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A United Ireland isn’t what it used to be

Posted By: May 26, 2018

Twenty years ago we voted for a new vision of Irish nationalism. Don’t let Brexit drive us back Fintan O’Toole. Irish Times. Dublin. Saturday, May 26, 2018   Brexit is fuelled by an English nationalism as crude and self-deluded as Irish nationalism used to be It was easy to forget that this week saw the […]

Raymond McCord: “I’m a dad looking for justice and I’m never going to stop”

Posted By: May 26, 2018

    Anguish: Raymond McCord at the Conor Lecture Theatre in Belfast. He says the pain of his son’s murder is still raw   Deborah Mc Aleese. Belfast Telegraph. March 7, 2016   Victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord tells Deborah McAeese how his life is still dominated by the murder of his son 18 years ago […]

Posted By: May 25, 2018

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hadn’t considered the matter despite predecessor’s pledge.Suzanne Lynch. Irish Times. Dublin. Friday, May 25, 2018 Doubts have been raised about the appointment of a US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had not considered the matter.Mr. Pompeo, appearing before a session of the House Foreign Relations […]

Labor leader on the horns of a dilemma

Posted By: May 25, 2018

Irish News Editorial.Belfast. Friday, May 25, 2018Jeremy Corbyn plainly does not appeal to all sections of the party he leads, and has never pretended otherwise, but, as he demonstrated again during his visit to Belfast yesterday, he is a politician of rare gifts.He sets out his position with considerable passion and undoubted sincerity, and there is something very refreshing about his determination to […]

Corbyn reaffirms support for a united Ireland

Posted By: May 25, 2018

Brendan Hughes. Irish News. Belfast. Friday, May 25, 2018 JEREMY Corbyn has reaffirmed his support for a united Ireland during his first visit to The North since becoming Labor leader. But he said he was not asking for or advocating for a Border poll – and that he had “no idea what the result of […]