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Feminist group critical of misogyny allegations

Posted By: January 06, 2017

THE IRISH NEWS – Friday 06 January 2017Gareth McKeown.Irish News. Belfast. Friday, January 6, 2017A Belfast-based feminist activist group has said Arlene Foster does the women of Northern Ireland a “great disservice” by claiming calls for her resignation are motivated by misogyny.The Belfast Feminist Network has strongly condemned the claims by the first minister that the motivation for her to step aside over […]

Adams: Defining point for Stormont.

Posted By: January 06, 2017

John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Friday, January.6, 2017 Gerry Adams remarks are the latest in a series of verbal ultimatums from senior Sinn Fein figures aimed atthe DUP leader.  Picture by Margaret McLaughlinGerry Adams has urged Arlene Foster to step aside with a warning that the Stormont institutions are at a “defining point”.The Sinn Féin leader’s comments […]

Where are the Irish Americans going? Census shows population decline

Posted By: January 05, 2017

 Where are the Irish Americans going? Census shows population decline Sheila Langan.Irish Central.January 04, 2017  In just six years, the Irish population in the US has dropped by 5 million; the Scots-Irish by 1 million. What’s going on? iStockphotoWhen you work for an Irish American publication, there are a few figures you have committed to memory: the global Irish diaspora is 70 […]

Brexit: shooting the messenger

Posted By: January 05, 2017

Brexit: shooting the messengerSir Ivan Rogers’s resignation is a serious self-inflicted wound to the British governmentIrish Times Editorial. Thursday, January 5, 2017The resignation of the UK’s EU ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers is being taken, or so it is reported, as evidence that a “hard” Brexit is now more likely than a “soft” one. The latter would effectively mean continued membership of […]

The officer has claimed there is a culture of racism within the PSNI

Posted By: January 05, 2017

Deborah McAleese, Press Association. Irish News. Belfast, Thursday, January 5, 2017The PSNI are facing serious allegations of racism within the organization after an officer claimed to have been subjected to racist abuse by a number of his colleagues.The constable, who is of Malaysian background, was allegedly called “n*****” and “black b*****d” by fellow officers.He also claimed to have witnessed […]

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