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British customs move means an Irish border

Posted By: February 07, 2018

Brian Feeney. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, February 7, 2018The British Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit meets this morning and tomorrow morning. Initially, the advertised purpose was to agree (can you use that word about this British government?) a policy on trade after leaving the EU so they could tell the EU27 what they want. Now it’s obvious that Theresa May has sold the pass […]

Call to support Belfast “Truth” march

Posted By: February 07, 2018

By Anthony Neeson. Irish Echo. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 John Teggart representing the Ballymurphy families, and Emma Rogan representing the Loughinisland families announcing the ‘March for the Truth’   John Finucane has called for people to come out in numbers and support the Time for Truth march which will take place in Belfast on February […]

DUP says none of its MPs are Freemasons

Posted By: February 06, 2018

DUP says none of its MPs are FreemasonsJohn Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, February 6, 2018.The DUP has said none of its MPs are Freemasons after it was reported that two of the organization’s lodges continuing to operate secretly at Westminster.The New Welcome Lodge, which recruits MPs, peers and parliamentary staff, and Gallery Lodge, established for members of the political press corps, […]

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by the Irish National Caucus Today’s Irish News of Belfast carries the front page article , “Downing Street raises fears of hard Border.” See below in black print. This article raises initial fears, and calls to mind the first statement I made about Brexit back on in July 2016. See the red print. —Fr. Sean Mc Manus. Not looking forward to seeing that damn border

Posted By: February 06, 2018

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by the Irish National Caucus Today’s Irish News of Belfast carries the front page article, “Downing Street raises fears of hard Border.” See below in black print. This article raises initial fears and calls to mind the first statement I made about Brexit back on in July 2016. See the red print. […]

Seán MacDiarmada, John Redmond, and the silent divide between my grandfathers

Posted By: February 06, 2018

Larry Kirwan. IrishCentral, New York City. Monday, February 5, 2018 A follower of the Home Rule for Ireland and an admirer of the Irish Republican Brotherhood – the realities and losses of one family living side by side in IrelandI must have been around seventeen when I realized I had never seen my grandfathers in the same room together. They were both quite […]

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