WHEN the Church is in trouble it is not beyond it to resort to trickery in order to fool its members and retain power. In the nineteenth century, the Church was losing massive support from the local population in the west of Ireland and beyond. The people had endured the ravages of famine and were now facing evictions and crippling rent increases from the same landlords who had created the famine.
FIFTY years ago on 8 November 1974, our young brother Paul was abducted in broad daylight, taken away and was brutally murdered by the UVF. His young 18-year-old body was dumped in a disused bakery in Byron Street in the North Belfast area of Oldpark Road.
THROUGHOUT the course of modern human history, a pattern has emerged that is both exact and damaging. Whenever misgivings occur in society those in power often need a ‘scapegoat’ to ensure that the blame is placed elsewhere and not on those who caused the incident in the first place.
THE housing issue in the North of Ireland was not caused by refugees; it is caused because we live in a very segregated society that is divided by sectarianism, caused by partition.
DO you remember ‘retail therapy’, a time when the experience of shopping was good for your well-being and when the relationship between customer and retailer was one of mutual respect?
IT has now been one calendar year since a meeting was organised with North Belfast Gaelic games clubs to present our case and engage in open dialogue with the leadership of Belfast City Council on the subject of a lack of provision for GAA clubs within the area.
BEING back again in Belfast for a few weeks, I took the opportunity to wander around the Falls, reliving some old memories, in particular growing up in the St James’ Road area during the pre-Troubles '60s.
IN response to the letter 'Hypocrisy if People Before Profit do not boycott Westminster', it seems that with the writer's party of choice shaking hands with British monarchs or attending the White House in the midst of a genocide, he is distraught over PBP’s policy on standing in Westminster elections.
DURING the last Westminster election I asked People Before Profit to justify how could they, as an Irish socialist party, attend Westminster and swear an oath of allegiance to a monarchy. I got no reply.
Tairseach (the Association of Somatic Experiencing Practitioners in Ireland) notes with extreme concern the continuing abuses of fundamental Human Rights in Gaza and other Palestinian areas. In conjunction with our colleagues in the Family Therapy Association of Ireland, we wholeheartedly condemn the actions of all those parties responsible for bringing about the genocide now occurring in Gaza.
As we embark on a new season, it's an opportune moment to reflect on the green shoots of Wolfe Tones' long-term strategy, a vision crafted to ensure our club's longevity and sustainability for generations to come.
