Posted By: May 24, 2017
The DUP has gone backward under Arlene Foster’s leadership. Picture by Brian Lawless/PA Wire. Brian Feeney. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, May 24, 2017THEY say generals fight the last war and officers spend peace time studying the tactics of the victories of the last war.The same is true of economists and political leaders, none more so than Arlene Foster […]
Posted By: May 23, 2017
The Northern Ireland secretary’s questions on Jeremy Corbyn and the IRA are valid. But he shouldn’t be asking them for the sake of the Tory campaign. By Patrick Maguire. The New Statesman. Monday, May 22, 2017[Patrick Maguire writes about politics and is the 2016 winner of the Anthony Howard Award.] The consensus is an elusive thing in Northern Irish politics. […]
Posted By: May 20, 2017
Rebecca Lumley. Irish Independent. Dublin . May 17 20The number of people claiming to be Irish-American has fallen dramatically in the last few years and is only set to drop further, according to a Pew Research Center report.People who declared Irish-American ancestry in the US dropped by 4.2 million between 2009 and 2015, setting a course for the number […]
Posted By: May 18, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “… there is no doubt that [McGrory] as the first Catholic holder of this office he was subjected to a level of deeply unfair and highly personal pressure …” “The Irish News, below —like any informed and knowledgeable commentator— recognizes that sadly Anti-Catholicism is still a virulent […]
Posted By: May 18, 2017
Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Thursday, May 18, 2017 Barra Mc Grory has insisted that his decision to step down as Director of Public Prosecutions after five years in the role is not due to the continuing controversy over legacy cases.However, there is no doubt that as the first Catholic holder of this office, he was subjected to a level of deeply unfair […]