Posted By: February 21, 2018
Stephen Gamble. News Letter. Belfast. Tuesday, February 20, 2018The implementation of direct rule in Northern Ireland could jeopardize the Belfast Agreement and undermine the principle of consent, the chairman of the UUP has warned. Former Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey has urged the secretary of state to explore other options for governing the Province, following the collapse of talks aimed at restoring devolution last week.Sinn Fein has said […]
Posted By: February 21, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Varadkar’s government is now paying the price for Enda Kenny’s complete detachment from The North, and years of letting the British and DUP do what they like. As far as Kenny and his government were concerned, the more difficult things were for Sinn Féin, the better. The more he could […]
Posted By: February 20, 2018
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Mark Durkan described the Good Friday Agreement as a support wall for peace on these islands?One of the key nationalist negotiators of the Good Friday Agreement has said Brexiteers are willing to “demolish” the peace accord as they seek to sever ties with Brussels.Former Foyle MP Mark Durkan said senior Brexiteers had “betrayed their […]
Posted By: February 19, 2018
Simon Doyle.Irish News. Belfast. Monday, February 19, 2018CATHOLIC grammar schools continue to dominate the highest places on annual examination performance lists.Securing three or more A-levels at grades A* to C is considered a reasonable expectation of grammar pupils.Most academically selective schools are geared towards taking these exams.Using newly-published statistics for the 2016/17 academic year, The Irish News today ranks the […]
Posted By: February 19, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus Hundred prominent signatories [in Southern Ireland] ‘shocked at the level of permanent inequality’ in North“The Taoiseach has been urged to defend the legal, human and language rights of Irish citizens in the North in a letter signed by 100 prominent people in the arts, law, sport, academia and civil society.The letter, and […]
