PIC 1 PIC 2 PIC 3 PIC 4 PIC 5 PIC 6 . 1. Of the twenty odd towers which necklace the coastline of Malta perhaps The Red Tower is the most eye-catchcng, not least for its eminent location and distinctive colour. / Den bhreis is scor túr atá le fáil mar mhuince ar chosta Mhalta seans gurb é An Túr […]
May, 2021
A tribute to the Relatives Action Committees on this 40th Anniversary year of the 1980/81 Hunger Strikes – by Mary Nelis
They stood in the square in Sligo, shivering not just from cold but from fear and worry, for they had no experience of this way of life. They pulled the old grey blankets around them lest some of their nakedness might show to the small curious crowd who had gathered, albeit at a distance away […]
Is Northern Irish Unionism the only Entity Keeping Britain in Ireland? – by Michael Lagan
Much is made of how partition was intended to be temporary. It was enacted on 3rd of May 1921 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. The Act intended for both territories, North and South to remain within the UK and contained provisions, ironically, for their eventual reunification. While this may be correct, we all […]
The LCC Speak for Unionism on an International Stage -by Michael Lagan
Downing Street has hit back at Ursula von der Leyen’s “disappointing” lack of recognition of the anger in the North after the European Commission President blamed Brexit for recent problems. The ‘disappointment’ stemmed from President von der Leyen’s assertion that the problems in the North were the result of Brexit in general, not the NI […]
Irish unity and how to get there
This blog first appeared as a column in The Andersonstown News There are times when being a never-never unionist must be hard. Like, when you fume as you watch Bobby Storey’s funeral; and when, months later, your blood-pressure breaks the glass after Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) finds, as it did a while back, that the PSNI acted properly […]
That Ryanair hi-jack and casting the first stone
Looking forward to a nice holiday abroad when lock-down ends? Thinking of flying Ryanair? Maybe that second question is unfair, because these days ‘Ryanair’ takes our thoughts directly to the hi-jack of that Ryanair flight which was forced to land in Belarus amid pretend talk of a bomb scare, but actually was so that journalist […]
“Trust me, I’m a doctor” – by Donal Lavery
This is an interesting article by Dónal Lavery, late of this parish, about Kincoralinked abuse. It’s an area I’m afraid I’m totally ignorant about, but Dónal and others appear to be unearthing some interesting stuff. “Trust me, I’m a Doctor”- A closer look at the ‘Celebrity Psychiatrist’ closely linked to Kincora Boys Home and British Intelligence.
STATE CRMES AND BLUNDERS – by Donal Kennedy
It would be nice to think that when Hitler shot himself, state criminality became a thing of the past. But plucky little Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Britain, and the United States have been up to their armpits in innocent blood in the 76 years since. Ireland has been complicit . Shannon Airport has been […]
GP APPOINTMENTS – by Mary Nelis
Where have all the GPs gone? That’s a question being asked these days by a lot of patients all over the North. I am old enough to remember the days before General Practice, the days before The National Health Service. There were viruses in those days too, illnesses like diphtheria, scarlet fever, TB, measles and […]
A People Divided – by Michael Flanagan
Inbox Unionism is splintering and falling apart at a time when political Unionism needs to stick together. A very revealing glimpse of this ‘splintering’ recently came to light, after a young man called Joel Keys represented the Loyalist Communities Council before Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. There was something strange about young Joel Keys being […]