Posted By: September 21, 2017
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, September 21, 2017 THE European Parliament’s key figure on Brexit has warned that not enough is being done to prevent a hard border in Ireland when Britain severs ties with Brussels.Guy Verhofstadt was speaking during a two-day fact-finding mission to Ireland.The former Belgian prime minister’s whistle-stop tour saw him visit Belfast interface areas yesterday morning before […]
Posted By: September 20, 2017
“Catholics need to become better at standing up for themselves, ” writes Michael Kelly Michael Kelly.The Irish Catholic. Dublin. June 8, 2017 There has been much to criticize in the Catholic Church recently. And Catholics have not been shy about naming the serious wrongs that have been done in the name of the Church or by people within the Church.The […]
Posted By: September 20, 2017
“This is a very useful summary of the role of the Special Envoy for Northern Ireland by Ray O’Hanlon, editor of the Irish Echo in New York City”— Fr. Sean Mc Manus Ray O’Hanlon @IrishEcho Irish Echo. New York City. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 The first U.S. special envoy, George Mitchell. WikiCommonsAs the Trump administration seeks to […]
Posted By: September 20, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus Claire Simpson. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, September 20, 2017SINN Féin has accused the British government of “duplicity” amid a row over funding for Police Ombudsman probes into Troubles-era cases.Ombudsman Dr. Michael Maguire has warned that some inquiries may take up to two decades to complete due to pressure on resources.He told the BBC’s Spotlight […]
Posted By: September 20, 2017
“Such an emotionally charged response is politically inept. It means negotiations are bound to fail because there’s no rational response coming from the DUP. Remember Foster’s incredibly ill-judged outburst a couple of years ago when as Acting First Minister, she presented herself as the gatekeeper to block ‘rogues and renegades’ that is Sinn Féin and SDLP ministers, from getting anything through the executive? Breathtaking. […]
