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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted By: October 23, 2016
I argued against Scottish independence in 2014. In the current climate, I’m not so sure Ian Jack. The Guardian. Saturday, October 22, 2016 On a few occasions recently I’ve overheard myself talking despairingly about “the English”. I feel ashamed of it. I don’t think of my wife or my children as “the English” or my friends, neighbors and colleagues as “the […]
Posted By: October 22, 2016
Bedfordshire Police Chief Constable Jon Boutcher is facing concerns that the Stakeknife probe will focus on state actors and ignore the IRAPhilip Bradfield. News Letter (Belfast).Thursday, October 20, 2016The chief constable of Bedfordshire has addressed concerns that a probe into Stakeknife will focus on state actors at the expense of IRA personnel involved in some 50 related murders.Stakeknife was an Army agent within […]