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Learning from 1798?: Northern Ireland’s Upcoming Decade of Commemorations
Last year, the Lilliput Press released a new extended edition of Tom Dunne’s Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize winning book, Rebellions: Memoir, Memory and 1798. First published in 2004, Dunne’s book provoked considerable controversy with its critique of the ‘commemorationist’ history that Dunne believed dominated the 1998 commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion. The book blasted the involvement [...] read our review » -
Have we Learned our own Lessons? Book Review of John Brewer’s Peace Processes
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
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The Earl Bishop
Interesting BBC article on an upcoming presentation and talk [Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, 17 August] by lecturer and broadcaster Stephen Price on the subject of his new book – The Earl Bishop. The 18th Century ”Earl Bishop” was Frederick Augustus Hervey, fourth Earl of Bristol and Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. Hervey was also elected [...] read our review »
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Comment on Sectarianism in Northern Ireland is common (and popular) across all classes…
on 22 May 2012 at 9:46 am
ayeYerMa
“Peace and stability are only possible through the acceptance of the status quo.”
That’s a relatively depressing/totalitarian view of the world…
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Comment on Nesbitt Landslide: a missed opportunity?
on 2 April 2012 at 3:34 pm
The DUP must be loving this.
He’s a featherweight. I look forward to the UTV special on Mike’s 24 hours in the Village.
He’s a bit Partridge-esque. It’d be hilarious if he wasn’t so utterly convinced by himself.
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Comment on Nesbitt to take ministerial role for the UUP…
on 2 April 2012 at 12:30 pm
DR
Sinn Féin’s party leader (or President) isn’t a Minister.
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Comment on Mike Nesbitt talks to the Impartial Reporter…
on 15 March 2012 at 11:05 am
“We need to start loving ourselves again and we need to be confident and happy about being an Ulster Unionist.”
Well if ever there was a man capable of self-love, it’s Mike Nesbitt.
Completely devoid of any substance, doesn’t come across as particularly genuine. Given the UUP’s seeming death wish, he’ll probably win.
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Comment on ‘New facts’ in abortion debate
on 5 March 2012 at 2:14 pm
Scáth Shéamais
Freedom of movement just isn’t natural, we should all stick to our own. Or something like that.
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Comment on Live Sex Shows – the new price of contraception in America?
on 5 March 2012 at 2:05 pm
From the article published by pauluk:
“It‘s worth noting the massive number of women’s issues groups Fluke was involved in, even while in college.”
How dare she, the swine!
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Comment on The problem with uncorroborated evidence (and supergrass trials)
on 22 February 2012 at 2:38 pm
*Allister* apologies
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Comment on The problem with uncorroborated evidence (and supergrass trials)
on 22 February 2012 at 2:36 pm
From the BBC
“The trial, which ended last month after 71 days, was one of the longest and most expensive in Northern Ireland’s legal history.”
God knows how much that is.
Hopefully they latch onto cost vs. convictions issue up at the Assembly. At the risk of going on topic, I’m sure if the defendants belonged to a slightly different paramilitary organisation than Messers Campbell and Alastair would be frothing at the mouth to get those questions into David Ford.
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Comment on Many Catholics are questioning whether they necessarily have to be nationalist…
on 22 February 2012 at 2:30 pm
iluvni
As it understand it, if a Sinn Féin representative says ‘Northern Ireland’, they’ll spontaneously combust.
Not so sure on the SDLP, if I remember their former party leader’s conference message was “we aren’t afraid to say Northern Ireland”. And then she spoke about Sinn Féin for the rest of the speech.
Either way, such a focus on language is tired politics.
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Comment on Many Catholics are questioning whether they necessarily have to be nationalist…
on 22 February 2012 at 2:20 pm
“many Catholics were questioning whether as Catholics they necessarily had to be nationalist ”
I would certainly agree, and give the same consideration to Protestantism and unionism. The tie should be broken – nationalism (whether British or Irish) should not, in my lowly opinion, be entwined with religion.
But then nationalist movements using religion is a tool as old as religion itself.
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