Boris Johnson On The Peace Process “Defeat” Of The British Government By The IRA
In May 2000, two years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, the regional and international peace treaty thatContinue Reading
Tag: Martin McGuinness
An Army Humiliated, The British Military In Ireland, Afghanistan And Iraq
In retrospect it seemed inevitable that the Irish Republican Army would emerge largely undefeated from twenty years of conflict with the BritishContinue Reading
Britain Struggles With The Good Friday Agreement And Peace In Ireland
On January 23rd, 1973, the United States’ president, Richard M. Nixon, described the multiparty treaty in France which ended theContinue Reading
Irish Resistance To Apartheid: Sinn Féin And The ANC, The IRA And MK
A number of readers have asked for some background details explaining the close relationship between the African National Congress and SinnContinue Reading
The ANC Statement On The Passing Of Martin McGuinness
This statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC) on the death of Martin McGuinness is an important reminder ofContinue Reading
Bill Clinton’s Remarkable Tribute To Martin McGuinness In Full
The former president of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, joined a host of other national and international dignitariesContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness, From Revolutionary To Statesman, 1950–2017
Though not entirely unexpected, the announcement of Martin McGuinness’ premature death through illness is still shocking in its own quiet way.Continue Reading
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness To Retire From Electoral Politics
In the last hour the Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness, the former deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont,Continue Reading
The Peace Process Cannot Survive British And Unionist Animosity Or Dishonesty
When Martin McGuinness resigned as the deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont, he blamed not only theContinue Reading
Is The DUP Hoping To Pull A Trump In Any Future Stormont Election?
The north-east of the country will almost certainly be heading for a regional election sometime in the next few weeks if, as expected today, the DemocraticContinue Reading
Did We Barter Articles 2 And 3 For No Stormont And No Good Friday Agreement?
Concerns are growing that we may be witnessing a terminal collapse in the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement (GFA) of 1998,Continue Reading
Where The Irish-British Peace Process If The Tories Reach For The DUP Orange Card?
Further on the crisis in the north-east of the country, presently regional, potentially national and international, Siobhán Fenton in the Independent newspaperContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness Resigns, Condemning The Bad Faith Of The DUP And The UK
The text of Martin McGuinness’ resignation letter in full, where the former deputy first minister in the north-eastern executive lays outContinue Reading
The RHI Ash-For-Cash Scandal Leaves Sinn Féin Dazed And Confused
The accelerated nature of the so-called “ash-for-cash” scandal in the UK-administrated north-east of the country has made the controversy aContinue Reading
The Ash For Cash RHI Scandal, Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back
In 2011 the United Kingdom introduced a government-backed scheme known as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a payment system encouragingContinue Reading
From America To Ireland, Appeasement Has Become The Answer To Racism
One of the more repugnant individuals employed in the editorial team of the Donald Trump fanzine, Breitbart News, is the reporter Katie McHugh.Continue Reading
Stormont’s Fresh Start Repackages Stale Goods
So the governments of Ireland and Britain, in consultation with the members of the cross-party regional administration in Belfast, have announced the ratherContinue Reading
Sinn Féin Sees Enemies To The Left, Enemies To The Right, Enemies All Around
Talking of the press conference by Bobby Storey, the Sinn Féin northern chairperson, here are the words of the deputy firstContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn And The Self-Deluding British Press
Watching the right-wing and nationalist press in the UK gnashing its teeth at the thoughts of left-wing MP, Jeremy Corbyn,Continue Reading
Britain – The Enemy Combatant
Sinn Féin is continuing to press home its advantage following the visit by Britain’s head of state to Ireland to attend a Co-Operate IrelandContinue Reading
The White Glove Of Britain Shakes The Red Hand Of Ulster
Well an interesting day, and the deed is done, but the fallout from related events continues following on from yesterday’s peaceful protest on the Black Mountain by RepublicansContinue Reading
Ériu Is Our Queen
Following on from my posts here and here examining the forthcoming meeting between the visiting British head of state and Martin McGuinness, the deputy First MinsterContinue Reading
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