Jude Collins

For 50 years Unionists upheld a violent one party system of government which excluded the Nationalist/Republican section of the community from power and equality. For 50 years Unionists practiced discrimination and gerrymander to exclude Nationalists. This unjust system of government eventually resulted in a peaceful rebellion in 1968-69. This popular rebellion was viciously suppressed and led […]

  When it was established in 1922, the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was given draconian powers by the Orange-Unionist government to deal with those suspected as enemies of the state. A serving minister from South Africa envied the legal powers given to the RUC.  I am sure there are many stories that could be told […]

Somebody should tip off the Labour Party in Britain about the law of unintended consequences. There are 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords. There were a  lot more, but Tony Blair  as PM trimmed that back to 92 in 1999; now this present British Labour Party under Keir Starmer plan to flush the […]

It seems there is no end to the cases where children were abused in Irish schools by teaching clergy. Latest figures list 64  allegations at Belvedere  College, 89 at Terenure College, 60 at Rockwell College, and on and on.  Allegations against Jesuits, Carmelites, Spiritans (formerly Holy Ghost Fathers) and more. I believe it’s important we […]

Trevor Ringland is a likeable man. Handsome, soft-spoken, a former Ireland rugby player. He is also, in my experience, a man with  seriously deformed thinking about our Troubles and nationalism in general. I remember sharing a BBC radio panel with him once, when the GAA was under discussion. I asked Trevor if the GAA were […]

Over the weekend and today, there are huge demonstrations in Israel, calling for the return of the Israeli hostages, and calling on Netenyahu to get them back or he’s in serious trouble. Is that good news? Florida is ahead of every other state in the US when it comes to banning books in schools. Is […]

    For over a century Russia has not posed a threat to Western countries nor to those  countries’ legitimate interests and it does not do so now.   It is the largest country on our planet blessed with natural resources and with an educated skilled population which can put them to good use for themselves […]

     The weekly IRISH POST, published in London since 1970 describes itself as The Voice of The Irish in Britain. It’s a fair claim and one of the voices featured was mine, from 1974 on. My, how the last half-century has flown! Tempus Fugit, D**n it!   I count the current Editor, Mal Rogers, as a personal […]

Another programme on TV has revealed further detail about the horrors that occurred in Mother and Baby homes. Is it reasonable to say that a Church which contains such ghastly hypocrisy encourages people to leave it?   Colum Eastwood has stepped down as SDLP leader. Will Claire Hanna succeed him? And if she does, will […]

    Colum Eastwood has resigned his post as leader of the SDLP.  Will he continue as an MP in Westminster? Not clear. Certainly Julian Smith, former British pro-consul in this region, hopes he will . Smith  has responded to his stepping down and lathered Colum in compliments, ending with a stirring  ‘Ar aghaidh!” (Forward!) […]