THE fact that BBCNI thinks that its adherence to a British ethos is a matter for debate instead of a simple statement of fact is perhaps the most powerful indicator of BBCNI’s adherence to a British ethos.
YOUNG Gaels have handed in a letter to the Secretary of State calling on the UK government to live up to its financial commitments and contribute to the redevelopment of Casement Park.
WITH the disappointment of the Scottish Cup final loss to Aberdeen firmly in the rear window, let’s take a look forward to the period of monotony (or peace, depending on your point of view) that comes with Celtic’s current lack of competitive football.
THERE must be a few fidgety figures with aching hearts in the Belfast BBC these days. Source of heartache? The Dublin High Court found that a ‘Spotlight’ programme had wrongly presented Gerry Adams as the man ultimately responsible for the shooting dead of the long-time informer Denis Donaldson. The court awarded Gerry Adams €100,000.
A DUP motion calling for Belfast City Council to sign up to a covenant designed to ending "disadvantages" for ex-British Armed Forces servicemen and women and giving them extra privileges has failed once again by a single vote.
THE success of my case against the British Broadcasting Corporation is an important and very significant breach of that institution's monopoly on how it broadcasts ‘news’, especially in Ireland.
It's correct what they say about Cleveland, Ohio, it really is a bastion of the Irish. But for those in the know, that's only half the story; for in truth the city is more an outpost of Co. Mayo than an offshoot of Ireland.
THREE days after the sensational verdict in the Gerry Adams versus BBCNI libel trial, journalists, legal experts and observers are still trying to make sense of the outcome of the biggest defamation case ever heard on the island of Ireland.
