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Very fact of Assembly weakening the union

Posted By: June 02, 2016

Newton Emerson.Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, May 2, 2016Nationalist unease over Sinn Féin’s apparent weakness at Stormont ignores how the mere existence of Stormont weakens unionism itself.This is something I am aware of because of my age – I have no memory of the previous Stormont or the Sunningdale executive and was almost 30 when devolution was restored.Growing up under direct rule was […]

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Peter Hain tells secretary of state to stop freelancing over Brexit

Posted By: June 02, 2016

John Manley. Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, June 2, 2016SECRETARY of State Theresa Villiers has been bluntly told she is wrong in her claims that a Brexit would not lead to border controls.One of her predecessors, Peter Hain, last night added his voice to senior figures in politics and public life who have warned of the impact in Ireland of a ‘leave’ vote […]

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Ahern: EU has never been more necessary

Posted By: June 01, 2016

Bertie Ahern, who played a key role in the Irish Peace Process, comments on Tony Blair and on the EUAhern: EU has never been more necessaryFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said membership of the European Union has never been “more necessary” than it is at this time.Mr Ahern was speaking at the Institute for the Study […]

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Three Brexiteers[who want to leave EU] who have a gift for fictio

Posted By: June 01, 2016

Brian Feeney. Irish News (Belfast). Wednesday, June 1, 2016The only good thing about David Cameron’s ill-advised EU referendum is watching the Conservative party tearing itself apart.Why Cameron ever thought that unleashing the demons of racism and xenophobia in his own party was a way of resolving the decades-long conflict in British Conservatism is a mystery only he can explain.It’s clear now that, […]

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Worst emotion is anger says brother after cold case revelations

Posted By: June 01, 2016

Allison Morris. Irish News (Belfast).Wednesday, June 1, 2016RELATIVES of those killed at Kingsmill have questioned the length of time it has taken for police to reveal a vital piece of evidence in the case.The potential forensic breakthrough by cold case detectives into the murder of 10 workmen in Co Armagh 40 years ago came just one week after a fresh inquest into […]

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