October, 2019

INTR(ODUCTION: In, I think 1984, I had published in London’s IRISH POST  a letter commenting on an article published by the then Political Editor of THE NEW STATESMAN, Peter Kellner,  in a London daily newspaper following a visit of his to West Cork. A Mr J. O’Donnell took issue with me, quoting Mr Kellner –  “A […]

 I’m not sure if there’s a fat lady somewhere in the Conservative Party ranks, but if there is, Boris Johnson must be longing to hear her sing.  Yesterday he and everyone else felt that last week’s sequence of events, comparable to the Almighty’s creation of the universe, was coming to a satisfactory close. It appeared […]

This dark October morning, there are two questions about Brexit which are in a lot of people’s heads.  The second and obvious one is what way the vote will go in the House of Commons – will they vote through Boris Johnson’s latest deal? The first, lurking at the back of many heads, is what […]

Gerry Adams predicted, when the DUP first formed its confidence-and-supply pact with Theresa May’s Tory government, that it would all end in tears.  He may not be the president of Sinn Féin any more, but Gerry knows his history. English politicians have always used Irish politics and politicians for their own ends. For a party […]

Is the DUP a very powerful party or a neutered party? On the face of it you’d say the former, but the latter is probably nearer the mark. If  Nigel or Arlene or Nigel were asked, they would of course say they are a very powerful party. They’re the biggest party in the North and […]

Preview YouTube video YON BOYS The Green Room Belfast 2019YON BOYS The Green Room Belfast 2019.weblocDownload Randall Stephen Hall. Singer songwriter. Genre: “Folk n’ Fusion.”www.randallstephenhall.com www.ruftyroohah.com CD Launch at The Green Room/The Black Box, Belfast Sunday 27th of October. Doors Open at 7.30. performance at 8.00 pm. + Bar. Tickets £10.00. Concession £7.00. Born in Belfast, now […]

Since 1983 the Irish American Unity Conference (IAUC)  has been working nationwide  in a non-partisan, non-sectarian manner to advocate the end of partition in Ireland  AND begin the  democratic re-unification.  This we have done  by promoting protests,  political debate, education, the protection of human rights,  investigation of lawless actions of British security forces, advocacy for the MacBride Fair Employment and the McGuinness Principles.  We […]

Visiting friends in the 1920s, my mother once shared a table with Padraic O’Conaire, novelist, short-story writer and essayist. The great wordsmith uttered “nary a peep” during the encounter.Instead he seemed to transfix the company with his eyes as if trying to read their souls .I’ll  bet it was disconcerting for a young woman of […]

IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus “This article by Fintan O’Toole will be most helpful for Members of Congress and their Staff in clarifying the Brexit-Northern Ireland chaos.It is a ‘must-read’ by a master of his subject.”—Fr. Sean Mc Manus  Tories must grasp the profound stupidity of their approach to the North […]

Arlene Foster said a funny thing last night. Well, actually two funny things. She said that the DUP had always insisted on the political and economic unity of the UK. Let’s take the economic one first. Unity suggests all the bits have equal status, that you’d have pretty much the same economic life if you […]