Posted By: November 01, 2016
A champion of the Mac Bride Principles CAPITOL HILL. Wednesday, November 2, 2016—— Tom Hayden (76) who died on October 23 will not only be remembered as the 1960s and 1970s peace activist, but also as an ardent Irishman. This according to Fr. Sean Mc Manus, President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus. […]
Posted By: November 01, 2016
John Horgan. Irish Times. Tuesday, November 1, 2016Rev Ian Paisley, a militant Protestant leader, on one of his many anti-Catholic protest marches.It is, perhaps, a sign of the times that when rumours circulated some months ago that Pope Francis was not only going to visit Ireland at some future date but might include The North in his itinerary, the […]
Posted By: November 01, 2016
“In outlandish Arlene, the spirit of Ian Paisley senior lives… [Paisley] was always at his most outrageous when accused. Posing in red beret at the head of marching men? How dare anyone mention paramilitarism. Point to a Paisley statement that claimed X, and he roared that it said Y – and that the pointer was “an IRA stooge, a communist, more than likely […]
Posted By: November 01, 2016
Letters to Irish News (Belfast). Tuesday, November 1, 2016Mike Nesbitt has undertaken many roles to date but the Unionist Party conference marked another twist with his attempt to emulate Harry Houdini.Live on stage Mike welcomed SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood while also outlining his commitment to a “post-sectarian society”.Sadly for Mike, his attempt to portray the Ulster Unionist Party as a moderate […]
Posted By: November 01, 2016
Irish News Editorial (Belfast). Tuesday, November 1, 2016 ARLENE FOSTER It is only to be expected that party leaders will play to the gallery during their annual conferences and take the opportunity provided by their keynote address to aim a few swipes at their opponents along the way.While this is usually a predictable and fairly harmless practice, there are firm indications […]