Posted By: February 03, 2018
The unemployment rate for Catholics has more than halved over the past 25 years, according to a new study By Mark Edwards. Belfast Telegraph. Thursday, February 1, 2018 The unemployment rate for Catholics has more than halved over the past 25 years, according to a new study.Figures published in the Labour Force Religion Report by Stormont’s Executive […]
Posted By: January 31, 2018
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 31, 2018SINN Féin plans to raise a blueprint for redrawing the north’s electoral boundaries with Theresa May, claiming the latest proposals will leave four assembly seats without nationalist representation.The Boundary Commission has stressed that its recommendations for reducing the number of regional seats from 18 to 17 were made impartially and without political interference.Its revised proposals, […]
Posted By: January 31, 2018
Allison Morris. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 The revelation that police did not disclose material to Troubles inquests from a military intelligence database they have held for a decade was described as “staggering” last night. Presiding coroner Mrs. Justice Keegan said the PSNI took possession of the sensitive information – which includes Ministry of Defense documents – in 2007. “However, the […]
Posted By: January 31, 2018
Sean McCann. The Herald.Scotland. Monday, January 29, 2018 Sean McCann, Founding partner and former consultant in Criminal Law in the firm of McCann and McCann Solicitors, Belfast. EMOTIONS were raised, and old wounds opened when, Gary Haggarty, in return for a reduced sentence, agreed to give evidence against his former UVF colleagues.He had been a paid police informer for eleven […]
Posted By: January 31, 2018
Slugger O’Toole Web Site. January 22, 2018 Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin writes for Slugger about the upcoming talks and the Irish Language ActOn Wednesday our local political parties, this time the 5 ‘main parties’ as they are described in the media, will return to the table to try and flesh out a deal which would allow for the Executive to be […]