The Equality Commission has ruled that nationalist controlled Omagh District Council breached its equality scheme for failing to act against an unauthorised Hunger Strike Memorial on its land in Dromore and the Council’s subsequent plans to sell the land to the group responsible. Full report here (word document) and Council’s response here. (Hat-tip to Beano) Please comment here, apologies Mick et al, been away all day.
Are you confused about ‘dissident’ Irish Republicanism? Anxious about its existence and its seemingly increasingly deadly capabilities? Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (Irish Academic Press, 2011) serves both as a primer on active dissident groups and a timely analysis of their historic significance and contemporary capabilities. This book clears [...] read our review »
Ireland is in the middle of a boom – a running boom. Chances are, even if you have never run a step yourself (apart from some painful P.E. classes many moons ago), someone you know has taken up running over the last little while. Road races in Northern Ireland and in the Republic have seen [...] read our review »