Posted By: January 24, 2016
Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast).Saturday, January 23, 2016If you are fully aware of all possible permutations for a coalition government following the forthcoming election in The South, you may need to get out more.If, however, you are not quite sure what is happening down there, life will be simpler if you focus on just one party. (Think of this as a northerner’s […]
Posted By: January 22, 2016
John Manley. Irish News (Belfast).Friday, January 22, 2016The Orange Order has said it has no intention of inviting Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to the Twelfth celebrations after the senior Sinn Féin member said he would be willing to attend.The order said such an invite would be an “insult” the memory of more than 300 of its members who were killed by […]
Posted By: January 22, 2016
Irish News (Belfast). Friday, January 22, 2016 The lord chief justice is to meet with all victims’ families next month as part of his review of legacy inquests.It will be the first time Sir Declan Morgan has met such a large group of those bereaved by killings and he will seek their views on how matters can be dealt with […]
Posted By: January 22, 2016
Allison Morris. Irish News (Belfast).Thankfully most of us will never have to experience the pain of losing a loved one in violent circumstances.But if we ever did the expectation would be that the person responsible would be held to account for that murder. Not in a vengeful way but by being subjected to the full rigours of the law, facing […]
Posted By: January 21, 2016
Connla Young. Irish News. Wednesday, January 20, 2016A judge has given the PSNI two weeks to hand over files relating to murdered GAA official Sean Brown.A senior judge has ordered the PSNI to hand over documents relating to the murder of Co Derry GAA official Sean Brown within two weeks.Lord Justice Reg Weir made the demand after it emerged that […]