Posted By: March 18, 2017
Steven Agnew said Arlene Foster should “accept the verdict of the electorate.” News Letter. Belfast. Monday, March 6, 2017 The Green Party has said that Arlene Foster should not return to her post as the first minister while the public is still awaiting the results of a public inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.Leader Steven Agnew, newly re-elected […]
Posted By: March 17, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus As unionism adjusts to demographic trends Brexit may yet bind disparate communities. The data on demographic change has resurfaced in debate following the election in Northern Ireland, but for years the obvious implications of the census trend were ignored Steven McCaffrey. Irish Times. Dublin. Friday, March 17, […]
Posted By: March 17, 2017
In his first in-depth interview since resigning as party leader in the wake of a disappointing assembly election which saw the UUP’s seat tally reduced from 16 to ten, Mike Nesbitt said Arlene Foster’s anti-republican rhetoric during the campaign had created a “shortcut to a united Ireland.”Outgoing UUP leader Mike Nesbitt in Stormont. Picture by Bill SmythIrish News. Belfast. […]
Posted By: March 16, 2017
Irish Voice Editorial. Thursday, March 16, 2017Luke Wadding: You may never have heard of him, but we owe him a deep debt of gratitude.You may never have heard of him, but we owe him a deep debt of gratitude, for Luke Wadding is the man we can all thank, praise or blame for making St. Patrick’s Day the […]
Posted By: March 16, 2017
Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, March 16, 2017 Superiority: Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott does not want polling stations or election broadcasts extended north of the border if the Irish presidential franchise is extended to Northern Ireland. Picture: Mal McCannUUP former leader Tom Elliott has said that if the Irish presidential franchise is extended to Northern Ireland, there should […]