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Against Remembrance – Seminar & Book by David Rieff
Is the best way to overcome the legacy of conflict simply to forget about it? Author and journalist David Rieff spoke on this subject last week in a seminar at the Institute for International Integration Studies (IIIS) at Trinity College Dublin. Rieff has recently written a book titled, Against Remembrance (published in Ireland by Liffey [...] read our review »
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Children of the Revolution (Bill Rolston)
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 »
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Debating the Churches’ Role in the Peace in Northern Ireland
This morning’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney. The debate was framed in an opening vignette by presenter William Crawley in uncompromising terms, [...] read our review »
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Comment on “and Sinn Féin should not assume they are..”
on 17 April 2009 at 4:54 pm
Here is the text of the full statement;
“Over recent days there have been a number of acts of vandalism carried out upon the homes of two provisional Sinn Fein members and upon their party’s premises in Derry and Belfast. The reasoning behind such attacks can only be guessed at. As are the identities of those responsible. Whether carried out by anti-social elements that plague working class communities throughout Ireland or as an act directed specifically towards that party by individuals opposed to the course the provisionals have taken through the failed Good Friday Agreement is of no consequence – Either way, these actions were and are wrong, misguided and serve no useful purpose. None that any Republican worthy of the name could see or support. We call upon those involved in these acts to immediately desist.
In addition we have been intrigued by the immediacy with which the provisionals jump to the assumption that these acts were the work of “Dissents”. Where is the proof? Who are these “Dissents”? What are their names? Which group, if any, are they associated with? How can the destruction of a plague in memory of fallen Republican Volunteers serve the purposes of those disagreeing with the provisionals move to constitutional nationalism? These are some of the basic questions those in the media should have been putting to the party’s spokespersons before running to print such baseless accusations as fact.”
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Comment on Terrorism Act detention extension overturned by High Court
on 26 March 2009 at 6:46 pm
Public Meeting on recent arrests, detentions and implications for the PTA.
A public meeting will be held tonight, Thursday March 26th 8:30pm in the Kilwilke Community Centre, Lurgan, County Armagh.
This meeting has been called by the family of Colin Duffy – in conjunction with the families of others of the detainees.
The panel will be made up from some of the freed detainees, Duffy family members, legal profession and Human rights activists. Invitations have also been extended to local representatives of all political parties.
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Comment on “we believe SF is being discriminated against..”
on 22 February 2009 at 7:49 pm
‘Squinter’and the Andersonstown News have escaped censor at the psf Ard Fheis after they were made to publicly eat crow and publish an apology for daring to do a critique on the record of performance of the MP for West Belfast earlier in the Year.
Since then,to show how contrite they have been, the ‘paper has been completely in step with the psf line. An examination by any independent commentator of a cross section of the years editions will confirm this.
One example alone in this past few weeks showing the harmonisation of the party & ATN line is on the issue of the alledged activities of ‘dissident’ republicans.
Widespread use of ‘un-named’ & ‘senior republican’sources(hasn’t the pira disbanded?…why then the need for anonimity?!?!)have been the foundations – ala ‘Sunday World’- for these revelations.
Over the following weeks a series of ‘phone calls were made to “Teach Basil” by named individuals, affected by the stories, requesting a correction be published and a the right to reply be given. Editor Robin Livingstone has pulled up the draw-bridge and refused to either talk to or meet with any of those concerned.
Could it be that He was too busy working on printing an expose concerning the crimes of property speculation,landlordism, exploitation of low paid labour and cynical business practices of those, not a stones throw away from the newspapers offices?? Or maybe not, considering that in printing such may have resulted in another visit by party apparachiks and the Editors knuckles being rapped….yet again.
No wonder this shining beacon of investigative, independent journalistic integrity did not come under caution at the psf Ard Fheis!
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