Posted By: January 03, 2019
Claire Simpson. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, January 3, 2019The Republic’s business minister Heather Humphreys. Picture by Hugh RussellFINE Gael minister Heather Humphreys has told of her experiences of living along the border during the Troubles as she warned against a hard Brexit.Ms. Humphreys, who is from the village of Drum in Co Monaghan, said peace in Northern Ireland remains “fragile” and […]
Posted By: January 03, 2019
Patsy Gildernew, Austin Currie and Joe Campbell took part in the Caledon sit-in in protest against civil rights abuses in 1968 Connla Young.Irish News. Belfast.Thursday, January 3, 2019 The funeral has taken place of a Co. Tyrone man who took part in a protest believed to have given birth to the civil rights […]
Posted By: January 03, 2019
“I am deeply sorry about the death of Jeannie. God rest her noble Irish soul and big Irish heart. Jeannie and her late, great husband Charlie, were some of the first Irish-Americans I met when I arrived in America on October 2, 1972. I was inspired and hugely impressed by their extraordinary dedication to […]
Posted By: January 02, 2019
Another champion Irish dancer’s father was a top loyalist in Long KeshAngeline King.Irish Times. Dublin.Wednesday, January 2, 2019“When you come to see me during the Easter break, I trust you will bring your medal with you and tell me all about the festival.”These words were written by a loyalist prisoner to his daughter in 1978 on the occasion of her […]
Posted By: January 02, 2019
Brian Feeney. Irish News. Belfast. January 2, 2019Big headlines about a Fianna Fáil/SDLP ‘merger’ in the new year. Here’s one prediction for 2019: it won’t work.For a start, it wouldn’t be a merger; it’s a Fianna Fáil takeover, and the SDLP goes out of existence. That’s reminiscent of Dorothy Parker’s famous comment when she was told President Coolidge was […]