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Buying peace in times of austerity is expensive

Posted By: October 06, 2016

Allison Morris.Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, October 6, 2016 It says a lot about how conditioned we’ve become to accepting the unacceptable when the allocation of £1.7 million of public money to a UDA-linked group (as reported in this paper last week) was all but ignored by the rest of the media.In Northern Ireland, the abnormal has become the norm and the line […]

British demand for Irish passports soaring

Posted By: October 06, 2016

Gareth McKeown. Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, October 6, 2016The number of Irish passport applications from Northern Ireland has increased by two-thirds since the UK voted to leave the European Union. Picture by Matt BohillTHE number of Irish passport applications from people living in Britain has more than doubled in the past two months since the Brexit vote.New figures from the department of foreign […]

Government entitled to use royal prerogative to exit the EU, court hears

Posted By: October 06, 2016

The Irish News, Thursday, October 6, 2016.Raymond McCord at Belfast High Court. Picture by Hugh Russell.THE British government is legally entitled to use royal prerogative powers tocarry out the people’s will to quit the European Union, the High Court heard yesterday.A judge was told the power is “common currency” in making and withdrawing from international treaties […]

Ó Muilleoir: I knew zilch, nada, nothing of Jamie Bryson back channel

Posted By: October 06, 2016

John Manley. Irish News (Belfast). Thursday, October 6, 2016  Finance minister Máirtín Ã? Muilleoir at yesterdayâ??s finance committee session. Right, loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson appeared before the Stormont committee last year. FINANCE minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has again insisted he had no knowledge of the back-channel involving party colleague Daithí McKay and loyalist Jamie Bryson in the Nama ‘coaching’ […]

McGuinness meets Loughinisland familie

Posted By: October 06, 2016

Claire Simpson. Irish News (Belfast).Thursday, October 6, 2016 Above, Martin McGuinness meeting the Loughinisland families at the Heights Bar in the Co Down village of Loughinisland. Right, Some of the Loughinisland families watching the Republic play Belgium at Euro 2016 DEPUTY First Minister Martin McGuinness last night met the families of those killed in the Loughinisland massacre to discuss […]

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