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September 20, 2005
North and South polls apart..?
A Sunday Independent poll has found that support for a united Ireland in the Republic is not perhaps as overwhelming as first thought. "For 45 per cent of respondents a united Ireland held no interest. Many described the concept as out of date and that the Republic's focus should be on a European rather than a narrow nationalistic level. Others said that pursuing a 32-county republic would be regressive not progressive" the paper reports.. August 17, 2005
Two Steps Forward; One Step Back
In today's Irish Times (subs. req.)Vincent Browne argues that not only is the question of the extradition or imprisonment of the Colombia Three an irrelevance - given that the US Administration could not care less about the issue (or Ireland in general for that matter) as long as the Government continues to make Shannon available to military aircraft and supports the US in UN votes - but also that, contrary to claims from some media quarters, their reappearance in Ireland does not represent the same old cynical IRA modus operandi or the "one step forward; two steps back" scenario posited by Fintan O'Toole on Monday's Newsnight. June 20, 2005
Paisley's Certain Victory?
In today's Irish Times, John Waters takes a look at what he describes as the "last battle over the meaning of the Troubles" (subs req.). "The war is over", he agrgues, "but there remains the matter of settled interpretation." [more] January 14, 2005
Why the IRA won't go away, you know...
YESTERDAY's Irish Times carried an article by Anthony McIntyre. He argued that the Northern Bank raid may have put "peace" on hold but it will breathe new life into the peace process, and the process is what keeps Sinn Féin growing. [more] January 07, 2005
A little bit of history repeating...
DENIAL, lies, criminality and complicity - all integral part of the peace process, as far as Tom Luby is concerned. He asks if peace has come with too high a price tag, and questions whether the media or governments have the courage to try and confront the contradictions inherent in the neverending search for a settlement. [more] October 07, 2003
Nationalist perspective on Unionism
Greagoir D laigh has an interesting historical response to A Long Peace?, our pamphlet on the future of Unionism, and finishes with a number of questions about Unionism he has never been able to unravel. [more] September 05, 2003
Ian Paisley on A long peace?
I met with Ian Paisley briefly the other day. His often firey persona has been a dominant theme in Northern Irish politics since as far back as I can remember. He is greyer and thinner than he once was, but his spirit and wit is still impressive for a man knocking close on 80. [more] May 12, 2003
A Long Peace? - press release
Unionists must focus on a basic goal - a peaceful, economically prosperous and politically stable Northern Ireland, while drawing on a reserve of deeply held values, according to a new report on the future of Unionism. [more] |
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