A recent article on the blog Slugger O’Toole titled Why the Irish can’t “get over” ‘The Troubles’ raises a number of great questions. It is also relevant to centenary year as a number of political…
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10 things that tell you “Northern Ireland” is not in the UK
by Peter KearneyIn November 2013 a radio colleague (a student intern from Italy) interviewed Loyalists marchers (Orange men) at the stand off at Twaddell Avenue in north Belfast. Twaddell is an area in north Belfast where Loyalist marchers, loyal to the…
35 years since Bobby Sands Election – The 1981 Hunger Strike, Reaction and its Legacy
by Peter KearneyOn 9 April 1981, with 30,492 votes, Bobby Sands won the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election following the death of Independent Republican MP, Frank Maguire. He defeated the Ulster Unionist Party candidate, Harry West. Despite…
Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day with Author Cian O’ Farrell
by Peter KearneyFor the last eight years World Autism Awareness Day has been held on 2 April where autism organisations celebrate the day with fundraising and awareness-raising events. The best known of these is the Light It…
Why did RTÉ Prime Time host an imbalanced debate on The 1916 Rising?
by Peter KearneyThere should be debate around 1916. And that debate should focus on how the ideals it set out can be best achieved and whether we still desire a united Ireland. It should not focus on,…
Starbucks is Coming to Milan in 2017
by Peter KearneyThink of Italy and you think of the 3 ‘F’s – Food, Fashion and Football. Well add a fourth to that list, except it’s a ‘C’, and that ‘C’ stands for Coffee. Italy just wouldn’t be…
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