Newton Emerson, with a wry look at the political dilemmas on the Unionist side of the house. And hints that Sinn Fein’s electoral success may be resulting in a lesser presence on the ground.
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 »
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 »
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 »
“…but alas it includes but alas it includes £500,000 for ‘a new piece of public art to help stimulate pride in the city’, which will have to be neutral, inoffensive, ‘cross-community’ and so on.”
Are they sure £500,000 will even cover the cost of the committee that will argue to establish definitions for “inoffensive” and “cross-community”?
All elected representatives from Norn Iron, need to be replaced by a crack team of psychologists, thats as simple as it gets.
No intention intended about the “crack” remark which would otherwise legitamise Northern Ireland Politics.