Posted By: August 07, 2017
History shows, however, that while the British have an excellent record in partitioning other countries, they have never introduced the idea into their own. Even the Scots recently failed to partition Britain. … In any case, the Good Friday Agreement clearly states that the existing Border can only be removed not by the will of the Irish people, but by the consent of those in The North alone. […]
Posted By: August 07, 2017
“Famed Irish actor Stephen Rea — from a Belfast Protestant background— deplores sectarianism and anti-Catholic discrimination. …Fears Arlene Foster wants to take Northern Ireland back to the bad old days of the Basil Brookeborough — the George Wallace of Northern Ireland.”—Fr. Sean Mc Manus. IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus […]
Posted By: August 06, 2017
“ ‘The judge repeated collusion, collusion, collusion all day.This was a war crime – there were 135 people dead. This was murder by the State and its agents.There is no other word for it than a war crime – that’s how big it is.’ This is as chilling as any quote could be about collusion. And […]
Posted By: August 06, 2017
Varadkar: UK could rejoin free trade associationJohn Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, August 5, 2017Leo Varadkar has again voiced his hope that the UK will remain in the EU but has insisted that in the event of a hard Brexit Northern Ireland will require a “unique solution”.The taoiseach also dispelled the claim that the Dublin government advocated […]
Posted By: August 05, 2017
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, August 5, 2017 Not since Charlie Haughey came to Belfast in 1990 has a Taoiseach’s visit generated so much of a buzz in the media. This level of interest from broadcasters and newspapers stems from a number of factors – Leo Varadkar is young, gay and, it appears, not afraid to speak his mind. We’re also […]