Two charged with killing…
It seems that two men have been charged with the killing of Gerard Devlin. The PSNI is actively investigating a possible connection between Devlin’s killing and the arsonist campaign in Ballymurphy.
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The Earl Bishop
Interesting BBC article on an upcoming presentation and talk [Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 17 August] by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price on the subject of his new book – The Earl Bishop. The 18th Century ”Earl Bishop” was Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Hervey was also elected [...] read our review »
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Have we Learned our own Lessons? Book Review of John Brewer’s Peace Processes
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
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Lessons in Cute Hoorism: “Graft was accepted, for you were taking from the British…”
I’ve been catching up on some reading, recently. Most pleasantly surprised by John Drennan’s latest opus from Gill and Macmillan, Cute Hoors and Pious Protestors… It’s early days yet, but I was struck by this paragraph, part of a dissection of Fianna Fail near the beginning: One of the more fatal consequences of our colonial [...] read our review »
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Why the fixation with this murder Mick? Because it happened in a Republican area? Slugger’s doesn’t ever give this level of coverage to murders in other areas.
Does it have a political dimension I’m unaware of or is Slugger’s just hoping it does?
I have no idea at this stage. My suspicion is that it is considerably less political than it first appears.
My own interest was piqued when it involved the family of one of the few named people interviewed on Newsnight less than a week ago.
Since some of our readers were asking why the PSNI had not arrested the men responsible, it seemed useful to pick up on this report first thing this morning.
Mick,
Well now we see the font of wisdom on CRJ in West Belfast as presented by Newsnight has been charged along with his son, who he defended on the programme, with murder.
Some how I doubt Newsnight will be clarifying just how plausible their expert really was.
Is this the quality of individual testimony that the IMC mentioned in their report? People that don’t want anybody investigating crime due to their involvement smearing CRJ?
In there anxiety to get the boot into CRJ both Newsnight and the Sunday Tribune were seemingly sold a pup that has turned out to be a very nasty rottweiler.
It is at times like this that you understand why newspaper reporters increasingly take refuge behind anonymous ‘sources’.
I rather think the burning of homes, cars and shops in the wake of the murder – which all sides have said was where this was headed and why they sought help from a variety of agencies – only underlines the points made in the reports, not contradicts them.
coffin,
Would you mind doing something about that email address? It is sending out a very peculiar signal, especially since neither the name or the mock address are your usual handles on Slugger.
Well I don’t know [removed - for legal reasons]
seems the reason for the interest is the background to the story. One family has been accusing CRJ of manipulating the issue, Sinn Fein have been busy trying to solve it in one way or another, it raises the question of policing – if CRJ were unable to solve it and the PSNI unwilling to solve it, where does the policng debate go? It needs discussed
Pat, I don’t like anonymous sources. But I think they help keep us better informed than we would be without having them. If you think of all those corporations that would screw us into the ground if it was not for some whistleblower. I always thimk of Deep Throat.
As for somebody and their son being charged have we learned nothing from court cases here? How many were charged over Stormont? Were any of them guilty? The talk is that the charges are of a holding nature. It wouldn’t be the first time in this society. Republicans will hardly draw conclusions of guilt from the mere appearance in court of people.