I’m waiting for a journalist – maybe RTÉ – to approach Garda
Commissioner Drew Harris and ask him what he knows of these murderous
activities involving Special Branch.
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Drew Harris and Special Branch collusion
I’m waiting for a journalist – maybe RTÉ – to approach Garda
Commissioner Drew Harris and ask him what he knows of these murderous
activities involving Special Branch.
Published February 10, 2022
Shankill visit illustrates partisan British behaviour
British Direct Ruler Brandon Lewis, British foreign secretary Liz Truss
and Orange Order grand secretary Mervyn Gibson met on the loyalist
Shankill Road in Belfast last Thursday. Commentator Brian Feeney on what
he describes as a deliberately provocative gesture.
Published February 3, 2022
An obituary written by Aisling Claffery for her father, a draughtsman
who produced memorable images connected with the conflict in the north
of Ireland.
Published January 13, 2022
A historical account of the parliamentary debate on the Anglo-Irish Treaty
of 1921, 100 years ago this week which presaged the outbreak of the
Irish Civil War, by Des Dalton.
Published January 13, 2022
Deaf ears and blind eyes fuelled rage we felt for years
Commentator Joe Brolly has addressed the southern establishment’s selfish
response to the conflict in the north.
Published January 6, 2022
2022 will bring north’s disappearance closer
Unionists’ bad faith, bad behaviour and seditious lawlessness
demonstrate the truth of Enoch Powell’s conclusion that there is no
halfway house between full integration into the UK and a united Ireland.
Published January 6, 2022
It’s past time to release Leonard Peltier
This Christmas take a moment to think about Leonard Peltier.
Published December 30, 2021
One hundred years ago this week, a deal forced upon Irish negotiators
under the threat of an immediate and terrible war, brought about
the disastrous partition of Ireland. A historical account by Des Dalton.
Published December 11, 2021
A moment of great hope and optimism
Marking the centenary of the signing of the treaty, Sinn Féin Leader
Mary Lou McDonald writes that a new and United Ireland is within sight
and that we will see the ending of partition and the unification of all
of our people, in our time.
Published December 11, 2021
Unionist noise masks lack of leadership
You couldn’t fail to notice a striking imbalance in the heat and noise generated here this year about the consequences of the Brexit the DUP supported.
Published November 26, 2021
Who is really shocked about the killing of a Palestinian boy?
A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces on Friday, 5 November.
Published November 13, 2021
Triggering Article 16 will mean turmoil for north
Within days of Brexit coming into effect last January xenophobic British tabloids were ranting about Dutch customs officers at the Hook of Holland ferry terminal confiscating ‘British lorry drivers’ ham sandwiches’.
Published November 13, 2021
This climate conference is a scam
I’m starting to get the impression of COP26 as a contrived stitch up. Where world leaders get to present their inadequate action as fixing the problem. This really is dangerous stuff. You see I remember the 1992 Rio Earth Summit well.
Published November 6, 2021
Britain’s shocking role in Indonesian slaughter
British spies incited mass murder of Indonesia’s communists, according to newly declassified papers.
Published October 30, 2021
Britain reasserts its ‘selfish strategic interest’
The worst threat to the Good Friday Agreement is London’s nationalist agenda, writes Emma de Souza.
Published October 30, 2021
Johnson wants to tear up the ‘oven ready’ Brexit deal
The Irish protocol has become a pretext for unravelling the international treaties Boris Johnson signed up to in 2019-20.
Published October 16, 2021
Homeowners demand govt take responsibility for standards neglect
Lisa Hone is one of thousands living with the failure of successive Dublin governments to regulate building materials, resulting in the failure of their new-build homes due to blocks containing mica and pyrite, and who are now seeking full redress.
Published October 9, 2021
When Frederick Douglass met Daniel O’Connell
On September 29th, 1845, a momentous meeting took place in Dublin between a 27-year-old American and a 70-year-old Irish man.
Published October 1, 2021
A proposed sweeping amnesty that would stop all investigations into crimes committed during the conflict, including those by the British military, threatens to thwart the pursuit of truth and justice for victims’ families.
Published September 25, 2021
Protocol is fig leaf for DUP’s retreat to sectarianism
Unionism saw in Brexit an opportunity to wreck the Good Friday agreement and get a hard border back. Instead, it is any prospect of the survival of Northern Ireland that has been demolished.
Published September 18, 2021
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