Scoil na Seolta – A plea for tolerance…
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There has been much in the news recently about the proposed new integrated Irish language school in East Belfast: Scoil na Seolta. There has been talk about opposition to it in East Belfast and most recently it was raised in …
The Provincial Derbies and Emerging Ireland Stars
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Leinster versus Munster Both Leinster and Munster have named strong teams for their hugely anticipated clash at a near sold out Croke Park, which looks like breaking the URC attendance record with a near 80,000 crowd. Munster have something of …
Should we be able to opt out of the news?
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So, last Sunday morning, I was chilling out. I was having my breakfast and listening to RTÉ radio 1. On Sunday mornings, John Bowman’s archives show is very good, as is the Sunday Miscelony that comes after it. But between …
A Country has a Right to Defend Itself?
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Forty years ago on Saturday, the IRA came close to wiping out the entire British Cabinet in the Brighton Bomb (Oct 12th 1984). Through luck, only 5 people were killed, but many members of the government were injured, some seriously. …
Why on earth does it take a year to remove a bridge?
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The BBC reports: Work to dismantle the Boyne Bridge in Belfast city centre is to start on Saturday. Durham Street, which runs across the bridge, will close for a year to facilitate work on the new Grand Central Station. The …
In the Dáil Sinn Féin leadership still trying to deflect as further details emerge on McMonagle’s access to Stormont
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You’d wonder what Pearse Doherty was on yesterday in the Dáil when his colleague and leader of the opposition treated their party’s liabilities around McMonagle with lurid insouciance, as it becomes ever obvious the whole party needs to go into …
4th woman killed in NI in six weeks…
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From the BBC: A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a 22-year-old woman was found in south Belfast. Mary Ward was found dead by police officers at her home on Melrose Street on 1 October. The Police …
Should the Israeli Military Campaign Continue?
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One year after the Oct 7th atrocity, the horror continues, Palestinian civilians and young Israeli soldiers continue to die and a much wider conflict appears to be on the way. After a year of peace marches, letters to the press, …
Michael O’Leary is a convert to solar panels…
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Say what you like about the Ryanair boss, but he knows the value of a euro or two. The BelTel reports that he is a happy bunny with his new solar install on his farm. From the article: Michael O’Leary …
Sue Gray quits as Number 10 chief of staff…
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Former Newry pub landlady Sue Gray has quit as number 10 chief of staff. From the FT: Sir Keir Starmer has conducted a massive shake-up of his misfiring Number 10 team, with Sue Gray, his controversial chief of staff, quitting …