Racist arson attacks
Police believe a series of arson attacks in the Altcarn area of Londonderry were racially motivated. A stabbing is also believed to be linked to the arson attacks.
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…if University education were universally available and availed of, the country would collapse in one generation
The words of Brian O’Nolan, variously Brian Ó Nualláin, Myles na gCopaleen, Myles na Gopaleen and, of course, Flann O’Brien. That O’Nolan was referencing his own dissolute student days at UCD only mildly distracts from the prophetic undertone of his words: I paid no attention whatsoever to books or study and regarded lectures as a [...] read our review »
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The Irish political journalist’s problem with partial disclosure…
The nod and wink politics of Ireland’s last two or three decades as practised par excellence by Bertie, Albert and Charlie is ultimately what has the Republic in the stew it’s in. Don’t get me wrong, the effective monitoring of those exercising of power does not demand full disclosure of everything all the time. But [...] read our review »
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A Political History of the Two Irelands competition…
It’s not often we get free things to give away to our readers, but courtesy of Palgrave Macmillan we have a nice paperback copy of Brian M Walker’s excellent history of partition of the island and how identities shifted in both the north east and the south and west: as most of the territory that [...] read our review »
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A budgerigar went “cheep” in a cage, in the home of an old age pensioner, in Waltham Forest, Essex on Saturday afternoon.
Police called to the incident say that they are “investigating”.
Too many “Series”, too few arrests.
Too many “Series”, too few arrests.
Not enough help from the general public. People get the police service they support.
People support the police service they trust.
Bullshit.
People would start supporting the police tomorrow, if they were told they could.
The withdrawal of support is a political and sectarian decision.
I am willing to bet that within a month or two there will be an upsurge i support for the olice, and the only thing that will have changed is one political party’s attitude.
Trust, my arse.
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