Problem of Northern Ireland
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Irish Political Review Editorial October 2017 Northern Ireland is without a Government at the moment. It has been without a Government since before the last British General Election. Or, to put it another way, the Northern Ireland region of the British state is being governed by the Government of the state and that is not…
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Editorial from Irish Political Review August 2017: Ulster Unionism has come to the attention of the mainland. It is maintaining in Office, by support from the backbenches, a Tory Party that failed to win a General Election. It is feeling important because it is playing a part in the political life of the state, instead…
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Editorial Irish Political Review April 2017 Was Martin McGuinness a murderer who repented, promised not to do it again, and sought forgiveness and reconciliation with those whom he had mistakenly looked on as his enemies? That is the impression BBC Radio 4 sought to convey to its listeners on the 7 am News on the…
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The comments of the Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams, after the Northern election, and about the prospects of a united Ireland, should first be noted: “Mr Adams said that despite the result, ‘unionists still have a majority among the population in Northern Ireland. There is still a big onus on us to persuade them that…
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The following is a special edition of The Irish Political Review on the present crisis in ‘Northern Ireland’: The general historical context of the current crisis in the Northern Ireland institu- tions is that Ireland was Partitioned by the British Parliament and part of it retained within the UK under the most extraordinary conditions. The…
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The following is a review by Dave Alvey of ‘Resurgence’ published in the November issue of The Irish Political Review: In the course of a hatchet job in the Irish News on Pat Walsh’s recently published book, ‘Resurgence—the Catholic Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland’, and its companion volume, Catastrophe, Dr Robert McNamara, a history lecturer at…
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In this article I will look at the “political criticism”made by Dr. McNamara of the ‘Catholic Predicament’ books, ‘Catastrophe, 1914-68’ and ‘Resurgence, 1969-2016’ in his Irish News review (28.7.16). It also deals with the other criticisms made by Dr. McNamara. Previous criticism was dealt with in earlier pieces. “literary criticism was dealt with in an earlier…
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This article deals with what we might describe as the “literary criticism”made by Dr. McNamara of the ‘Catholic Predicament’ books, ‘Catastrophe, 1914-68’ and ‘Resurgence, 1969-2016’. The political criticism – what exists of it apart from long-range sniping – will be dealt in a subsequent piece. McNamara begins his Irish News review with a rather misconceived…
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I will be giving a talk on Resurgence during Féile an Phobail at St. Mary’s College, Falls Road, Belfast Tuesday 9th August at 1pm Everyone Welcome Dé Mairt 9 Lúnasa, 1.00 i.n. Seoleadh leabhair agus caint i leabhar Pat Walsh ‘Catastrophe’ tugann sé cuntas ar na rudaí a tharla sa Tuaisceart idir 1914 agus 1968.…
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The following letter was published by The Irish News today in reply to the review of ‘Resurgence’ written by Dr. Robert McNamara. Letters to the newspaper are limited to 500 words so a more extensive reply will appear on this site soon. The Irish News gave it the headline, ‘View of Haughey as Catholics’ Best…
