There is something rotten about the continuing presence of loyalist paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland. The IRA, for all the arguments that will continue over its legacy, eventually made the decision to put the gun down. Its armed campaign ended. Its weapons were decommissioned. Its organisation disappeared from the stage as a functioning paramilitary […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THAT MULTIPLE CAR CRASH IN THE SOUTH, TOUCHING OTHER PEOPLE, & MICHEÁL’S BANANAS
That terrible car crash on a motorway, with a car carrying five young men,all masked, rammed into another car critically injuring innocent people, maybe even killing them. Words don’t seem enough to express the horror of it all. But can anything be done? Something MUST be done about road deaths, and we’ve a few suggestions. […]
Patrick Murphy gets carried away
OK – whoa there. Steady up. Let’s not get carried away, as clearly has happened to Patrick Murphy writing in The Irish News. He says the Fleadh did more to unite people than the IRA did in 50 years. Cool your jets, Patrick. The Fleadh was a celebration of Irish culture, and it included various […]
Ireland’s Future by Joe McVeigh
Ireland’s Future is a civic group committed to keeping the issue of a border referendum on Irish re-unification before the people of Ireland and indeed as far as is possible- with limited resources -of keeping the issue alive in England, Scotland/Wales and especially with the Irish diaspora in the USA and Australia. A border […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THE IRELAND’S FUTURE MEETING IN DERRY YESTERDAY, & JASON ARDAY’S DEATH
IRELAND’S FUTURE held an event in Derry yesterday, and it was filled with enthusiasm, relevance and inspiration. But does something more need to be done? What can replace the potential green paper and citizen’s assembly which Sinn Féin proposed and Michéal Martin binned? Where is Plan B – and how urgent is it that we […]
The sad and stupid fate of Jason Arday
There is a man lying dead in England this morning, and most of us assume he took his own life. He was famous, forty-one years of age, and very clever. How and why did this appalling waste of a human being happen? Jason Arday was black, with long dreadlocks and a strong, intelligent face. He […]
The sad and stupid fate of Jason Arday
There is a man lying dead in England this morning, and most of us assume he took his own life. He was famous, forty-one years of age, and very clever. How and why did this appalling waste of a human being happen? Jason Arday was black, with long dreadlocks and a strong, intelligent face. He […]
To avoid the Brexit bollocks, concrete planning needs to be made- NOW
Later this morning, I will head for Derry. They’re having an Ireland’s Future event there, to which I’m looking forward, as well as meeting up with podcast partner, Editor Pat McArt. These events by Ireland’s Future are very important. They give heart to those who already believe in the benefits of a united Ireland and they may […]
Jim, Thomas, Francie and the A5
Francie Molloy, former Sinn Féin MP, has done a very daring thing: he has linked the failure to complete the A5 with the Ulster Plantation. “It hasn’t delivered the A5 because courts have come in the way and people using the courts to obstruct a political process,” he said. “In the A5 you have an […]
Gordon Lyons and the horrors of the Feile
Gordon Lyons,DUP MLA, is a big,open -hearted man. Listen to this: “While the Fleadh brought people together in a spirit of celebration that was open and welcoming, Féile has too often featured elements that divide and offend. Public tributes to convicted terrorists and the platforming of those who glorify a campaign of violence have no […]