It has been brought to my attention that in a recent blog on this site about the murders of two Fermanagh farmers near Newtownbutler on 23 October 1973, I failed to acknowledge my sources for the article published. This was an oversight on my part for which I apologise. For the record, I relied […]
JFK AND ME IN DUBLIN 963 – A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THAT OF DAVE MURPHY by Donal Kennedy
I was 21 years old and working in Irish Shipping on Aston Quay a few yards from O’Connell Bridge.I lived on the Hill of Howth, so I stayed in town to await the visitor, having a quick meal in the CIEcanteen in Sackville Place, (where some busmen were […]
PSNI accessed journalist’s phone while he was investigating potential corruption – by Claire Simpson via Fr Sean McManus.
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus Tuesday, July 25, 2023. “This should make disturbing reading to our friends in Congress, who are concerned about equality, justice, and peace in Northern Ireland. The Police Service of Northern Ireland was meant to initiate a “new beginning to policing” from the discredited RUC. This […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC IRELAND, THUGGERY IN DUBLIN, HURLING AND THE SWEETEST SONG IN THE WORLD
The economist David McWilliams says “Whether the loyal brotherhood like it or not, the economies of the North and its much larger cousin, the South, are integrating slowing but surely. This will continue because it makes commercial sense.” Is he right? And if he is, where does that leave the DUP? There have […]
JFK visits Ireland, 1963 – by Dave Murphy
I was 14 years old. I had just completed my first year in secondary school and was now enjoying the novelty and the luxury of a three-month school holiday. Predictably, the weather was dreadful. Just a week before, there had been a torrential downpour unlike anything that anyone had ever seen in Dublin. The road […]
ENGLAND’S ENDURING BAD FAITH – by Fr Sean McManus
IRISH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING Distributed to Congress by Irish National Caucus ENGLAND’S ENDURING BAD FAITH FROM 1920 TO 2023 (NOT TO MENTION FROM 1169 TO 1920). By Fr. Sean Mc Manus. Saturday, July 22, 2023. Let our guide on this be, not a famous Irish hero, but a famous French hero—General/President De Gaulle: “For […]
Church & State –A Personal Experience by Joe McVeigh
I was a priest working in Monaghan town parish in the early years of the so-called Troubles (1971-73) and while working there I discovered, to my dismay, the hostility of the southern political establishment towards Northerners generally and towards anyone of a republican persuasion in particular. Northerners were subjected to constant harassment and surveillance […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT SIR JEFF,, ROBT. KENNEDY, DRUGS, LEO-UKRAINE MICHEAL-EUROPE, & BY-ELECTIONS
Is Jeffrey Donaldson the prisoner of his party – and of course Jim Allister? Chris Heaton-Harris says they met and had made ‘good progress’. What doe that even mean? Robert Kennedy, the son of Bobby Kennedy, is running for the Democratic nomination for US President. Who will benefit by his efforts? And why do […]
My guilty pleasure this morning
I’ve just switched on my TV briefly to check on how the England Lionesses were doing against Haiti. At that very moment, a penalty was being awarded to England for a Haitin hand-ball. As the England player got set to take the penalty, the English commentator said “She’ll put it to the goal-keeper’s […]
Irish signage and whales
Does signage in Irish as well as English really matter? Just about everybody can read written English, so why bother with signage in Irish as well? The conclusions some unionists come to is that Irish signage is supported by backward-looking people who want to annoy unionists. They don’t need signs in Irish, so clearly […]