‘What is the peace?’ Rethinking Northern Irish photography from the Troubles and beyond
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The latest series of talks at the Photo Museum Ireland featured an insightful lecture by Colin Graham, a professor of English and an accomplished author. The evening’s discussion centred around the intricate subject of Northern Irish photography, with a particular focus on its evolution from …
New study claims a £100 increase in the average household rates bill could solve Northern Ireland’s water infrastructure crisis…
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From John Campbell at the BBC: A £100 increase in the average household rates bill could largely solve Northern Ireland’s water infrastructure crisis, a new report has suggested. The study was commissioned by the bodies representing the construction industry, housing …
Same anthem. Same flag. Reconciliation, not a priority. Is this the ‘great generational cause’?
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Former Taoiseach and TD, Dr Leo Varadkar is no stranger to provocative politics when it comes to Northern Ireland. Continuing, of late, with the agenda he platformed during an event at the SSE arena last year he reveals, yet again, …
A5 debacle: “likely to take years rather than months to assemble the evidence to support the scheme in anything like its current form…”
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Clowntown. An ugly undercurrent surrounding this week’s court case which struck down the DoFI plans for the A5 road, was a sense amongst some of the road’s supporters that this was a Catholic v Protestant farmer’s thing. Nah, it was …
Zohran Mamdani is poised to become the Democratic nominee for New York mayor…
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From the BBC: The 33-year-old socialist declared victory in the city’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, defeating his main rival and political veteran Andrew Cuomo who previously served as state governor. “Tonight we made history,” Mamdani said in his victory speech. …
On the Benefits of Embracing Ignorance…
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Arsing around on YouTube this morning, a Mark Manson quote slapped me square in the bake: “Learning more is a smart person’s favourite way to procrastinate.” Guilty. Learning has always been my preferred form of avoidance. Information is my drug …
The Paper Lions of Tehran…
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I am writing this several hours after the ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran was due to have taken effect. Now it HAS been a shaky start, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) fired two missiles towards Israel before …
Questions for Republicans over Kingsmill: Is “Whatever You Say, Say Nothing” an adequate response?
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When he heard about the massacre, Patrick Casey, a member of the IRA in South Armagh said “I remember my feeling was one of horror when I heard the details. Nothing could justify this holocaust of unfortunate Protestants.” Casey was …
Michael Bloomberg – ‘Brexit the stupidest thing any country has ever done’…
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From RTÉ News: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done, adding that “it’s hard to believe how they did it.” Mr Bloomberg was addressing a conference …
High Court quashes Executive Decision to proceed with A5 upgrade
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Some seven months ago a legal challenge was lodged against the Executive decision to proceed with the A5 upgrade by legal representatives of the Alternative A5 Alliance (AA5A). The move provoked considerable anger at the time, as the AA5A’s long-standing …