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Files on final death-penalty man “show high-level acceptance of misconduct in public office”

Posted By: October 26, 2017

Allison Morris. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, October 26, 2017Confidential documents linked to the conviction of the last man to be sentenced to the death penalty in Northern Ireland show a high-level acceptance of “misconduct in public office” when it came to British army arrest and torture of suspects, it has been claimed.The papers, linked to the case of west Belfast […]

Sectarianism should be defined as a hate crime

Posted By: October 25, 2017

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Sectarianism is the flip-side of the racism coin. Both racism and sectarianism are used in Northern Ireland: racism to show contempt for the Irish, and sectarianism to show contempt for Catholics. Sociologists call it ‘social closure and stratification.’ Racism and sectarianism are two essential tools for keeping […]

May must realize border is her proble

Posted By: October 25, 2017

Irish News Editorial. Belfast. Wednesday, October 25, 2017 Theresa May has said there can be no deal on step-by-step arrangements for the UK to leave the EU until a final trade deal has been agreed.She told the House of Commons on Monday that if there is no long-term UK-EU agreement within 18 months, the UK may well implement a “cliff-edge Brexit”, meaning […]

Colleague shouted ‘tiocfaidh ár lá’at only Catholic in bathroom shop

Posted By: October 25, 2017

Colleague shouted ‘tiocfaidh ár lá’at only Catholic in bathroom shopMarie Louise McConville. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, October 25, 2017A Catholic woman has been awarded £20,000 after an employment tribunal heard how a work colleague shouted “tiocfaidh ár lá” [“Our day will come,” Bobby Sands’ motto] at her.Helen Scott (52) brought a case against bathroom and plumbing firm […]

The Reformation: too important to leave to the Orange Order

Posted By: October 25, 2017

Irish Echo. October 25, 2017 Letters to the Editor Ever since I was in the seminary in England (1962-1969),     I became convinced that what was seen to be the main cause of the Reformation, that being disagreement on the Doctrine of Justification, was a classic case of two sides talking at each other instead of […]

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