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Voices from the Grave
Coming up to the Halloween holiday, some people might be frightened of the idea of Voices from the Grave – but for others, the chance to hear an oral history of the Troubles from the mouths of two (in)famous protagonists, PUP leader and former UVF member David Ervine, and Brendan “The Dark” Hughes, is not [...] read our review »
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A New Vision for the Catholic Church – Book Review
The oft-quoted verse from the book of Proverbs, ‘where there is no vision, the people perish,’ (chapter 29, verse 18) opens a new book by Gerry O’Hanlon, A New Vision for the Catholic Church: A View from Ireland (Columba Press, 2011). That verse could be considered an apt summary of the current state of the [...] read our review »
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Douglas Murray – Bloody Sunday: Truth, Lies and the Saville Inquiry, Book Review
The aftermath of the Saville Inquiry into the events around Bloody Sunday has left me, and I suspect many others, with one enduring image: Prime Minister David Cameron’s apology in the House of Commons, where he says that the actions of the British Army were ‘unjustified and unjustifiable.’ But there’s a lot more to the [...] read our review »
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Comment on Adams ordered McConville execution, says ex-IRA leader…
on 28 March 2010 at 10:28 pm
That’s a fair point re Mackers Kev but the question here is Darkie’s credibility.
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Comment on Adams ordered McConville execution, says ex-IRA leader…
on 28 March 2010 at 9:31 pm
“Darkie was an acute alcholic who spent most of his life sponging drink down in, ‘The Laural Leaf’
Apart from his years as a senior IRA volunteer, the years in the cages, escape and going on the run and the years in the blocks Padraig.
The fact of the matter was that Darkie made the allegations, I don’t know the motivation behind it but to try to dismiss Darkie Hughes as “a chronic alcoholic” deminishes his massive contribution to the IRA’s campaign and is reminiscent of the treatment handed out to Header Nugent by some who never saw the inside of a cell as he was left alone to drift in the last years of his sad life.
I wonder did the senior Republicans of all shades who attended Darkie’s funeral consider him a “chronic alcoholic?
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Comment on ‘Micro vigil’
on 28 February 2010 at 9:33 pm
“It always fascinates me the great trust and store which some seem to give to claims by loyalist terrorists. Why should anyone believe what Bobby Morton or for that matter David Ervine or any of the other criminals say?”
- Or indeed Sean O’Callaghan?
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Comment on Tribune sex abuse articles now online
on 18 January 2010 at 1:11 am
The fact of the matter is that there are a number of people / organisations that need to answer questions regarding the handeling of Aine’s abuse not least of all Gerry Adams, [the then] RUC and Social Services.
In a wider context questions need to be asked of both the Social Services and cops regarding background checks on Liam Adams and his working with kids.
It seems that Gerry Adams has been caught out telling numerous porkies. This should be explained and I personally think that it has tainted SF and that he should go however that is for the Party / electorate to decide.
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Comment on Spotlight showing 10.35pm…
on 8 January 2010 at 12:30 am
U105 said on it’s 6 o’clock news that the man was understood to be under 21 at the time of the affair.
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Comment on And now the fall-out
on 7 January 2010 at 8:46 am
“Cant wait to see spotlight ive got the popcorn & juice ready”
Anyone know how I can get BBC i player outside the UK?
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Comment on Senior political hacks have been summoned to Dundela…
on 6 January 2010 at 10:59 pm
Holy fuck!!
One story in the public domaim
http://www.politics.ie/northern-ireland/121731-iris-robinson-having-affair-behind-husband-peters-back-story-about-break.html
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Comment on History repeating: Brookeborough and Crossmaglen
on 2 January 2010 at 10:17 pm
Well Reggie 1912 your’e a real charmer aren’t you? Bit rich of you to condemn people for supposedly finding the murder of innocents acceptable after your appraisal of ‘Mr’ Adair, [what is it with loyalists, kitsch formality and faux militarism? 'Mr' Asair UDA 'Officers' etc?], taking “the fight to the doors of the bold Mr Adams constituancy and had them living in total fear awiting the next knock on the door”
Yeah, ‘cos people like Philomena Hanna, Sean Monaghan and Aidan Wallace were all noted Republican activists weren’t they? Oh, one more thing, bext time you mention mumbo jumbo you’d best not mention The Bible in the same sentence.
A well written thought provoking thread Turgon.
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Comment on Governments have between the 4th and the 8th of January to save the entire political process…
on 2 January 2010 at 6:52 pm
“We are no different than Shropshire”
Are you insane or just drunk Driftwood?
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Comment on Former Hunger Striker Calls on Adams to Resign from Sands Trust
on 1 January 2010 at 4:18 am
“Whether it comes from abuse in their childhoods is neither here nor there”
Then why did you claim men of violence were motivated by abusive fathers?
“Hate arises from any number of sources”
What source does your hatred of SF emanate from?
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