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Senator Webb Showed No Interest in Ireland

Posted By: July 12, 2015

      Democratic Candidate Wouldn’t Touch Northern IrelandCapitol Hill. July 12, 2015— The latest Democratic candidate to announce he’s running for president, former Senator Jim Webb (2007- 2013),  may tout his foreign policy expertize but he has shown absolutely no interest in equality, justice and peace in Northern Ireland. Indeed, no U.S. Senator has ever shown less […]

BALLYMURPHY MASSACRE FAMILIES WELCOME ALL-PARTY DÁIL MOTION
 


Posted By: July 12, 2015

The families of the victims of the Ballymurphy Massacre welcomed the all-party motion on the events in Ballymurphy in 1971 and their legacy which is to take place in the Dáil on Wednesday 15 July. Taoiseach Enda Kenny tabled an all-party motion in the Dáil Éireann in support of the families of the victims of […]

Loyalist marches and bonfires are going the way of the Confederate flag

Posted By: July 12, 2015

Dara Kelly @irishcentral July 12,2015 The swastika- bearing flags were discovered near a Loyalist bonfire site and quickly taken down by area residents. Photo by: TwitterIn Northern Ireland fun isn’t the first aim of a bonfire or a parade. The traditional loyalist bonfires of July 11th have no pagan links to the passing seasons or the local deities or celebrations. Instead they […]

Blocking libel reform is hurting DUP most

Posted By: July 11, 2015

Newton Emerson.Irish News ( Belfast).Saturday, July 11, 2015 IT is no accident that allegations involving Nama and “a Northern Ireland politician or party” were made in the Oireachtas, as that is the one place in Ireland where a public statement can be made without the risk of being sued (Stormont has only ‘qualified’ parliamentary privilege.) […]

Stormont a sanctuary for the untouchables

Posted By: July 11, 2015

Patrick Murphy. Irish News (Belfast). Saturday, July 11, 2015 ALTHOUGH the north’s post-Troubles political culture did not make the Nama [National Asset Management Agency] scandal inevitable, it certainly made it possible and maybe even likely. By concentrating on a carve-up of power between the political parties, the peace process facilitated two unwelcome (and, until recently, largely underreported) developments: […]

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