Categories: International, Americas, USA, Europe, Irish Republic
No More Death, No More FARC
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez recently called for governments to recognise Colombian terrorists (and friends of the IRA) FARC to be recognised as "an army". Sound familiar?
Today Colombians will take to the streets to march in protest against FARC… more »
Yesterday's Men and How Times Change
by beano on 01 Feb 2008 at 15:08. Categories: Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Business & Economy, Politics, Devolved Government
A heart-warming act of friendship in Ballymena today as Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley and the prime minister of the Republic Bertie Ahern got all cozy and loved-up during a visit by the latter to the former's constituency.
Paisley desc… more »
Calling Ruane's Bluff
by beano on 23 Jan 2008 at 15:38. Categories: Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Sinn Fein, Education, Devolved Government
It's a busy day on the Caitriona Ruane front today. I'd just like to issue a quick thank you to Jim Allister for confirming that I was right when I said that Ms Ruane was talking out her arse when she said she wanted to change the law to prevent Northern… more »
Lawrie Heading South?
According to the BBC, former Northern Ireland boss Lawrie "is our leader" Sanchez is being interviewed for the Republic job. The question is, following a poor run at Fulham, did he just get lucky with Northern Ireland or is he simply more suited to inter… more »
EU's Secret Environmental Shame
That's the other EU, of course ;). Mark Mardell comments that the British public view the moving of the EU Parliament to Strasbourg for one week every month as a "money-wasting junket hugely enjoyed by journalists, MEPs and researchers." To be honest, I… more »
Worst. Minister. EVER.
In her continuing quest to destroy the educations of hundreds of thousands of children, Caitriona Ruane is to change the law so that Northern Ireland's schools can no longer give preference to Northern Ireland-resident children when it comes to allocatin… more »
Irish Football Association Scoop Mutlicutlural Award in Dublin
As the Northern Ireland football team look to their match away to Spain tonight knowing they must win to have even a chance of qualifying, the Irish Football Association picked up an award in Dublin last night marking the success of it's Football For All… more »
FIFA Suggest Apartheid in Irish Football
In a proposal that could ultimately lead to the demise of one of the world's oldest Football Associations, FIFA's legal committee have suggested that there should be 2 notionally all-Ireland teams: one for Gaelic/Catholic nationalist and republicans and… more »
IFA Victory in Republic Poaching Row
It looks like FIFA have ruled in the favour of the IFA [also here] in the ongoing poaching row, establishing a rare victory for common sense, following a complaint from the Irish FA.
The FAI, organisers of football in the Republic of Ireland, have bee… more »
Thought for the Day
...a majority of people in the EU's five biggest countries, including Britain, would like to have a say, although they are unlikely to get it.
BBC News on the European Constitution Treaty
That just about sums up the EU and its attitude towards citi… more »