March, 2017

Why do unionists want republicans to say they’re sorry?

Passing off the political disguised as the private is a familiar sleight-of-hand here. What you do is, you present your case as one which has nothing to do with politics. Then if you get the desired response, the matter becomes political. Sometimes the people presenting their case don’t even realize  their private case is being used […]

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BREXIT= BREAKUP? by Niall Murphy KRWLaw LLP

This is a draft of the lecture to be delivered to the Brehon Law Society in New York tonight.    INTRODUCTION On 23rd June 56% of the people in the north of Ireland voted to remain in the EU. They did so because it is in their best interests politically and economically. Yesterday Theresa May […]

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Stephen does what he can to correct the (gulp) narrative

      A few weeks ago, when Sinn Féin swept to its best-ever election results in our North-East Nest, the present Mrs C murmured “Next, the fusillade.” As usual, she had read the runes correctly. Stephen Collins ( no relative, I tell you, no relative)  in today’s Irish Times does what Stephen Collins does. The […]

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‘Bigotry –a challenge for all’ by Joe McVeigh

  Some years ago, just after the Agreement, the District Council set about clearing the walls of offensive graffiti. In one staunchly unionist village there were some anti-Catholic slogans painted on walls. One slogan in a prominent place on the bridge read, ‘NO POPE HERE’. The workers employed by the Council set about clearing it […]

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McGuinness tribute by John Gibson

When the first Irish settlers in what we now know as Derry chose to bestow the name of ‘Doire’ on their new home, it was hugely significant for the county to be named in honour of their most sacred tree; revered and respected for the strength, durability and versatility of its wood. This month, Ireland’s […]

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‘Brexit and the Irish Border: Not a matter of British National security interest but rather a matter of vital Irish National interest’ by Sammy McNally

  The British government has decided not to reveal what its security services have told them about the security risks of the post-Brexit Irish border. Having declined to release the relevant documents  under a Freedom of Information (FOI)  request (see below), then clearly there can be no ‘National Security’ issues with publicly announcing a summary […]

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THE   CATS’   PYJAMAS by Perkin Warbeck

At the turn of the Millennium the name of T.K. Whitaker was at the very tip top of the lengthy list of canditated for the title of ‘Ireland’s Greatest Living Irishman’. A wunderkind of the Public Service he distinguished himself from his early twenties in a variety of arenae, including the financial, economic, politcal and […]

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