Andrée Murphy

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Sunday Sport is a commentary on our national life

“Tommy Tommy Tommy, Brian Hayes had no business trying that score let alone sending it over the bar.”

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Public inquiry needed to join the dots on collusion

In 2012 Sir Desmond De Silva said, “It is essential that allegations of (state) collusion with terrorist organisations are rigorously pursued”. This was in his report into the murder of Pat Finucane. This report came after British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised in the British Houses of Parliament for the state collusion in the murder of an officer of the court.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: British elections have opened up a new era of opportunity

England has lurched to the far right. Scotland and Wales have voted for self-determination. So begins a new phase as Britain’s last colony walks onwards to independence.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: PSNI disinterest enabled the Colin area scumfest

For months and months living in the Colin area has been testing, through absolutely no fault of the ratepaying workers who proudly call the area home.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Unionism's mini MAGAS need to be called out

The decision by political unionism to become Mini Magas to regain the position of First Minister is a tactic that requires our attention and determination.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Why we'd do well to watch the coming British elections closely

On the island of Britain in the coming weeks there will be elections that will impact our future.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: As the far-right tide begins to ebb, where now for the decent people?

This has been a week of hope, despite the desperate loss of life and irreparable crimes against humanity. Simultaneous to the horror and fear we all see and feel, we are starting to see the turn of history arching, at last, towards better days.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Cruncher was the voice of resistance when resisting was tough

The first time I heard “Something Inside So Strong” by Labi Siffre was one of those seminal musical moments in my life, when lyrics and melody conjured something more. The pressure on the Apartheid state of South Africa was intense and at last the momentum was with the people of a land brutalised and oppressed as part of Europe’s 19th Century Colonial adventure and shame. Nelson Mandela was still in prison, but when Labbi sang we knew that would end soon.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Brexit aftershock still hitting community groups hard

THE crisis facing community and voluntary organisations as we go into April is not a new story. Following Brexit (remember that?) many groups, organisations and citizens warned that this would happen. Leaving the European Union meant leaving an infrastructure that has been designed to develop innovative and progressive programmes which support conflict resolution and address economic deprivation.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Are our women expendable?

It is impossible to imagine a world without violence against women. Impossible to even imagine living in a region where women might be safe. In a week where we see Natalie McNally’s murderer Gareth McCullagh convicted, and watch in despair as the details of Amy Doherty’s life and loves are shared in the wake of her murder in Derry, we must face the truth that living in the most dangerous place in Europe to be a woman has become our normal.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Unionist attacks on Dublin are baseless – but that's the point of them

Political unionism is a study in small man syndrome. You don’t even need to be male, but you do need a brass neck. Sometimes you wonder if they just do it to get some high off feeling righteous, or are they just inherently bad mannered?

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Victims remain victims despite attempts to claim the narrative

The issue of the definition of victims and survivors must be the most tawdry and reductive part of our political discourse.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Our artistic renaissance flowers despite the usual negativity

IT is the role of the creative arts to poke at the status quo and provoke wider, broader and imaginative thinking. It is how we pay attention to the often unnoticed, appreciate the glory and beauty around us, and how we shift ourselves into creating change for the better.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: All forms and perpetrators of sexual violence must be part of legacy conversation

IN this century law and society has determined that definitions of sexual violence are expanded to include the range of harms actually experienced, to ensure victims are at the heart of processes, rather than traditionally disbelieved or diminished. Sadly, last week the lens by which sexual violence was discussed and examined was narrow and harming for many.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Ireland must not play their matches against Israel

ON a freezing cold Saturday night Dublin footballers won their first league game of the year against Monaghan. In post-game interviews team members refused to be filmed beside the hoarding of the League’s sponsors Allianz due to that company’s strong links to the Israeli state. Simple but determinative moments like this tell us where the people of Ireland stand on gross human rights violations, and crimes against humanity. That GAA officialdom is not listening to this is as instructive as it is shameful.

Soccer: Reds enjoy back-to-back wins after victory at Ports

Gaelic Games: Lámh Dhearg host Senior Awards night at Beechlawns

CELTIC STORIES: German pints and derby drama in what may be a season-defining week for the Hoops

Soccer: Cliftonville earn huge win over title chasing Linfield

Trócaire condemns acts of war in the Middle East

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: DUP: Why the hell didn’t the Chucks come with us?

SQUINTER: I'm back in Dougie’s good books

DÚLRA: Five-star peregrines look down on us from above

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