Andrée Murphy

ANDRÉE MURPHY: BBC's defence of indefensible opens up questions about its exit strategy

WHAT is the BBC’s exit strategy in the scenario for a united Ireland? That was always a fair question.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Copycat commentary on Pope's passing is missing the point

In a changing Ireland, the passing of Pope Francis is giving pause to many to reflect on the island’s relationship with the Catholic Church. With his death occurring on Easter Monday there was perhaps more concentrated attention to questions of his ministry, his version of the church and his impact.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: New government must learn that nods and assumptions no longer cut it

THE southern government’s Programme for Government – scant on detail and modest In aspiration – feels like an opportunity missed as we sit at a crossroads waiting to determine our national future.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: New AOH Pres stood beside victims of state violence for three decades and more

OUR past is not a tourist attraction. It is, however, definitely there for us to learn from, explore and share. It is certainly something that resides beside us, asking questions, demanding truth, justice and accountability. Painful, unresolved pasts are not postcards from the edge.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Take it down from the mast, Irish fascists

"There’s an inner thing in every man, do you know this thing my friend?" A poem written by Bobby Sands which speaks to many of a struggle for freedom in the face of oppression.

Keir's four nation mandate boast doesn't travel well

WITHIN hours of taking office the new Prime Minister Keir Starmer tweeted that he had spoken to the “First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. We are resetting our relationship, working together to unite our country."

ANDRÉE MURPHY: In the killing fields of Gaza, Israel crosses multiple red lines with impunity

In one 24-hour period, the nature of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people plunged to even deeper depths of inhumanity and crossed every red line of international law, with complete impunity.

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: 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: Day of the Plastic Paddy is long gone

OVER the past week we have seen Irish America bring something back home that far exceeded anyone’s expectations. Dignity.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Neglect of Agreement has had its consequences

WHAT a week, eh? You would swear that the Good Friday Agreement had been cherished, exalted and promoted like the gospels themselves over the past 25 years. You would think that we had been led to the grassy uplands of peace, reconciliation and prosperity. My past 25 years have been a lot different, as the two co-guarantors abandoned the population here many years ago.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Whose terror may we legally glorify?

AFTER 9/11 the western world got itself a little... let’s put this gently... insane. Human rights became the enemy, government lies became policy and mass murder became reconcilable. All under the guise of defeating 'terrorism'.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: New Lodge families keeping hope of justice alive

IN the New Lodge last weekend we were reminded of the service to their community, wider society and to peace that victims and survivors of state violence have played.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Second mummy Marian a gift to our family

THIS week my family lost a part of our world. An irreplaceable woman who leaves a space none of us knows how to fill.

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Unthinking fear of the seat belt remains

JAMES Molyneaux, who was an Ulster Unionist MP when the Ulster Unionist Party still believed it was unassailable, in 1977 wrote a letter to then Secretary of State Roy Mason. It was on the matter of seat belts. Westminster was proposing to introduce compulsory wearing of said safety measure. Only it was introducing this on a phased basis and the drivers of the North of Ireland were scheduled to be safer a few months earlier than the drivers of the Home Counties.

NIFL Premiership: Reds boost playoff hopes with comeback win at Carrick

NIFL Premiership: Magilton excited for Cup final build-up as Reds return to league action

Gaelic Games: Rossa fend off Ballycastle rally to claim opening win

Gaelic Games: Carryduff win cross-city clash at Sarsfield's

TUV want Casement renamed after a British royal – and Andytown doesn't rule it out

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: David Trimble’s Catholic problem was well hidden

SQUINTER: Loyalist Human Resources departments thrive

WE SAY: Irish language signage victory was inevitable

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