Posted By: October 05, 2013
“Dealing with the past” is one of the most serious issues in Northern Ireland . Here , Patrick Muphy gives his perspective. IN WAR WE BURY THE TRUTH WITH THE DEAD Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, October 5, 2013. WHAT exactly is the difficulty in dealing with the past? While some believe that a […]
Posted By: October 02, 2013
The writer reflects on the extremeness of the Orange Order TIME FOR ORANGEMEN TO END TWADDELL MADNESS Allison Morris. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, October 2, 2013 The proposal by the Orange Order to end the impasse in north Belfast has been treated cynically by some nationalists and contemptuously by others. After almost three months of protests […]
Posted By: October 02, 2013
Brian Feeney gives his critique of the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. BURNING BUSH MIRACLE FOR A CLUELESS VILLIERS Brian Feeney. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Who do you believe? Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly told the BBC that the power-sharing executive at Stormont is in crisis, that the relationship between Martin McGuinness […]
Posted By: October 01, 2013
BY COLIN O’CARROLL. BELFAST TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers has hit back at charges the Government is “semi-detached” from the Haass group’s attempt to solve the contentious areas of flags, parading and the past. She made her comments at an ‘UlsterFry’ meeting at the Conservative Party Conference. Replying to charges from Shadow Labour Northern Ireland spokesmanVernon Coaker, Ms Villiers said: “The […]
Posted By: September 28, 2013
” The second virus is naked sectarianism. Behind the mask of parliamentary procedure, power sharing and smiling ministerial faces across the world, stormont is built on sectarianism and cannot operate without it. Power-sharing on a sectarian basis merely gives power to the most sectarian…” Patrick Murphy reminds us that sectarianism is at the root and branch of life in Northern Ireland DISEASE […]