Even allowing for the degree of friction within the power-sharing coalition, it’s still pretty startling stuff. Sinn Féin councillor Jim McVeigh recently told a group calling itself United Republicans that the PSNI were engaged in a “campaign of persecution against Catholics” and that “our women and our children” were being beaten back into their homes. […]
May, 2013
Where’s the parity?
Even allowing for the degree of friction within the power-sharing coalition, it’s still pretty startling stuff. Sinn Féin councillor Jim McVeigh recently told a group calling itself United Republicans that the PSNI were engaged in a “campaign of persecution against Catholics” and that “our women and our children” were being beaten back into their homes. […]
"This is my home!" Oh God no.
Funny image of the past week: Edwin Poots sitting in that nursing home with a 90 + -year-old. She’d been on the Nolan Show earlier in the week and had been encouraged to express her feelings of alarm and distress. So here was Edwin, the Health minister, with the very same woman, and what are […]
“This is my home!” Oh God no.
Funny image of the past week: Edwin Poots sitting in that nursing home with a 90 + -year-old. She’d been on the Nolan Show earlier in the week and had been encouraged to express her feelings of alarm and distress. So here was Edwin, the Health minister, with the very same woman, and what are […]
Who fears to speak of a border poll?
Sluggerotoole.com is one of those sites that I visit on a regular basis. You occasionally get daft debates but usually I’m struck by how informed and logical many of the contributors are. However, I usually resist the temptation to engage with its discussions since life is short and besides, this blog gobbles up enough of […]
Who fears to speak of a border poll?
Sluggerotoole.com is one of those sites that I visit on a regular basis. You occasionally get daft debates but usually I’m struck by how informed and logical many of the contributors are. However, I usually resist the temptation to engage with its discussions since life is short and besides, this blog gobbles up enough of […]
The South’s abortion bill: insufficient or irrelevant?
There are those who believe that in order to divert our attention from the economic mess, our leaders and the media make much of other matters, frequently sexual: – gay marriage being an outstanding example of this. I think there’s some truth in that. Personally I don’t get it with regard to gay marriage. That […]
The South’s abortion bill: insufficient or irrelevant?
There are those who believe that in order to divert our attention from the economic mess, our leaders and the media make much of other matters, frequently sexual: – gay marriage being an outstanding example of this. I think there’s some truth in that. Personally I don’t get it with regard to gay marriage. That […]
Why Gerry should come clean
Six reasons why Gerry Adams should admit he was a member of the IRA It will give those of us who always tell the truth the opportunity to say “If he told a lie about his membership of the IRA, how can we trust him when he says anything else?” These would include such matters […]
Why Gerry should come clean
Six reasons why Gerry Adams should admit he was a member of the IRA It will give those of us who always tell the truth the opportunity to say “If he told a lie about his membership of the IRA, how can we trust him when he says anything else?” These would include such matters […]