Posted By: May 07, 2016
Commentator Chris Donnelly said the result of Thursday’s poll showed the “ nationalist malaise is continuing” – and costing seats…“These two constituencies [West Belfast and Derry]are key because they show that nationalists turned out in higher numbers when they were offered a vehicle to express their political discontent and annoyance with the nationalist political class,” he said.“The fact that in West Belfast thousands […]
Posted By: May 06, 2016
By Brónach Ní Thuama. Belfast News. Thursday, May 5, 2016 T HE grandson of one of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre has voiced his anger and frustration at First Minister Arlene Foster allegedly blocking funds for legacy inquests.It’s claimed the DUP leader stopped a claim for legacy inquest funding from being discussed by the Stormont Executive.Mickey Corr whose grandfather Joseph […]
Posted By: May 05, 2016
Bobby Sands Has Died 1981 RTE Reoport, 1981 At 3am on the morning of 5 May 1981 Forbes McFall reports from the Twinbrook Estate in West Belfast, announcing the death of Bobby Sands. In the last hour news has filtered through to this community that Bobby Sands has died after sixty six days of hunger […]
Posted By: May 05, 2016
Brian Feeney. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, May 4, 2016It’s never going to work and if it starts to work it’s never going to last – a minority government in Dublin. There are at least two major flaws and it’s difficult to know which is worse.First there is Fianna Fáil’s position. They are trying to have their cake and eat it. They want […]
Posted By: May 03, 2016
No one has ever been charged with the murder of Seamus Ludlow 40 years ago Bimpe Archer, Irish News (Belfast).Tuesday, May 3, 2016 01:00FORTY years after the murder of a Co Louth forestry worker by loyalists, the family of Seamus Ludlow have launched legal proceedings against the Police Ombudsman, claiming it failed to investigate collusion allegations.The Ludlow family yesterday marked the […]