Posted By: May 30, 2014
BBC NI. May 28, 2014 Northern Ireland’s first minister Peter Robinson has come under fire for defending a pastor who made controversial comments about Muslims. James McConnell of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in north Belfast, described Islam as “heathen” and “satanic”, and said he did not trust Muslims. Mr Robinson said he would not trust Muslims involved in […]
Posted By: May 30, 2014
FR. SEAN MC MANUS AND ANNA LO IN WASHINGTON LAST ST. CAPITOL HILL. Friday, May 30, 2014 — Fr. Sean Mc Manus — President of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus — has expressed sadness at Anna Lo’s announcement that she is retiring from politics and that she may quit Northern Ireland. The Fermanagh -born priest said: ” The only […]
Posted By: May 30, 2014
Cahir O’Doherty @randomirish IRISH CENTRAL. May 29,2014 Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson is facing growing public outrage and calls for his resignation.Photo by: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson is facing growing public outrage and calls for his resignation this week over anti-Muslim comments he made during an interview with the Irish News. […]
Posted By: May 29, 2014
Newton Emerson.Irish News ( Belfast). Thursday, May 29, 2014. LAST weekend’s elections have set the political agenda in Northern Ireland for the rest of the decade, indicating that if Stormont survives it will be in a state of limbo. The council and European results are the third and fourth elections since 2009 in which Sinn […]
Posted By: May 28, 2014
BRIAN FEENEY. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, May 28, 2014 FOR the DUP there’s only one figure that jumps out of the elections, local and European, and it’s not the 131,000 odd that their uninspiring European candidate polled. No, the figure that liquefies their bowels is 75,806, the vote that their nemesis Jim Allister polled. The DUP tried to […]