Posted By: January 04, 2014
The Belfast commentator takes a hard look at the Haass Talks, which ended without success. POOR HAASS JUST LIKE ALICE IN ULSTER-LAND Patrick Murphy. Irish News ( Belfast). Saturday, January 4, 2014. SORRY to spoil a good wake but, now that they have passed away peacefully in our sleep, the Haass talks will not be missed. […]
Posted By: January 03, 2014
BBC.NI.Thursday, January 2, 2014 Gerry Adams said there was an opportunity to resolve outstanding issues Stormont’s parties must be clear in their response to proposals about contentious issues, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has said. Months of negotiations about parades, flags and the legacy of the Troubles ended with no deal on proposals drawn up by US […]
Posted By: January 03, 2014
Frustration in Washington, London and Dublin over Haass talks debacle Richard Haass and Meghan O’Sullivan at 5.30 yesterday morning after the talks ended without any resolution NOEL MCADAM . Belfast Telegraph. Wednesdaym JANUARY 1, 2014 Frustration at Northern Ireland’s political parties in the aftermath of the failed Haass talks went global last night as the White House urged MLAs […]
Posted By: January 02, 2014
Dr Haass’s paper contains impressive, progressive but modest proposals Gerry Moriarty. Irish Times. Thursday, Jan 2, 2014 It’s worth reading the final Richard Haass document on dealing with the past, parades and flags in full. Its 39 pages, which can be viewed here, are clear, concise and well-written. When readers come to the end, the […]
Posted By: January 01, 2014
PARTIES SHOULD PUBLISH THEIR HAASS PROPOSALS Allison Morris. Irish News ( Belfast). Wednesday, January 1, 2014 On and on and on the Haass talks went, journalists lumbered with reporting on the worst gig since the birth of the royal baby in live broadcasts from the Stormont Hotel, trying to sound interested while a whole lot […]