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In some ways, there is little difference between Nationalism and Unionism

Posted By: June 03, 2017

Patrick Murphy. Belfast. Saturday . June 3, 2017 Whether you think next Thursday’s election is about Brexit, the border or something else, it will all boil down to a contest between Unionism and Nationalism. It always does.So, as you prepare to put your “X” for one or the other, it would appear reasonable to ask what exactly is the […]

Orangeman’s car “going down road like skittles”

Posted By: June 03, 2017

Staff Reporter. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, June 3, 2017 Roisin McGlone         John Alexander Aughey                CHARGES:   Ms. Clawson told the court that John Alexander Aughey,  pictured outside Belfast Crown Court yesterday, had been laughing  prior to his car hitting her           […]

SDLP leader is changed, changed utterly by Brexit

Posted By: June 02, 2017

Alex Kane. Irish News. Belfast. Friday, June 2, 2017 This was Colum Eastwood speaking in the assembly on June 27, 2016: “Let me just deal with the point that the Secretary of State made about the principle of consent and the Good Friday Agreement. I do not think that this is the right time for a Border poll because I believe […]

DUP backing Brexit bordering on farcical

Posted By: June 02, 2017

Brexit, which the DUP supported, has put the  Border front and center of negotiationsDenis Bradley.Irish News. Belfast. Friday, June 2, 2017 Brexit, which the DUP supported, has put the Irish border front and center of negotiationsWould someone explain to me why the DUP voted for Brexit. I have been on a bit of a mission for a couple of months to […]

Honorary EU membership for North, mooted by former commission head

Posted By: June 01, 2017

Michael McHugh. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, June 1, 2017NORTHERN Ireland should be given “honorary” European Union (EU) membership while remaining part of the UK, a former European Commission head in Belfast has said.The SDLP has joined calls for a referendum on a united Ireland after Brexit to allow the region to rejoin the 27-country bloc.Jane Morrice said Northern Ireland could […]

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