1 December 2014 Edition
Pro-Agreement parties must make a stand
1 December 2014
GREGORY CAMPBELL’S calculated insults to the Irish language in the Assembly and outright opposition at the Democratic Unionist Party’s annual conference to an Irish Language Act are symptomatic of the DUP’s current attitude to the Good Friday Agreement and the Peace Process. Free article
Austerity still hitting people at home
1 December 2014
RATHFARNHAM is a leafy suburb in South Dublin, the ideal place to raise kids, with great schools, parks and museums right on our doorstep. Premium service article
Sinn Féin and Government – It’s the Republic
1 December 2014
AS WE move towards 2016 and the next Dáil general election, the focus will switch to who will form the next government in the South. If previous debates on who might make up any government are a barometer, it will be all about the numbers – simple arithmetic. And while that is understandable and part of the picture, it dumbs down the debate. Free article
Hopes for first feature-length film on the 1916 Rising
1 December 2014
BORN IN ENNISKILLEN, film-maker Kevin McCann grew up on the other side of the Irish Border. The Border is something which features heavily in his work. Premium service article
Liadh Ní Riada MEP hosts LEADER delegation in Brussels
1 December 2014
SINN FÉIN MEP Liadh Ní Riada hosted a delegation of key stakeholders in the rural and local development sector in Brussels on Tuesday 18 November. The delegation met with representatives of the European Commission, the Irish Government and the Stormont Executive. Premium service article
The killing of Hugh Coney
1 December 2014
IRA VOLUNTEER HUGH CONEY was shot dead by a British soldier after the republican POW had tunneled his way out of Long Kesh in 1974 and attempted to escape across fields. Premium service article
The G20, the G5 and BRICS
1 December 2014
THE G20 SUMMIT of the world’s most advanced economies took place in Brisbane, Australia, in November. Free article
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POW Avenue – A path well-worn
1 December 2014
ARRIVING at Stormont to meet Gerry Kelly and with the car parks full, I have to park halfway down the long hill that leads to Parliament Buildings. Premium service article
Inspired by James Connolly in turbulent times
1 December 2014
THE second annual James Connolly School, organised by Sinn Féin Átha Cliath, was held in the Unite trade union hall in November and proved to be a lively and inspiring gathering, giving a breathing space for political discussion and education in the midst of some of the most tempestuous and turbulent times in Irish politics for decades. Free article
Educating young people together
1 December 2014
‘Integrated schools are shared spaces which dilute no one’s culture, tradition or faith’ Free article
Women taking their place in history
1 December 2014
AS the centenary year of the founding of the revolutionary women’s organisation Cumann na mBan draws to a close it is clear that women played a crucial role in the struggle for liberation yet their contribution remains largely hidden. Free article
Next election could be a game changer
1 December 2014
THE NEXT general election in the South could be a game changer. It could be the most significant election in the history of the state since 1933. Free article
Beef cartel is causing the crisis
1 December 2014
Sinn Féin Dáil Agriculture spokesperson Martin Ferris looks at the beef crisis and says the strength from unity of producers against the beef barons cannot be underestimated Free article