Categories: Northern Ireland, Local Wackos, Loyalists, LVF, UDA, UVF, Republicans, Dissident Republicans, Sinn Fein, IRA
On Neutral Working Environments
by beano 
on 25 Feb 2008 at 10:43. Categories: Europe, Sinn Fein, Republicans, Devolved Government, History Given Sinn Fein's serious, and not at all opportunistic, commitment to creating "neutral working environments" I'm shocked, nay stunned, to find them taking advantage of International Women's Day to celebrate a convicted bomber, Mairead Farrell. Surely t… more »
Dangers of Demonisation
by beano on 23 Feb 2008 at 13:12. Categories: Northern Ireland, Local Wackos, Orange Order / Other Marches, Republicans, History Is it any wonder unionists feel like their culture and identity is constantly under attack? It's all very well for people in Northern Ireland who are familiar with the bullshit emanating from the likes of the Andytown News group and the various interest… more »
Reclamation of Donegal Begins
Donegal: northernmost of the Three Counties (red)
OK, maybe not, but following recent speculation about the transfer of Cavan to Northern Ireland, those who hear the word Ulster and think of the historic province, whose boundaries were set on the auth… more »
10 Years and £181 million
The Saville Inquiry was established in 1998 to re-examine the events of 30th January 1972, AKA "Bloody Sunday". We knew then that soldiers shot dead 14 people in the Bogside in Londonderry's. 10 years and £181 million later and that's still about all… more »
Terrorism, not warfare
by Michael Shilliday on 19 Feb 2008 at 13:25. Categories: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Sinn Fein, IRA, Dissident Republicans, Culture, Politics, History The Assembly has rejected any suggestion that the IRA's sectarian murder campaign was a war. A good thing, and fairly unsurprising.
I've always liked Danny Kennedy, but his performance since devolution has impressed me, and he is clearly im proving… more »
Jnr gone
by Michael Shilliday on 18 Feb 2008 at 16:51. Categories: Northern Ireland, Politics, Devolved Government Finally, he jumps. Take a look at his (graceless) resignation statement on the BBC website. He states that more important than the government, is his party's reputation. I don't like that much. Guido points out the obvious point. Nothing screams "he… more »
Delivering for Ulster
Cavan: southernmost of the Three Counties (red)
Our illustrious First Minister has come in for some heavy criticism over his cosy relationship with the leader of the Republic Bertie Ahern, but the preacher has proven his doubters wrong again. The DUP… more »
Protecting the law from the law makers
by Michael Shilliday on 10 Feb 2008 at 23:31. Categories: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Politics, Devolved Government I've been having an argument with Seamus here over legislators and who is qualified to be a lawmaker. I firmly believe that the salary of a legislator must be sufficient to attract those with sufficient expertise to be in a position to make good laws.… more »
MLAs To Consider 16% Pay Rise
by beano on 08 Feb 2008 at 10:10. Categories: Northern Ireland, Business & Economy, Politics, Devolved Government A review of Northern Ireland's MLA's pay is expected to recommend a 16% pay-rise, taking the MLA's basic salary to £52,000. MLAs will themselves then vote on whether or not to accept the recommendation.
That's clearly not going to do much to help r… more »
Conservatives Courting (potential) Candidates
Seems a novel (to say the least) way of recruiting electoral candidates, but the Northern Ireland Conservatives have a message on their blog requesting that:
"people - from all backgrounds - who might like to put themselves forward for the next Westmi… more »
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