Posted By: February 14, 2018
Brian Feeney. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, February 14, 2018The current internecine divisions in the British cabinet and the Conservative party center on trade and economics; customs union or not, single market or not?Unsurprisingly no-one in the Conservative party mentions human rights or indeed any kind of rights.After all, isn’t Theresa May keen to get rid of the Human Rights […]
Posted By: February 13, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Further Taliban-like disrespect and contempt for the ancient and venerable Irish language. Whence such hatred and ignorance? How can such a venomous attitude build up the Beloved Community in Northern Ireland?”—Fr. Sean McManus David Young Press Association. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, February 13, 2018Ukip’s former leader in […]
Posted By: February 13, 2018
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “In 2014 Gregory Campbell boasted to the DUP party conference to wild applause: ‘We’ll say it slowly so you understand Caitriona (Ruane) and Gerry – we will never agree to your Irish Language Act. Do you understand? The paper your wish list is written on, well, we’ll just regard it as toilet paper’.” Suzanne […]
Posted By: February 12, 2018
Freya Drohan. Irish Central. New York City. Monday, February 12, 2018Turns out, in Illinois an Irish-sounding moniker will get you places. Just ask Phillip Spiwak who was unsuccessful running for judge so he changed his name.The criminal defense and bankruptcy attorney previously ran for judge as a Republican candidate in 2010 in Will County, Illinois.Unsuccessful, the Schaumburg lawyer changed […]
Posted By: February 11, 2018
Pat Mc Art. Derry Now. Saturday, February 10, 2018 With two tax regimes, two legal systems, and two competing economic development agencies, PAT McART asks if a 32-county administration would now make economic sense for all citizens on the island. When Northern Ireland was established in 1922 unionists could point with great confidence […]