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Speaker could be the first casualty of RHI scandal

Posted By: December 24, 2016

Robin Newton is facing calls to vacate the speaker’s officeNewton Emerson. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, December 24, 2016The first casualty of the RHI scandal could be DUP speaker Robin Newton (no relation). At an emergency session of the Assembly on Monday, he was unable to explain what law, precedent or standing order enabled him to call Arlene Foster […]

UK documents raise new allegations on the state’s role in the Troubles

Posted By: December 24, 2016

“The Irish government recently highlighted its concern over delays, while Downing Street said most killings were carried out by paramilitaries, and it won’t allow anything that might ‘rewrite the history of the Troubles’.But in the absence of a formal process to deal with the past, the UK government must see that its role is already being reassessed, courtesy […]

Fermanagh MLAs urge Foster to stand aside for RHI probe

Posted By: December 23, 2016

Fermanagh MLAs urge Foster to stand aside for RHI probe By Lauren Harte. Fermanagh Herald. Thursday, December 22, 2016  l.harte@fermanaghherald.com  Sinn Fein MLAs Sean Lynch and Michelle Gildernew say public needs to know who benefitted from the scheme.Arlene Foster’s Assembly colleagues in Fermanagh and South Tyrone have repeated calls for her to stand aside and allow for a full […]

West hand-wringing in face of human suffering

Posted By: December 23, 2016

“After Eames-Bradley (2009) and Richard Haass (Christmas/New Year 2013) came the Stormont House Agreement, published on this day two years ago, which promised among other things to establish bodies that would deliver on historical investigations and information retrieval.The agonising wait for those who would wish to benefit is an affront to human decency.”Martin O’Brien. Irish News (Belfast).Friday, December 23, 2016It’s difficult to feel overly festive […]

Gilman, longtime friend of Ireland, dead at 94

Posted By: December 23, 2016

  Ray O’Hanlon, Irish Echo. Wednesday, December 21, 2016  Ben Gilman with Fr. Sean McManusBen Gilman, for many years a Republican member of the House of Representatives, and one of the most active Congress members on issues of Irish American concern has died aged 94.Gilman retired from Congress in 2002 but left behind a record on Irish issues […]

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