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Bishops in the dock (Free article)
18 February 2010
One by one this week, the 24 Irish bishops called to the Vatican appeared before what was, in essence, a tribunal including cardinals and other senior church officials and, for a lot of the time, Pope Benedict himself. Each had to explain what happened in his diocese and how he intended dealing with the outcomes. Then each faced comment and…
Mála Poist (Free article)
18 February 2010
Cuireann An Phoblacht fáilte roimh litreacha ónár léitheoirí. Scríobh i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla, 200 focal ar a méid. Déantar giorrú ar litreachta más gá. Cuir do litir chuig [email protected] An Phoblacht welcomes readers' letters. Write in Irish or English, 200 words maximum. Letters may be edited for brevity. Send your letters to…
The Mitchel McLaughlin Column (Free article)
18 February 2010
There seems to be a cohort within the media, especially the print media in the North, who are determined to raise the political temperature, whether it is taking quotes out of context to make an eye-catching headline or playing on misplaced fears in sections of society.
Taxi driver's miraculous escape (Free article)
18 February 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said it's only a matter of time before there is a fatality or a serious injury due to continued sectarian attacks in and around the Bishop Gate area of Derry's city centre. Her comments follow an attack on Saturday night around 8.45pm when a large rock was dropped from Bishop's Gate onto a taxi as it…
2010 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis: Ulster Le Chéile Honoree (Free article)
18 February 2010
Despite being 86 years of age, Johnny 'Doc' Doherty is a man who doesn't seem to have lost any of his intellectual sharpness or enthusiasm for life. It is a life that he has spent in struggle, from his early teens to the present day. And in his native Ballymacarrett in East Belfast it is clear that the name 'Johnny Doc' commands respect. Last…
Government failed thousands of Fruit of the Loom workers (Free article)
18 February 2010
Donegal Sinn Féin Councillor Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has again demanded that An Tánaiste, Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment, Mary Coughlan explain why the government she was a minister in, failed to deliver millions of European funding from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to Fruit of the Loom workers in North Donegal…
Another View by Eoin Ó Broin (Free article)
18 February 2010
Ambition is defined in most dictionaries as a desire for personal advancement or achievement. It comes from the Latin word 'ambitio' which means 'going around'. In ancient Rome the word was used to describe candidates who literally went round the city soliciting votes at election time.
Report into suspicious death imminent (Free article)
18 February 2010
A report into the mysterious death of loyalist Stephen McCullough is expected to be released by the Police Ombudsman later this week. The body of the 39-year-old UDA member was discovered just hours after he offered to give information regarding the sectarian killing of Catholic postal worker Daniel McColgan.
Human trafficking - Today's slave trade (Free article)
18 February 2010
What is human trafficking? Cois Tine, an organisation promoting the integration of people from all communities and cultures into Ireland, defines human trafficking as "the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of people for the purpose of exploitation. This includes persons forced into prostitution or other forms of sexual…
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