Politics Archive
Orange Parade Gets the Go-Ahead
Why has this fiasco erupted in our faces? Over twenty years since the last violence…
Irish Americans Want a United Ireland
“If not us, then who? If not now, then when?” President Trump’s comment that he…
The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions…
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Deadly Tales from County Tyrone
In 1970, at the age of 22, Bernadette ‘Devlin’ McAliskey was elected to represent the constituency of Mid-Ulster, which includes her home area of East Tyrone. Although she is no […]
Northern Ireland Elections: Not Quite What They Seem
Election fever in the North of Ireland over the last few months was more like a head cold than a serious illness. It coughed and sighed for a while, but […]
The Vision of Mary Robinson
On her recent visit to the United States President Mary Robinson (49) became for Irish Americans the embodiment of a new Ireland, an Ireland in which the Irish diaspora – […]
Philadelphia’s Feisty Irishman
Most grandparents take their grandchildren to the playground. Dennis Clark takes his to picket the homes of politicians. Though the kids may never acquire the perspective he has from growing […]
Election Reveals a New Ireland
First there was the election two years ago of a woman as the President of Ireland. And not only was Mary Robinson a woman, but she could also be labelled […]
Ourselves Alone: An Interview with Gerry Adams
The Sinn Féin office is located in a what could hardly be called a luxury building in what seems to be a mostly deserted area of West Belfast. In the […]