26th February 2010 – Peter Geoghegan

Hellbent on violence – but it won't work

By peterPosted on 26th February 2010Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, ScotsmanTagged Dissident republicans, IMC, Newry, Real IRA

This comment piece on Monday’s dissident bombing in Newry appeared in The Scotsman on 24 February. In November, the International Monitoring Commission, charged with keeping tabs on Northern Ireland’s paramilitary groups, suggested dissident republican ranks were being swelled by ex-Provisional IRA members. The Newry car bomb has now confirmed the worst fears of the security […]

Stokes and Miller in tune with Hibernian rhapsody

By peterPosted on 26th February 2010Posted in Sport, Sunday IndependentTagged Anthony Stokes, Edinburgh, Hibernian, Liam Miller, Robbie Keane

Edinburgh is proving a happy hunting ground for two Irish internationals, as I reported in The Sunday Independent a few couple of Sundays ago: “I doubt I’ll ever tire of Edinburgh,” bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin once said of his hometown. With its spectacular views, historic old town and lively nightlife, the Scottish capital certainly […]

Day: 26th February 2010