Posted By: February 25, 2017
Connla Young.Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, February 25, 2017A FORMER British army intelligence officer has criticized historical abuse inquiry findings that children cared for at Kincora Boys Home were not abused by a powerful ring of pedophiles.Colin Wallace spoke out after the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry produced its long-awaited report last month.The inquiry, which was chaired by Sir Anthony Hart, looked at […]
Posted By: February 25, 2017
Brendan Hughes. Irish News.Belfast. Saturday, February 25, 2017THE Constitutional Research Council (CRC) may have bankrolled the DUP’s Brexit campaign, but very little is known about the organization.It has been described as a group of pro-union businesspeople based in Britain, but its size and membership make-up remain unknown.The group’s chair is Richard Cook, a former vice-chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party.Mr. Cook (45) […]
Posted By: February 24, 2017
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed by Irish National Caucus “Almost every day, it seems, the DUP is determined to demonstrate its Anti-Catholic credentials. Here is another boorish and ugly example where a DUP leader refuses to shake hands with the respected Minister of Finance and publisher of the Irish Echo, Mairtin O’Muilleoir. Just imagine a […]
Posted By: February 24, 2017
In his contribution to our election supplement, Sam McBride recaps on the dramatic context of this sudden poll. Sam McBride.News Letter. Belfast. Thursday, February 23, 2017Arlene Foster’s ascent to what seemed an unassailable position and then her sudden ejection from office based on an obscure situation from her past has been extraordinary to behold.The front cover of the 12-page 2017 […]
Posted By: February 24, 2017
“The Good Friday agreement is like a poem, it speaks for itself’– Jean Claude JunckerDerek Scally in Brussels. Irish News. Belfast. Thursday, February 23, 201 Enda Kenny has insisted Ireland’s Brexit negotiating position will not be undermined by his looming departure as the leader in the coming weeks.And the Taoiseach said any Brexit deal should include language that would allow Northern Ireland to […]
