This morning, on BBC’s Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme, I listened to yesterday’s Vixen blog writer, Julie Hambleton give an honest and moving interview in which she talked about her experience of fighting for justice on behalf of her sister, Maxine,…
Blog Archives
Justice 4 the 21 “Their silence and inaction is insulting”
On 21 November 1974 our beloved sister, Maxine, who was aged just 18, went out to meet some friends to hand out some party invitations at a local pub in Birmingham. 15 minutes after entering the pub she had been…
Tagged with: Government, John Spellar, Justice Minister Jeremy Wright, UK Government, West Midlands Police, Yvette Cooper
Posted in Politics
Posted in Politics
Private : Internal Sinn Féin Minutes. Adams “I wish it would all go away”.
Today Vixens asked Gerry Adams TD on #AskAdams with @impartialrep, whether he had ever wished the Abortion discussion within his party would go away. While he did answer, he didn’t address the content of the question. His answer was that…
Questions to be asked about OTR’s
Areas that in our opinion the media should be scrutinising regarding “On the Runs” 1. When the Police were looking at the lists of OTR’s, dd they do a full criminal record check on the names on the list provided…
All victims have the right to justice, and nobody should be above the law. Ann Travers.
In the wake of further revelations regarding ‘On the Runs’, tonight’s platform piece comes from Ann Travers, who speaks movingly about the effect her sisters murder and attempted murder of her parents has had on her and her family to…
What’s that Peter Robinson? Not happy at ‘On the Run’ deal?
This blog will look in full at the issue of ‘On the Runs’ next week. Suffice to say, we have been digging around. We have had information dealing with this issue for quite some time. We can provide photographic evidence…
Tagged with: DUP, John Downey, Jonathon Powell, on the runs, Peter Robinson
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized
“Give us a wee song before we shoot you…”:
The Rosemary McCartney and Patrick O’Neill murders (Jeanne Griffin) Friday 21 July 1972 was a day that Belfast will never forget; the sheer level of savagery the IRA unleashed on its populace by exploding 22 bombs throughout the city ensured…
Posted in Uncategorized
Criminality (Catherine Mc Cartney)
‘There are agents carrying out criminal acts’.(Gerry Kelly) Anna Lo’s recent claims that the police are ‘turning a blind eye’ to criminality, mainly from within the loyalist community, were greeted as a revelation by the media and sparked a superficial…
Tagged with: catherine mc cartney, ceasefire, criminality, Gerry Kelly, IRA, republican, Sinn Fein
Posted in Uncategorized
Posted in Uncategorized
Justice delayed is justice finally achieved.
Imagine the fear. A young six and seven year old child, subjected to the most abhorrent and horrific acts of sexual violence, which continued for a number of years. A young girl, who stated in court that she was raped…
Betty’s Bag – Your resident agony aunt is here to help!
Dear Betty, I’m very worried about my son, Dennis. There’s something funny going on with him since he’s gone away to college in Tralee IT (TIT). He rarely visits anymore, saying he can’t “be himself” in such a small town.…
Posted in Uncategorized
 | Dominic Hendron on Abortion : When does a law bec… |
 | Brenda Baxter on Jeannie Griffin : Easter eggs… |
 | Jeanne Griffin on “The long lethal years o… |
 | Deirdre Regan on “Give us a wee song befo… |
 | Desi Savage on “Give us a wee song befo… |
Vixens With Convictions! 