According to the BBC
The findings of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry [which opened in April 1998] will not be published until the end of
20082007 at the earliest
By which time Tony Blair will, almost definitely, no longer be Prime Minister.. Updated
What was life like for children of political activists during the Troubles? A new book by Bill Rolston and published by Guildhall Press during the summer has collected together the stories of twenty Children of the Revolution whose parents’ activities – and in many cases, imprisonment – had a significant affect on childhoods and life [...] read our review »
Short answer: very little, other than he enjoyed the environs of Hillsborough Castle, enjoyed working with the local politicians, and has Gerry Adams to thank for Bobby his dog. Peter Mandelson’s book The Third Man has captured media headlines in recent weeks as the Times serialised the most juicy bits. But what did he have [...] read our review »
It’s the quiet ones you have to watch, they say. When I last saw Eamonn Namcarrow, back in the mid 1980s he was a congenial, good-natured and highly sociable young lad. The next time was 26 years later, in Lavery’s Gin Palace in Bradbury Place. He’d just brought out his first book, Holywood Star about [...] read our review »
The biggest waste of money in recorded history…I admit the decision-making of the Paras left a lot to be desired but the blame for that has to be put at the door of their O.C. and not the soldiers on the ground. They were under fire from the so-called “Derry Brigade” (Londonderry to those like myself who are insulted by half the name being omitted due to political bigotry/xenophobia) of the Provisional IRA in the middle of the heartland of Co.Londonderry republicanism, the notorious Bogside – how would you react? Wave your white handkerchief and surrender or perhaps try and reason with these disillusioned fellas over the sound of machine gun and sniper rifle fire? No, you’d return fire within the rules of engagement set out in the Geneva Convention.