as first minister just weeks after she assumed the leadership of the DUP.All new leaders have something of a honeymoon period but hers may be of short duration given the upcoming Assembly elections in May and we can be sure the parties are already […]

Kenny disappointed Foster will not attend any centenary events

Posted By: January 11, 2016

John Manley.Irish News (Belfast). Tuesday, January 12, 2016TAOISEACH Enda Kenny spoke of his disappointment yesterday over Arlene Foster’s plans to snub 1916 Easter Rising commemorations as the new DUP leader took the reins of power at Stormont.Moments after Mrs Foster was appointed the new first minister, Mr Kenny also suggested it was her dutyto represent nationalists as well as unionists […]

Saoirse Ronan being claimed by the UK not ‘a compliment’

Posted By: January 11, 2016

Journalist’s report has led to yet another controversy over the actor’s nationality   Donald Clarke. Irish Times. Saturday, January 9, 2016 Actor Saoirse Ronan onstage at the 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California. Photograph: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for PSIFF A British journalist has generated fury after remarking on Sky News that the UK could regard Saoirse Ronan as “one of our own”.Richard Suchet made […]

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