Perhaps it's evidence of Godwin's Law, but I made a reference (originally an inaccurate one - thanks Aonghus) to a Dublin statue of a celebrated Republican and a Nazi sympathiser, Sean Russel. It was something of an off-the-cuff remark in the thread abou… more »

The Friends of William Orr Republican Flute Band parade scheduled for 9th August in Ballymena will go ahead, but will do so under conditions set down by the Parades Commission following concerns raised by the unionist community in the town. The full t… more »

As pointed out earlier on EU and already blogged elsewhere the Romeo 12 watchtower in South Armagh's bandit country is being dismantled as I type. It seems little has changed for our Tony-appointed lord and master Peter Hain since his days in the "Troops… more »