WHY is law important? I know, a bit existential for today, but given we are beginning Lent and this is to be a time of reflection, let’s ask ourselves some reflective questions. At the Pat Finucane Lecture a couple of years ago international human rights lawyer Paul Seils said, “Law is humankind’s greatest invention.” I […]
Archive | March, 2019
Cap’n Jamie in a new blockbuster
The Clogherhead Convention By Tim Clancy On an early spring day in the Irish Sea, two small Ulster fishing boats are laying down their nets when suddenly they find themselves in the shadow of the Irish Navy’s most feared warship. The little trawlers are impounded, their crews taken hostage. But why? Captain Jamie Bryson was […]
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The greatest novel about our nightmare
Once in a lifetime – perhaps twice if you’re lucky – you will finish a book and turn it upside down, flick through its pages deck-of-cards-style, shake it by its spine and even subject it to the sniff test, all in a bid to try to work out what magic it possessed to knock you […]
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Ireland hoping to find their form against Les Bleus
FOLLOWING last week’s open training session at the Queen’s Arena (The Dub) in Belfast, Ireland’s rugby team will hope to find their form when they take on a resurgent France in the Six Nations at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (3pm). Joe Schmidt’s sids has had a stuttering campaign to date, with their hopes of […]
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Crumlin Star seeking another cup upset as they take on Annagh Utd
Intermediate Cup quarter-final Annagh United v Crumlin Star (Saturday, 1.30pm, Tandragee Road) CRUMLIN Star are well used to causing shocks in cup competitions at this stage and they’ll seek to upset the odds once more when they take on Annagh United on Saturday afternoon in Portadown. Annagh remain firmly in contention for promotion from the […]
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McVeigh braced for challenging St James’ Swifts role
Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League Dunloy FC v St James’ Swifts (Saturday, 2pm, McCamphill Park) NEWLY-appointed St James’ Swifts boss, Dermot McVeigh says he is excited to land his first major managerial role following the sudden departure of previous manager, Damien McStravick last week. The West Belfast club remain in contention for promotion from the […]
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