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SINN FÉIN – THE MONARCHIST PARTY

Newton Emerson. Irish News ( Belfast). Thursday, June 26,2014. IF YOU wanted to be cheeky, you could say Sinn Féin has always been a monarchist party. The original Sinn Féin, founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905, sought an independent kingdom of Ireland under a shared crown with Britain. After the Easter Rising the party […]

Peace Process

Patrick Counihan @irishcentral June 24,2014 04:00 AM Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness urges caution before centenary commemoration invite is issued.Photo by: Google Images Martin McGuinness has held a historic one-on-one meeting with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in Belfast – and praised her role in the peace process. Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister met the English monarch for 10 […]

SCENE-STEALER MARTIN IS EMBARRASSING UNIONISM FIONNUALA O’ CONNOR.

Irish News ( Belfast). Tuesday, June 24, 2014 ANOTHER opening of another show, though in fact it’s the same show here as ran in London, and two years ago in the Lyric. But the Lyric was meant to be a special performance with guest Michael D Higgins, president of Ireland. Then London was […]

GOD REST GERRY CONLON

CAPITOL HILL. Monday, June 23, 2014 — Fr. Mc Manus — President of the Capitol Hill- based Irish National Caucus — has expressed great sorrow at the death of Gerry Conlon. ” Gerry was one of the heroes of the Irish Troubles — and his false imprisonment is one of the best examples of British […]