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DUP responds to being called ‘north’s most racist party’

Posted By: October 25, 2016

  GARETH MCKEOWN, IRISH NEWS, OCTOBER 25, 2016 Gareth Wright from Dundonald suggested it “might be time to go home”  following Anna Lo’s comments. Pictured with First Minister Arlene Foster. The party has said Mr. Wright is not a member, but that has previously lobbied and spoken to members.   UNFOUNDED ATTACK: The DUP has […]

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God Rest Tom Hayden

Posted By: October 24, 2016

 Fr. Sean Mc Manus on friend Tom Hayden CAPITOL HILL. Monday, October 24, 2016— Irish-Americans dedicated to justice and peace in Ireland have lost a valiant champion. That is how Fr. Sean Mc Manus—President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus— reacted to the death of former political leader, activist and anti-Vietnam war protester, Tom […]

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Powerful documentary sheds new light on border killings

Posted By: October 24, 2016

Frankie Naan (nephew of Michael Naan), left, with John Fitzpatrick  at the memorial for his uncle in Newtownbutler in 2012 RMG0Roisin Henderson. Fermanagh Herald. Sunday, October 23, 2016 r.henderson@fermanaghherald.comA DOCUMENTARY exploring the devastating impact of three murders in Newtownbutler in the 1970s will be screened locally this week.The TG4 documentary, ‘As Radharc na Sul – Out of Sight, […]

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Opposition must be braver and bolder

Posted By: October 24, 2016

Tom Kelly. Irish News (Belfast). Monday, October 24, 2016At the weekend Colum Eastwood became the first serving SDLP leader to speak at the annual conference of the Ulster Unionist Party.He had accepted the invitation of unionist leader, Mike Nesbitt.It’s a bold move softened by the fact that former leader Margaret Ritchie had already spoken at a similar conference nine years ago […]

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We have got to save the English from themselves

Posted By: October 24, 2016

Deaglan de Breadun. Irish News (Belfast). Monday, October 24, 2016As a divided island, we have a good deal in common with Cyprus, although we shiver in the chilly North Atlantic while they nestle in the sunny Mediterranean.Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades was in Dublin last week and, in an address to the Institute of International and European Affairs, he spoke about the […]

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