Problem of Northern Ireland
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Todays Irish Times large feature article, ‘The Gerry Adams Family’ to mark the opening of Sinn Fein’s Ard Fheis shows that the Adams Hunt continues in the Southern media. This section of ‘Resurgence’ (to be published in the summer) deals with that aspect of politics in Ireland: The Boston College tapes formed a fundamental part…
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Below is another extract from the final chapter of ‘Resurgence’- part 2 of the Catholic Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland – due out this summer: The scapegoating of Sinn Fein in the South for the conflict in the North has portrayed it as having wantonly began an illegitimate and unnecessary War against a normal system of…
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This summer will see the publication of ‘Resurgence’ – the second and final volume of ‘The Catholic Political Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland.’ It takes up the story where ‘Catastrophe’ left off, in August 1969, the pivotal event in the resurgence of the nationalist community after the catastrophe of 1920-25. From the final chapter ‘Restless in…
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This summer will see the publication of ‘Resurgence’ – the second and final volume of ‘The Catholic Political Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland.’ It takes up the story where ‘Catastrophe’ left off, in August 1969, the pivotal event in the resurgence of the nationalist community after the catastrophe of 1920-25. Over the next while I will…
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The Irish News (25.1.2016) has claimed that it has seen information that the IRA commander who planned the 1993 Shankill bombing was a State agent who provided prior knowledge of the attack to his British handlers. Alison Morris says in her accompanying “Analysis” column: “Retaliation for the IRA bombing (of the Shankill) was swift and…
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“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” said Marx. What would he have made of the Stormont shenanigans, one might ask? Gerry Moriarty does not ask but mournfully writes for the Irish Times about Sinn Fein coming out unscathed from the Stormont House Crash that was meant to injure them: “Sinn Fein really…
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Here we go again. The way the British and Irish States are behaving with regard to the McGuigan shooting suggests they have both decided to take down the institutions in ‘Northern Ireland’ and put the Provos – who have been on ceasefire now for nearly two decades – in the dock as fall guys. It’s…
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In view of the entertaining RTE series on Charles Haughey it is worth considering Charlie’s role in the Irish Peace Process. The following account is from ‘Resurgence – The Catholic Predicament in ‘Northern Ireland’, 1969-2015’ which is due for publication in the spring: An important development occurred in the 26 Counties in December 1979 when…
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Gerry Adams recently referred to the fact that Ulster Unionists have a big problem with equality. The question must therefore be asked, why? Unionism seems uninterested in equality even when and where there is numerical equality between the communities in the North. It is determined to fly the flag over “Fenians” as much as it…
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Anthony McIntyre, on his website The Pensive Quill, has emphasised to his followers that he is of the belief that Irish Republicanism is dead. This is in an interview headed “The ‘Boston College Tapes’Document Northern Ireland’s Murderous Past”. McIntyre when asked: “What do you hope happens in Northern Ireland? Are you still a republican?” replies:…
