Armed only with his sharpened legal brain Pat Finucane was a formidable
obstacle for those in the British government and military.
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Finucane an indictment of British collusion
Armed only with his sharpened legal brain Pat Finucane was a formidable
obstacle for those in the British government and military.
Published February 20, 2009
Spat between unionists completely meaningless
You probably didn’t notice the little spat between the DUP and UUP
about meeting loyalists, but it’s worth examining as a perfect example
of the parallel universe unionists live in.
Published February 13, 2009
Suspicions well grounded over collusion in report
So far the British government has managed to protect itself and its
agencies from those seeking to probe deeper into this sinister world.
Published February 6, 2009
1919-2009 - Compare and Contrast
Those who paraded themselves in the Mansion House on Tuesday
past have little right to claim the inheritance of the revolutionary
republicans and socialists who established the First Dail.
Published January 23, 2009
In the face of this economic crisis the argument for stronger not
weaker government intervention in the economy needs to be heard.
Published January 16, 2009
Christmas has ended - so should Gaza siege
The reoccupation by Israel of the Gaza Strip and the slaughter of its
Palestinian inhabitants form one of the most shameful episodes, among a
long list of others, for the international community since the state of
Israel was set up in 1948.
Published January 9, 2009
Hunger strikers’ contribution will endure
It is the contribution of the hunger strikers which will endure and make the
difference to peace, justice and freedom - not that offered up by
Cruise O’Brien.
Published January 2, 2009
A Cabinet that keeps hitting the panic button
The Dublin government's reaction to recent challenges shows it may be out of its depth.
Published December 19, 2008
If the current enquiries are anything to go by, truth is not part of
Britain's agenda.
Published December 12, 2008
Assassinating Rosemary Nelson’s character
It now appears that just as she was attacked by them in life, Rosemary
Nelson is now to be attacked in death.
Published December 5, 2008
Another corner turned on road to new Ireland
A Six-County Department of Justice could be functioning by the early months of the new year.
Published November 28, 2008
The triumphalism of the British Army regiment on
public display in the heart of Belfast punched yet another
gaping hole in the approved narrative of the peace process.
Published November 21, 2008
Crucial that DPP role be scrutinised
As the families of those murdered on Bloody Sunday deal with the news
that they must wait another full year to learn the outcome of the
Saville Inquiry, the family of Robert Hamill must be bracing themselves
for the start of the long-delayed inquiry into events surrounding his
murder.
Published November 13, 2008
Army parade cannot airbrush murder legacy
The consequences for the people of this island - nationalist, unionist,
republican and loyalist - of English interference in our affairs was the
backdrop against which the centre of Belfast became a contested space
last Sunday morning.
Published November 7, 2008
Idea that SF could ignore march is absurd
The idea that Sinn Féin could ignore a march through Belfast city
centre by a regiment in the British army is patently absurd.
Published October 31, 2008
British soldiers not welcome on Irish streets
The Royal Irish Regiment’s mercenaries from the war against Afghanistan
arrived in Belfast this month to a chorus of approval from their
supporters in Ireland.
Published October 24, 2008
The presumption of innocence until proven guilty has never applied to
Republicans and the Northern Bank robbery suspects were no exceptions.
Published October 17, 2008
The main trigger of the 1968 Civil Rights demands, equality, has still
to be resolved.
Published October 10, 2008
PDs go down with the system they lauded
They were Ireland's nasty party but their arrogance prevented them ever
listening to the electorate beyond their own narrow sectional interest
group.
Published October 3, 2008
SDLP must stop selling nationalist rights
Published September 26, 2008
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