Posted By: July 22, 2021
“I had the honor of being invited by Damien’s family to give the “Damien Walsh Lecture” in Belfast on August 2, 2005. I was deeply impressed by the determination of Damien’s mother Marian to get justice for Damien. I am pleased she has received some measure of relief from the Ombudsman Report”—Fr. Sean McManus […]
Posted By: July 22, 2021
Father Sean Mc Manus, President, Irish National Caucus • Belfast, 2 August 2005 When I first went to America on October 2, 1972, it was my hope that I would be able to help inform Americans about the problem in Northern Ireland. Little did I realize that living in America would actually help me […]
Posted By: July 21, 2021
Since 1920, whenever it appeared that Catholics in Northern Ireland might be making a little progress – or being seen as getting uppity – right-wing fundamentalists were magically produced to preach odious anti-Catholic bigotry. It, of course, had nothing to do with true religion but, rather, all about “keeping Catholics in their place” – maintaining the […]
Posted By: July 21, 2021
John Manley. Irish News. Belfast. Wednesday, July 2, 2021. Colum Eastwood believes the Dublin government should establish a citizens’ assembly to discuss Ireland’s constitutional future. The SDLP leader, right, told The Irish News that the initiative, which has so far met with resistance from Taoiseach Micheál Martin, should happen in the current […]
Posted By: July 20, 2021
David Young, Jonathan McCambridge and Rebecca Black, PA. Irish News. Belfast. July 29, 2021 A proposed ban on Troubles prosecutions would not be acceptable in any other modern democracy in the world, the Stormont Assembly has been told. MLAs returned from summer recess today for an emergency sitting to debate the British Government’s […]