Andrée Murphy

ANDRÉE MURPHY: It wasn't just fascists to blame in Dublin

IN the aftermath of the shocking scenes in Dublin there has been a chorus of reaction. Some of it thoughtful and complex, most of it noise that will ensure that any calm on the streets this week or next will be the restoration of a sticking plaster.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Act of casual disregard the latest blow to victims' families

WHEN the Police Ombudsman wrote to families to tell them that due to the Legacy Act they would not be completing investigations into their cases there was little shock.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: How do we retain the magic of a grown-up Christmas?

IT is the middle of November and I have had “the dream”. I get “the dream” every year at some point and it goes with some variation of this.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Never mind Stormont, give us our Republic

THERE is little doubt that there is something afoot regarding the restoration of devolution, perhaps for the first time since its collapse in February 2022. Yes, I did have to Google the date, and yes, it does seem longer than that.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Disregard for victims is a growing disgrace

THIS week’s political debate on the devastation in Palestine and Israel’s role should give us all pause for thought.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Calling out war crimes is not antisemitic

WHEN my mother chose to send me and my brothers to the only Jewish school in Ireland it probably seemed, to others, a bit out of place. That the school was, at that time, only around the corner from our home, and that my mother had suffered terrible abuses from the religious when she attended boarding school, meant it made sense to us.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Warmth round an autumn hearth an antidote to life's cold realities

I FIND myself this week reflecting on how autumn is often a time for renewal and for reconnection.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: No symmetry in latest escalation of Middle East violence

DECEMBER 20, 2019. The International Criminal Court Prosecutor announces the conclusion of a preliminary examination of the “situation in Palestine”. The Prosecutor determined that all the statutory criteria under the Rome Statute for the opening of an International Criminal Court investigation have been met. That decision meant that there was reasonable basis to believe that war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Unionism loves the smell of mass protest in the morning

THE fixation on how unionism feels about the state of unionism in the union continues.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: It's vital that Ireland calls the racists out

THERE she was beaming with excitement and happiness, in a line-up with other little girls as the medals for gymnastics were being handed out. When the Gymnastics Ireland official walked right past her and gave her medal to the next girl in the row the little girl’s beaming smile turned to visible confusion, then it was utterly heartbreaking to see her begin to realise that she was being deliberately overlooked, because she is black.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Silence not an option when rights are being stripped

LAST week’s political dissonance had my head feeling like it was in my mother’s twintub. With so much to be angry at, why are so many so polite?

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Bertie returns for one night only – again

BERTIE Ahern, in his decrepit has-been “I was part of the Good Friday Agreement y’know” act, decided to intervene on the matter of legacy. His view is that a potential interstate case on the Legacy Bill by the Irish Government would be "a mistake”.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Unionist inability to reform is the real policing problem

IN 2011 the Patten recommendation of 50-50 recruitment ended in a unilateral move by then Secretary of State Owen Paterson. Then, 30 per cent of the PSNI’s workforce was Catholic. Today the number of Catholics in the PSNI stands at 24 per cent and Catholic officers are whistleblowing anonymously about systemic sectarianism in the workplace.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: Ormeau Road insult the culmination of growing PSNI disrespect

AT lunchtime on Friday, February 5, 2021, I was watching the live Facebook feed of the Lower Ormeau Residents' Association. The feed was in the context of Covid restrictions.

ANDREÉ MURPHY: Time to mobilise the Irish diplomatic corps

THIS week the Australian Labour Party had their annual conference, at which they passed a resolution supporting Irish Independence. This is not an insignificant moment. The Australian Labour Party won the last general election with an overall majority, the first time there has not been a coalition government since 2007, giving this move much more than a party hack position.

Gaelic Games: Cushendall claim Ulster Club hurling title

Boxing: Agyarko rises to the challenge against Williamson

Boxing: Classy McComb gets the better of Maxwell

Boxing: Crocker wins the 'Battle of Belfast' as McKenna calls time on his career

MÁLA POIST: Peace groups appeal to Irish Government to halt Gaza genocide

IRISH MUSIC SCENE: Business as usual despite Mariah Carey

DÚLRA: Are tree vandals looking to the future?

HEALTHWISE: Protecting against those seasonal splutters

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