Posted By: January 21, 2017
By Peter Taylor BBC News. Peter Taylor. Friday, January 20, 2017The political retirement of Martin McGuinness on Thursday due to ill health marks the end of a remarkable journey. Perceived by some as a terrorist, others as a freedom fighter, he ended up a statesman, a journey similar to those previously made by other historical figures from Menachem Begin to Jomo […]
Posted By: January 21, 2017
Irish Times Editorial. Dublin. Saturday, January 21, 2017 He has reached out to unionists and left Northern Ireland a better place Martin McGuinness will be missed in Irish politics. As an influential and stabilizing voice within Republicanism, the Deputy First Minister in power-sharing executives devoted the latter decades of his life to advocating political accommodation and dialogue over physical force in the cause […]
Posted By: January 21, 2017
Michael Mchugh. Independent. London. Saturday, January 21, 2017 Mr. Adams said the ‘dangers of a hard Brexit are now more obvious than before’ GettyTaking Northern Ireland out of the EU will “destroy” the Good Friday Agreement peace deal, Gerry Adams has said. Speaking at a conference in Dublin on achieving a united Ireland, he claimed fundamental human rights […]
Posted By: January 21, 2017
Failure to recognize equality and to respect the inclusive nature of Stormont’s institutions is at the root of the latest crisis in Northern Ireland politics. But it’s nothing new, former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon tells Joanne Sweeney.Joanne Sweeney. Irish News. Belfast. Saturday, January 21, 2017 SEAMUS MALLON MARTIN McGuinness is not the only nationalist deputy first minister […]
Posted By: January 21, 2017
Newton Emerson.Irish News.Belfast. Saturday, January 21, 2017 The problem with blaming your officials is that it requires them to defend themselves. In the case of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) that means a defense from Dr. Andrew McCormick, who has been a civil servant for 37 years and a permanent secretary – the top mandarin in a Stormont department – on and […]