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national / history and heritage Friday June 30, 2006 - 10:33 by Niall Meehan
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"Practically all commanders and intelligence officers considered that 90 per cent of the people were Sinn Féiners or sympathisers with Sinn Féin, and that all Sinn Féiners were murderers or sympathisers with murder. Judged by English standards, the Irish are a difficult and unsatisfactory people. Their civilisation is different and in many ways lower than that of the English. They are entirely lacking in the Englishman's respect for truth . . . Many were of a degenerate type and their methods of waging war were in the most case barbarous, influenced by hatred and devoid of courage." British intelligence assessment of the Irish People from The Record of the Rebellion Steven King's review of 'The Wind that Shakes the Barley' contains many contentious allegations. Perhaps the most extreme is that "many a Cork Protestant was murdered in pure sectarian reprisals" during the War of Independence. King attempts to portray in Cork a mirror opposite of the sectarian cauldron created by Unionism in the North of Ireland. This depiction could not be further from the truth. Evidence suggests that Protestants lived more in fear of Crown Forces reprisal than of IRA action. This was true of Protestant unionists as well as Protestant nationalists. In July 1920 Mr J.W. Biggs, a wealthy Unionist, wrote: "I feel it my duty to protest very strongly against this unfounded slander (of intolerance on the part) of our Catholic neighbours ... I have been resident in Bantry for 43 years, during 33 of which I have been engaged in business, and I have received the greatest kindness, courtesy, and support from all classes and creeds in the country". Some days after publication of these remarks Mr Biggs' business premises, valued at £20,000, were burnt down by the RIC. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday June 30, 2006 - 02:10 by Mark
The Carnival Parade Raffle Draw will be held tomorrow (Friday) June 30, on the Jimmy Norman Lunchtime show on Galway Bay FM between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday June 30, 2006 - 02:03 by Sandra
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Bush's military tribunals violate US law ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday June 30, 2006 - 01:52 by Mike
Catherine Connolly leaves the Labour Party ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday June 30, 2006 - 01:47 by Joe
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Israelis arrest Hammas leaders ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday June 29, 2006 - 20:01 by Sean McIntyre
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Dan Keating (104), and patron of Republican Sinn Fein , made a two hour trek to see new film "The Wind That Shakes The Barley". ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 29, 2006 - 16:45 by The Alternative Information Center
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Stop Israeli Attack in Gaza Immediately A statement by the Alternative Information Center ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday June 29, 2006 - 14:16 by pat c
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This is an Amnesty report on a Womens Rights march in Tehran, Iran, which was attacked by the Iranian Regimes police. This shows the reality of how women are treated in Iran. Full article at link. pat c ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Thursday June 29, 2006 - 13:31 by Tony
The Australia media has exploded with stories of sexual abuse in remote aboriginal communities. This article deals with the question of why now. This is not to deny the abuse - friends who work in these communities confirm the abuse - it's a matter of why the sudden interest by the media. Incidentally, the biggest abusers of aboriginal women and children are the cops, as you might expect. Just last week Western Australian cops used pepper spray to "subdue" a 10 year old Aboriginal girl ... read full story / add a comment |
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