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In the aftermath of senseless horror, we reach for easy answers, and ignore the harder truths
The New York Times has dropped the ball again.
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There have been reports of an elderly woman visiting Deansgrange cemetery when she was accosted and robbed by five men. According to DublinLive, the woman had her possessions “forcibly” taken from her on Tuesday afternoon, whereupon the “suspected offenders are believed to have fled the scene in a vehicle following the incident.” Some of her […]
However, critics say it amounts to “cash for criminals” and query how it can be monitored.
Some this week were attempting to perhaps distract attention from what is currently taking place in South Africa with reminders that in July 1984 Dunnes Stores workers in Henry Street, Dublin began a three year long strike in opposition to the stocking of food produce from South Africa. It was indeed a brave stance to […]
As Islamic terrorism is declining across Europe, in Ireland the problem is growing. The number of people arrested in Ireland last year after being suspected of being engaged in Islamic terrorism has tripled from the year before, a new report has revealed. In 2020, 18 individuals in total were arrested on suspicion of Islamic terrorism. […]
Parts of Cork city have become no-go zones due to serious anti-social behaviour and violent crime: what the hell is going on with youth violence in Ireland? Ben Scallan comments. #gript
Aontú leader Peadar Toibín TD has hit out at the UK’s Tory government for offering amnesty to British soldiers over killings carried out in Ireland. Speaking about the acknowledgment of the Ballymurphy victims by the British state for the first time, Toibín welcomed the development. “It was a wonderful day for the families of Ballymurphy,” […]
Yesterday, a cavalcade of cars made their way around Ballymurphy in West Belfast. The small streets were crowded as a whole community celebrated a vital, historical ruling. Photographers captured the jubilant, delighted faces: neighbours hugging each other in the bright sunshine, relief and joy and tears and smiles from the families who had waited so long for this day. White […]
In the week that marked the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, the loyalist violence in Belfast underlined the fact that little has changed regarding the fundamental nature of society in the north of Ireland. It is unlikely that many of the people taking part in the […]
Dozens of teens engaged in a vicious fight on Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin city centre yesterday evening, with one teenager left stabbed and requiring hospitalisation. A video posted by RM.tv shows teenagers, male and female, engaged in a disturbing fight on the bridge, which forced traffic to a halt for a short time. “Get him, […]
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