Robin Livingstone has been to the east African country of Burundi to visit projects that will benefit from Concern Worldwide’s Food in a Fragile World appeal. Here’s his third and final report. IT’S hot and sunny again and Esperance Ciza desperately needs to get her 22-month-old son Don Divin to hospital. He’s suffering from oedema, […]
Archive | October, 2017
Concern battling to free prisoners of poverty
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Assault on the Irish language
DO we need an Irish Language Act? History suggests that we do. The creation of the Northern Ireland state was a mixed blessing for unionist politicians. They were still part of the United Kingdom and the British empire, but at a price. They had no long-term security. Their traditional enemies had not gone away. This […]
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History doesn’t reflect fine words
LAST week Edward Stevenson, Grand Master of the Orange Order, declared that the Orange Order had no quarrel with those who enjoy the Irish language and wish to use it and that it had never sought to deny anyone the right to enjoy those traditions. Fine words, but history tells a different story. During the […]
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So what’s the Irish for déjà vu then?
Unionist attacks on the Irish language began as early as June 1893 – six weeks before the Gaelic League was founded. During the committee stage of the second Home Rule Bill in Westminster that month, Thomas Lea, the anti-Home Rule MP for South Londonderry, proposed an amendment that would have prevented an Irish parliament from passing […]
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Options aplenty for Burnett following unification success: Hearn
EDDIE Hearn has said there are numerous options now for Ryan Burnett following his impressive victory over Zhanat Zhakiyanov last Saturday night. The Matchroom promoter was thrilled with how his fighter unified the IBF and WBA bantamweight titles considering he has just moved up to world level and now looks the dominant force in the […]
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St Paul’s to host prestigious Golden Gloves tournament this weekend
ST Paul’s will host the 30th running of the Fonacab Golden Gloves GAA Handball tournament this weekend. The nationwide ranking tournament is run by St Paul’s with the support of Rossa GAC, Gort na Móna GAC and Coláiste Feirste. Without their courts Belfast could not host such tournaments. The Golden Gloves 40×20 GAA handball tournament […]
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