THE COURSE of Irish history has been marked by insurrection against British rule. The impacts of the various campaigns have been extensively debated, but certain events, such as the republican struggle against criminalisation in the H-Blocks and Armagh Gaol, are almost universally recognised as catalytic in effecting social change. While we know the blanket protest […]
Seamus’s inside story of life on the blanket
Pic of the day, Thursday, February 28
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Pic of the Day, Wednesday, February 27
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Credit where credit’s due as Rosaleen travels afar
LOCATED in West Africa and with a population of over two million people, there are over 70,000 credit union members in The Gambia. Poverty rates are very high with over 60 per cent of the population living on less than €3 a day. For over 20 years the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) Foundation […]
Trade unionist movement launch in Belfast
A NEW trade union movement say unionist workers must be heard in the debate on ending Irish partition. Trade Unionists for a New and United Ireland (TUNUI) comprises more than 150 trade union officials, including a number of general secretaries. Having unveiled the movement in Dublin on Monday, the group held their launch in the […]
Pic of the day, Tuesday February 26
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