It is hard for Sinn Fein leaders to say plainly that those who can help catch the dissident should take their evidence to the police. They have, however, come as close to stating that baldly as they have ever done. In the past their reactions to the dissidents have amounted to a call that they [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’
If McGuinness stands with the police, then that means: all the way!
Posted in Culture and Society, Politics, Northern Ireland, tagged IRA, Ireland, Police, PSNI on April 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Empty churches
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, Religion, tagged Ireland, Religion on October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
BBC discussion on religion The BBC has been running a series of items on the decline of religion in Ireland. They invited me onto a podcast panel and this is the end result. I thought they had pulled me in because they had read my new book, but no; just a coincidence.
Waking the Dead
Posted in Religion, tagged death, Ireland, Religion on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wee Fergus inched gingerly through the room to the coffin for a look at his grandad, found the waxy corpse interesting for about a minute then went out to play with his ball in the garden.
We know our Martin better than most.
Posted in Politics, Northern Ireland, tagged IRA, Ireland, Politics, Terror on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the one hand we know what McGuinness did; on the other, we know little or nothing of the detail. Nor might we want to, just yet, when disclosure might create such political damage.
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This is the blog of my journalism and recordings, with some extracts from my books too. I tend to sound off on Northern Ireland Politics and Culture. Some of the work here will be recent journalism, articles that have appeared in the Belfast Telegraph or elsewhere, but there is a lot of material going back a couple of years now, so please hang around and browse. Malachi
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