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Francis hopes for reconciliation among Christians in Ireland

Posted By: August 22, 2018

Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, August 22, 2018POPE Francis has expressed hope his visit to Ireland will help grow unity and reconciliation among Christians on the island.In a video message released ahead of his weekend arrival, the Pope said he was excited about his two-day trip to Dublin and the Knock holy shrine in Co Mayo.The video was released hours after […]

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Dublin High Court to hear challenge against Garda chief Drew Harris Drew Harris was announced as the new Garda Commissioner in June Michelle Devane, Press Association. Irish News. Belfast.21 August, 2018. Legal proceedings are due to get under way in Dublin’s High Court in a challenge against the choice for the country’s new police chief. Ciaran MacAirt, whose grandmother Kathleen Irvine was killed during The Troubles, has brought the action in a bid to prevent PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris from being appointed to the role. Mrs Irvine was one of 15 people killed by loyalists in the bombing of McGurk’s Bar in Belfast in 1971. Mr MacAirt, who is being represented by Kinnear and Co solicitors with the assistance of MacGeehin Toale Solicitors in Dublin, is applying for leave for a judicial review of Mr Harris’s appointment. The PSNI deputy became the first Garda chief appointed from outside the Republic when he was announced as the new commissioner in June. Mr Harris is a former RUC officer and his officer father Alwyn was killed by an IRA bomb in 1989. Mr MacAirt claims Mr Harris lacks the independence required for the job due to his roles in the PSNI and the RUC. The McGurk’s bar bombing was one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles and the families of those who died have long campaigned for a fresh inquest. The bombing was carried out by loyalists but at the time security forces blamed the IRA, prompting speculation the dead might have included IRA members who were carrying the device. Relatives and campaigners discovered a large amount of new evidence not heard at the original inquest held the year after the bombing.

Posted By: August 21, 2018

Dublin High Court to hear challenge against Garda chief Drew HarrisDrew Harris was announced as the new Garda Commissioner in June Michelle Devane, Press Association. Irish News. Belfast.21 August 2018.Legal proceedings are due to get underway in Dublin’s High Court in a challenge against the choice for the country’s new police chief.Ciaran MacAirt, whose grandmother Kathleen Irvine […]

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DUP snub verges on offensive

Posted By: August 21, 2018

John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Tuesday, August 21, 2018DUP leader Arlene Foster will not be attending the taoiseach’s function for the Pope. Picture by David Cheskin/PA Wire.THE DUP owes Catholics in Northern Ireland an explanation for snubbing Pope Francis during the pontiff’s historic visit to Ireland thisweekend, a former chairman of the SDLP has said.Retired assembly member Alban Maginness described […]

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Religious imposter: Free Presbyterian church urges followers to reject Pope’s visit

Posted By: August 21, 2018

Pope Francis who will visit these shores next SaturdayBelfast Telegraph. Sunday, August 19,  2018The Free Presbyterian Church has called on its followers to avoid next week’s Papal visit to Ireland Pope Francis will address a gathering at Phoenix Park in Dublin next weekend, with 250,000 people also expected to attend events at the RDS, Croke Park and Knock.It will […]

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Illinois Labor Leader to Receive World Peace Prize

Posted By: August 19, 2018

                                                      Michael T. Carrigan, President, Illinois AFL-CIO CAPITOL HILL. Monday, August 20, 2018—  For the first time in history, an Illinois resident will be honored with the World Peace Prize. The World Peace Prize Awarding […]

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