TALKS aimed at restoring the devolved institutions get under way later this week and we have already rehearsed what needs to be done by the parties here in order to ensure that any resumed Executive and Assembly are fit for purpose and possessed of the requisite commitment to justice and rights to allow them to […]
Archive | January, 2020
The ghost of Policing Past visits
I WRITE this column on the 29th anniversary of the murder of Fearghal Caraher from Cullyhanna. Mr Caraher had been the victim of systemic harassment by the RUC in the lead-in to the Royal Marines shooting him dead. The harassing RUC were based at Crossmaglen Barracks. Sited beside Crossmaglen Rangers GAA club, RUC officers and […]
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Star and Belfast Celtic aiming for Cup upsets
Saddler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Fifth Round Ballymena United v Crumlin Star (Saturday, 3pm, Showgrounds) CRUMLIN Star will look to pull off another shock result in the fifth round of the Irish Cup when they take on Ballymena United at the Showgrounds. Last season, they claimed the scalp of Championship 1 outfit Loughgall with a […]
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Lynch looking to lay down a Ferm marker as Antrim’s season begins
Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Section B Antrim v Fermanagh (Sunday, 2pm, Ahoghill) IT’S the beginning of a new season for Antrim’s footballers on Sunday when they host Fermanagh in their opening Dr McKenna Cup game at Ahoghill (2pm). Ulster’s pre-season competition hasn’t always been kind to the Saffrons, but a new year brings […]
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Different year, different code, same goal as Naomh Éanna aim to reach All-Ireland final
AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final Naomh Éanna v Tullaroan (Saturday, 1.30pm, Parnell Park) FOR the second successive year, the Naomh Éanna club are preparing for an All-Ireland club semi-final – this time in the camán code. On Saturday, they travel to Dublin’s Parnell Park to take on Kilkenny champions Tullaroan, led by the mercurial […]
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