Few eyebrows will have been raised north of the border at this week’s
revelations that the Irish government bungled the Boundary Commission
post-partition. Dropping the ball then set a pattern for the century to
come.
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The long-running farce undermining unity
Few eyebrows will have been raised north of the border at this week’s
revelations that the Irish government bungled the Boundary Commission
post-partition. Dropping the ball then set a pattern for the century to
come.
Published August 3, 2023
North has never been integral part of UK
An Irish academic is right to criticise a new book for ‘sidestepping the
colonial question’ when it comes to the north of Ireland.
Published August 3, 2023
Margaret Buckley was an Irish republican and president of Sinn Féin from
1937 to 1950. She was the first female leader of Sinn Féin and was the
first Irishwoman to lead a political party. An account of her life from
Saoirse, first published by RSF in 1998.
Published July 27, 2023
Brothers Richard (10), Mark (9) and Jason (8), died when a petrol bomb
was thrown through the living room window of their home in Carnany
estate in Ballymoney, on July 12 1998. Dave Joyce, father of one of the
Quinn boys, spoke to the Sunday World.
Published July 27, 2023
The decades-old snake pit that is the former Kincora Boys’ Home in
Belfast, where children were abused in blackmail tactics against
unionist politicians and loyalists by British spooks, is about to
resurface.
Published July 20, 2023
Increasing numbers of Irish republicans are being detained without bail
and with little prospect of facing trial. Members of the Soaradh
leadership have now endured three years of ‘internment by remand’. The
party is calling on all republicans and human rights groups to speak out
about the mounting scandal.
Published July 13, 2023
What exactly is the Orange Order celebrating?
Today marks the start of the marching month of July. It is sometimes
called the mad month which, just like clockwork, sees bonfires in
built-up areas, parades (and feeder parades), speeches and resolutions,
banners, and all the rest.
Published July 6, 2023
Border poll will force all of us to face our biases
A fundamental lack of understanding between people North and South is
the greatest barrier to reconciliation of this island.
Published June 22, 2023
In this 225th anniversary year of the 1798 rebellion, common sense
should dictate the way we view the death of Ireland’s greatest patriot.
By Paddy Cullivan (For the Irish Times).
Published June 15, 2023
Not a single reputable legal expert has expressed support for a bill
which is concocted only to whitewash the actions of British military
personnel here.
Published June 15, 2023
The ethnic cleansing of the Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances in Scotland were part of a process of agricultural change
throughout Britain, but the late timing, the abruptness of the change
from the Clan System in the Scottish Highlands and the brutality of many
of the evictions gave the Highland Clearances particular notoriety.
Published June 8, 2023
Michelle O’Neill’s Washington visit a smart move
Rishi Sunak represents no-one in the north, has no legitimacy to speak for anyone here.
Yet he is trying to concoct a secret deal with the DUP that will provide them with a fig
leaf to cover a return to Stormont.
Published June 8, 2023
How the Civil War tore families apart
One hundred years ago this week, the Civil War came to an end. Peace
settled on the country, but the conflict left a bitter legacy that not
only divided the country politically but also broke families apart — and
the effects reverberated through generations.
Published June 1, 2023
Frankly, there will be an audible sigh of relief in Westminster if it
looks like Northern Ireland will be voted out of existence in the next
few years.
Published June 1, 2023
A Unionist veto dressed as conflict resolution
Imagine people in Britain were told Brexit would not happen because only
a narrow majority had voted for it? That the issue was so divisive it
required a supermajority of 60 percent before it passed?
Published May 25, 2023
Britain is continuing the Palestinian catastrophe
Britain’s role in the Nakba, the Palestinian displacement of 75 years
ago, is not restricted to its actions in the 20th century, writes Leanne
Mohamad, a British Palestinian human rights activist based in London.
Published May 18, 2023
Interview with family of Adrian Carroll
In a rare interview the brothers and sisters of Adrian Carroll have told
how they continue to “remember him every day” despite the passing of
four decades.
Published May 18, 2023
Black flag vigils are taking place in Dublin and elsewhere on Friday to
mark the anniversary of the death of 1981 hunger striker Bobby Sands.
The following piece by Sands was originally published in 1978.
Published May 4, 2023
Following the reported death of Freddie Scappaticci, Anthony McIntyre
recalls the bitter divisions over the ‘Stakeknife’ allegations that the
head of the Provisional IRA’s Internal Security Unit was a British
agent. For The Pensive Quill.
Published April 27, 2023
Looking forward to the next 25 years
A quarter century on from the Belfast Agreement, we look to the next 25
years, committed to work together to build a better, more prosperous
future for all the people of this island.
Published April 20, 2023
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