Posted By: January 11, 2016
John Manley.Irish News (Belfast). Tuesday, January 12, 2016TAOISEACH Enda Kenny spoke of his disappointment yesterday over Arlene Foster’s plans to snub 1916 Easter Rising commemorations as the new DUP leader took the reins of power at Stormont.Moments after Mrs Foster was appointed the new first minister, Mr Kenny also suggested it was her dutyto represent nationalists as well as unionists […]
Posted By: January 11, 2016
Journalist’s report has led to yet another controversy over the actor’s nationality Donald Clarke. Irish Times. Saturday, January 9, 2016 Actor Saoirse Ronan onstage at the 27th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California. Photograph: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for PSIFF A British journalist has generated fury after remarking on Sky News that the UK could regard Saoirse Ronan as “one of our own”.Richard Suchet made […]
Posted By: January 11, 2016
New head of party “will be judged on how she performs as First Minister and as leader”Gerry Moriarty. Irish Times. Monday, January 11, 2016A leading DUP politician and a senior Free Presbyterian Minister have expressed confidence that Arlene Foster, who is to be elected Northern Ireland First Minister today, will gain the support of both the evangelical and less fundamentally religious wings of […]
Posted By: January 10, 2016
The Journal.ie (Dublin). Saturday, January 10, 2016 Richard Suchet has doubled down on comments he made about the actress yesterday.THE SKY NEWS journalist who referred to Saoirse Ronan as “one of ours” has now said that that seeing her as British is “a compliment”.During a report on Bafta nominations yesterday, reporter Richard Suchet made the all-too-frequent mistake of claiming an Irish actor […]
Posted By: January 10, 2016
Critics say Northern Ireland secretary’s cabinet position would be untenable, given potential harm Brexit could do to provinceHenry McDonald and Toby Helm. The Guardian. Saturday, January 9, 2016The Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, has been called upon to quit her cabinet post if she backs the campaign to leave the EU, amid warnings that a UK exit would put the peace process at […]