This Week: Adams says his father was an abuser too…
On This Week today, Gerry Adams has revealed that his own father abused his kids, (Adams says he has no recollection of being abused himself)…
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Ulsters Last Stand?: Can Unionism Move Beyond Insurance Policy Politics?
How has Ulster unionism arrived at where it is today – fractured and uncertain, yet dominated electorally by the DUP, a party that tells us it offers unionists sure footing in uncertain times? In his latest book, Ulster’s Last Stand? Reconstructing Unionism after the Peace Process (Irish Academic Press, 2010), Prof. James McAuley from the [...] read our review »
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Graphic portrayals: Northern Ireland, graphic novels and the peace process
Dr Gordon Gillespie, a researcher at the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, gave a presentation on “Graphic Portrayals: Northern Ireland, Graphic Novels and the Peace Process”, at the Linen Hall Library. Gordon started with a clarification that he was going to talk about graphic novels/comic books, not cartoons, and material that was [...] read our review »
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Sunday Supplement
It being Sunday, we’ve all got time to consider and ponder things at greater length than during the working week, yes? If it’s good enough for the Sunday papers, it’s good enough for this guest blogger. So here’s the review section… Actually, it’s my introduction to a book published last year, Goin’ Down Slow: selected [...] read our review »
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I never thought I’d see the day when I felt sorry for Gerry Adams. (The creaking noises you hear “off” are my mother turning over in her grave.)
Yet I do feel sympathy for him. Aine’s tragedy was not of his making. I’m regarding him now as an innocent bystander who’s watching a motorway pile-up and feeling helpless to intervene. It can’t be easy for him.
Fellow-Unionists: I have the carbolic soap to hand to wash out my mouth.