Click link to listen to Andrée IN this pandemic unthinkable compromise must be considered. Last week Robin Swann formally requested help from the British army “to help distribute lifesaving equipment and to plan for a temporary hospital at the former Maze prison site”. There was a row because the rest of the Executive had not […]
Archive | April, 2020
OPINION – ANDRÉE MURPHY: LOCAL USE OF BRITISH ARMY IN COVID CRISIS ‘MYOPIC’
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OPINION: Priti Patel More British than the Old Guard in her treatment of refugees
HONESTLY, I can’t find anything decent to write about the Tory Home Secretary Priti Patel. She is the daughter of Ugandan refugees. Idi Amin expelled Ugandan Asians in the early 1970s and in that bigoted policy, Patel’s Gujarati Indian parents hurried outbound to London. When the family arrived in Britain, the so-called mother country had […]
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TUAIRIM: Fíorú na mianta beaga le linn na dianghlasála
Cnag ar an nasc thuas le héisteacht le Gráinne Chuir bean ón Chomhar Creidmheasa scairt orm maidin Dé Luain ar leath i ndiaidh a naoi cúpla seachtain ó shin. ‘An am maith é seo le do ghnóthaí a phlé?’ ar sí. ‘An dtig liom scairt a chur ar ais ort?’ arsa mise. ‘Tá mé suas […]
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OPINION – Gerry Adams: Neglect of Moore Street battlefield is a morality tale for our times
REPUBLICANS across the island of Ireland and beyond commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising last weekend. The online Sinn Féin events were all exceptional and I want to commend everyone involved in producing them. The National Commemoration broadcast in particular – including Mary Lou’s oration – was very uplifting. As we continue to commemorate these events, […]
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‘Mother of all send-offs’ promised for famed frontman Marty Lundy
Katmandu – I Can Make The Future Today we were saddened to learn of the death of Pat Fitzpatrick (Fitzy), original keyboard player with the legendary Katmandu. In a long, diverse and illustrious career Pat played with acts such as Katmandu, Van Morrison, The Blades, Something Happens and latterly as the 'sixth member' of Aslan. […]
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VIDEO FLASHBACK 1964: Dublin and Belfast bakeries battle it out at Casement Park
If you’re missing your weekly football fix, take a look at the clip above where a GAA football match dating back to 1964 sees Kennedy’s of Belfast compete against their baking brethren from Dublin at Casement Park. (And for the chance to win a hamper of goodies to help you endure the lockdown, see competition details […]
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