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McCord challenges Foster to debate over funding for UDA members

Posted By: October 11, 2016

  Raymond McCord has received legal aid for his court challenge against Brexit News Letter (Belfast). Tuesday, October 11, 2016 The man taking a court challenge to Brexit using legal aid has hit back at criticism from the DUP by challenging Arlene Foster to debate with him about public money going to UDA members. Raymond […]

Stormont needs to deliver, not look good

Posted By: October 08, 2016

Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, October 8, 2016 What can Stormont’s new executive press secretary do to improve its image and reputation? The question arises following another bad publicity week for the executive and its recent creation of a new job to provide “specialist communications advice” for Stormont’s “new political framework”.Roughly translated, that means that much of the publicity about Stormont is less […]

Britain lacks resolve to deal with legacy issues says SF

Posted By: October 08, 2016

John Manley. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, October 8, 2016Sinn Féin has accused the British government of lacking the resolve to break the impasse over legacy issues.Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness called for a “short, intensive dialogue” but said he was skeptical that Downing Street would react positively to his latest intervention.The Foyle MLA’s remarks came as Progressive Unionist […]

North feels ‘forced out of EU’ by Brexit, Bishop warns

Posted By: October 07, 2016

Greg Daly. The Irish Catholic (Dublin). Thursday, October 6, 2016Fears move will damage economyA senior bishop has warned that there is a palpable sense of fear in communities in the North about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) with many people feeling they are being forced out of Europe.Bishop Donal McKeown told The Irish Catholic that people are particularly fearful […]

Brexit would have ‘profound political significance’ for North, court hears

Posted By: October 07, 2016

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGDistributed by the Irish National CaucusBelfast judge considers arguments on how quitting EU would affect Northern IrelandVictims’ rights campaigner Raymond McCord, who is challenging the constitutional  authority of the British government to take Northern Ireland out of the European Union.File photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish TimesGerry Moriarty. (Belfast). Thursday, October, 2016Executing Brexit would be an “act of […]

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