LAST November I was privileged to travel to London with my colleagues from Relatives for Justice (RFJ), RFJ USA, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, the Pat Finucane Centre, Rights Watch UK and Amnesty International to meet the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparations and non-recurrence, Pablo De Greiff. […]
Archive | November, 2016
Compelling and utterly fascinating must-see
Arrival (12A) ★★★★ Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker What’s the story? LIVING a rather secluded and lonely life, Dr Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is surrounded by nothing but memories from her past. By day, she teaches languages and linguistics at a local university, but when it’s time to […]
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McClean withstands peer-pressure
ANOTHER year, another poppyfest put to bed. As with so many other things, poppy-wearing and Remembrance Sunday came to us, largely, through the lens of television. Not for the first time James McClean was a focal point. Given the general acceptance in the Premier League that all players’ shirts should be emblazoned with the […]
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And then there was none
Dúlra’s garden is like the surface of the moon. It’s an abandoned, windswept desert. Yesterday three feeders were packed full of scrumptious food, an irresistible seed mix was as usual scattered generously on the path and a couple of heels of bread thrown onto the lawn along with a few over-ripe apples for good […]
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The nasty party
SO, look. I am a strong supporter of the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process generally. I know it requires compromise and challenge. God knows we all in the republican community get that. We gave up Articles 2 and 3 of the Irish Constitution in favour of a process where Irish citizenship was unqualified […]
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150 years of Christian Brothers education in Belfast celebrated
A Mass to commemorate the arrival of the Christian Brothers in Belfast 150 years ago has been celebrated in to mark the impact on education of the holy order. November 12, 1866 was the date that four Christian Brothers arrived in Belfast to begin teaching in St Mary’s in Divis Street. The Brothers had been […]
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