SCHOOLS should be allowed to independently decide the content of their history syllabus. If some schools prefer to give their primary and high school children an emphasis on Eurocentric history, so be it. This choice should be allowed for schools that are determined to prepare their students by teaching in-depth histories of the world, especially […]
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OPINION – ELLY ODHIAMBO: Britain’s Natural History Museum must return skulls of African fighters taken as trophies
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South Belfast SDLP MLA presses case for local newspapers with Minister Murphy
SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole has met with Finance Minister Conor Murphy to raise the issue of support for local newspapers. The South Belfast representative had earlier called on the Executive to take urgent action to preserve the vital role of local and regional media in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The Coronavirus crisis has […]
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50 years on from Falls Curfew, William Burns, cut down at his front door by British soldier, is remembered
WILLIAM Burns (above) was the second person to be killed by the British Army during the Falls Curfew of 1970. The 54-year-old was a member of one of the best-known families along the whole of the Falls Road. He helped run a flourishing family business in Castle Street and, after its sale in 1968, two […]
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OPINION – ANDRÉE MURPHY: Irish government was blind to our heartbreak over Noah
THERE are times when partition hits home in a most sickening way. The past week in the North has yielded unending sadness and trauma with the disappearance of Noah Donohoe and the discovery of his body. Across the north of Ireland our airwaves and social media platforms were convulsed as we physically and spiritually joined […]
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WE SAY: Noah’s death unites us all and spotlights community co-operation…as well as, sadly, dark corners of internet
IF the tragedy of Noah Donohoe held us breathless and sick with worry for the better part of a week, and if the final heartbreaking outcome left us reeling, we can hardly even begin to imagine what the teenager’s family have been through. The Noah story filled the airwaves and the columns of the mainstream […]
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O’Neill ‘sorry’ for grieving families’ hurt after funeral attendance controversy
DEPUTY First Minister Michelle O’Neill has apologised for hurt caused to grieving families, who conformed to coronavirus guidelines for death rites, by her attendance at the funeral earlier this week of veteran republican Bobby Storey. The apology comes as it was confirmed that Bobby Storey’s remains were moved to Roselawn for cremation after Tuesday’s funeral […]
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