Posted By: January 05, 2017
BBC NI. Thursday, January 5, 2017Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has denounced the DUP plan for the botched renewable heating scheme as a “sticking plaster.”He said “the Assembly and institutions will fall” if First Minister Arlene Foster does not step aside while the debacle is investigated.Mr. Ó Muilleoir said he was disappointed by Thursday’s “clear-the-air” talks with Economy Minister Simon Hamilton.He said […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
Anthony Neeson. Irish Echo. Wednesday, January 4, 2016 Arlene FosterMartin McGuinness has once more called on Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster to step aside.During his New Year’s message the North’s Deputy First Minister – and Mrs. Foster’s partner in government – said that Northern Ireland is facing a political crisis as public confidence in the political institutions has been […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
Jim Gibney. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 I would like to dedicate this article to Phronsie Mac Fhirleigheann who passed away suddenly over the Christmas period, leaving his family, friends and community of South Derry and Navan devastated and bewildered at such a tragic and untimely turn of events.As a teenager, Phonsie spent 13 years in jail. He spent five […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
“In particular, Arlene Foster’s reputation has been severely damaged, not just by her role in overseeing this ill-fated scheme but in her failure to take full responsibility for her actions and deal effectively with the financial and political repercussions.”Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 There is no doubt the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) fiasco and subsequent political fallout have undermined public […]
Posted By: January 04, 2017
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 4, 2917 NOT COMMENTED: Justice minister Claire Sugden has been told to “get off the fence” following silence on the RHI schemeJUSTICE Minister Claire Sugden has been urged to “get off the fence” over the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) controversy.The independent MLA, who was recruited into the executive after Alliance […]
