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How was the Irish Border drawn in the first place?

Posted By: March 14, 2019

 Three civil servants produced different options for temporary “exclusion zone” in 1914 Conor Mulvagh . Irish Times. Dublin. Monday, February 11, 2019   The modern Irish Border as proposed in Sir James Dougherty’s final assessment, May 11, 1914. Nearing a century in existence the Irish Border has become the defining feature of Ireland’s political geography. […]

A border poll is inevitable, it is just a question of when

Posted By: March 13, 2019

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Congress “Brian Feeney, columnist for the Irish News of Belfast, continues to speak truth to power, cutting through all the nonsense. As Blessed Martin Luther King, Jr. liked to quote, ‘the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice’ (Theodore Parker,1810-1860). That […]

 MPs reject Theresa May’s deal for a second time

Posted By: March 12, 2019

 I profoundly regret MPs’ decision BBC NI. Belfast. Tuesday, March 12, 2019Theresa May’s EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit.MPs voted down the prime minister’s deal by 149 – a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.Mrs. May said MPs will […]

 MPs reject revised Brexit deal by overwhelming majority

Posted By: March 12, 2019

RTE. Dublin. Tuesday, March 12, 2019 • MPs vote down deal in House of Commons by 391 votes to 242 • MPs to vote tomorrow on whether they want to leave EU without a Withdrawal Agreement • Should MPs reject tomorrow’s vote, there will be another vote on Thursday on an extension to Article 50 […]

An acclaimed book recounting the story of every fatal victim of the Troubles is set to be reprinted

Posted By: March 12, 2019

Definitive “Troubles” publication goes from strength to strength By John McGuirk. Sunday Life/Belfast Telegraph. June 11, 2006 An acclaimed book recounting the story of every fatal victim of the Troubles is set to be reprinted. Lost Lives: The Stories of The Men, Women, and Children Who Died Through The Northern Ireland Troubles will be republished […]

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