South Armagh has never been black and white, and this weekend, it’s set to turn red, as the first “Fleadh Rua” – red head festival gets under way in Forkhill tomorrow. Formed with the aim of raising money for local…
Monthly Archives: June 2014
Character is Fate (Jayne Olorunda)
For almost a fortnight we have argued, tweeted, messaged and emailed about racism. At last we acknowledge a problem, a severe problem at that, BUT we must also acknowledge that the time has come to move from talking and start doing. We need to see a racial equality strategy move to…
News : Orange Order March banned by Parades Commission.
The Parades Commission has today banned the Orange Order from a return parade along the Crumlin Road in North Belfast. The Order had applied to complete the return leg of the parade on Saturday, which had originally been prevented on 12th July…
How to stay faithful to Facebook while having a Twitter Affair. (Ann Allan)
I suppose it all started when I discovered Skype. Suddenly I could communicate with relations I hadn’t seen for years. It took a while for me to realise why I hadn’t communicated with them for years. We had little in…
Bridget’s Baby #800deadbabies
Originally posted on 140 characters is usually enough:
From the comments on my blog about the Tuam babies: I had a beautiful Baby Boy, born in Bessborough in 1960 died at 6 weeks, my self lucky to have survived with the…
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EXCLUSIVE : “Some people will think ‘murdering bastards’, but we’re working to change things for the better.”
For the first time, in an exclusive interview with Vixens, senior members of the Loyalist Community speak in depth about criminality, racism, Adair, perceptions of the UDA and conflict resolution. Síofra O’Neill explains… As someone who would be perceived to…
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Vixens With Convictions! 