Northern Ireland

A short tale of two peace agreements

Comparing the conflict in the north of Ireland (late 1960’s – 1998 with the conflict in Donbass (2014 – early 2022):* In the north of Ireland, the conflict lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. More than 3,500 people were killed, of whom 52% were civilians, 32% were members of the British […]
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Dublin and Monaghan – Britain forgets its recent history of “unleashing war in Europe”

Gavin O’Reilly In the early hours of Thursday morning – in what will perhaps finally result in the COVID-19 mainstream media narrative being permanently banished from the headlines – almost nine years of Western provocations via its Eastern European proxy state Ukraine would culminate in Russia launching a military intervention into its Western neighbour. With …

What Britain did to Ireland 100 years ago haunts today’s UK

File Photo: © Getty Images / Charles McQuillan The final cut in partitioning Ireland came with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 100 years ago. That colonial division of a nation, conducted as a fait accompli by British rulers, continues to have harmful repercussions. Ironically, it is today’s British rulers who are reaping the bitter […]

Is Brexit The Beginning Of NIexit, How The Northern Ireland Might Exit UK?

Today we believe that countries sovereignty is the sacred obligation to everyone, and it’s just hard to imagine a country significantly expanding its territories. However, there are territories like Crimea, the situation there is complicated though. And the territorial wars are still accurate to this day. Another subject of argument is the island split between […]

The EU’s Vaccine Passport Scheme Could Destroy Peace in Northern Ireland

The European Parliament is about to waive through the EU-wide roll-out of vaccine passports. Ciarán McCollum, a Northern Irish barrister, is concerned that this scheme will destroy the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland riots continue. British and Irish leaders call for calm

Northern Ireland riots continue. British and Irish leaders call for calm The Duran: Episode 936 Northern Ireland riots: 14 police officers injured and three 14-year-old boys arrested during Belfast disorder Northern Ireland riots: 14 police officers injured and three 14-year-old boys arrested during Belfast disorder A further 14 police officers have been injured as violence […]