Journalist, etc. | 'Troubled Waters'
(📖 on Lough Neagh - Merrion Press, 2026): https://www.irishacademicpress.ie/product/troubled-waters/ |
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Tommy Greene
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"I believe this inquiry can be a watershed moment in the difficult subject of legacy on this island."
The first public hearing of a long-awaited inquiry into Pat Finucane's 1989 murder began this week:
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There is a video showing a crowd of men kicking in doors in Woodvale.
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Prof John Barry: "Whatever the constituted[...]body is that's negotiating with the Earl of Shaftesbury, they'd be going in completely blind.
“If they're a community group, they're already massively outgunned in terms of resources, legal expertise and all the rest of it."
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Brendan Harkin
While the “protesters” kicked in doors in Belfast, community support groups stepped up. The State was found wanting. The majority of the people were not. @elainecrory.bsky.social on the tortoise shack. No paywall 👇
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“We feel that not everyone here is unaccepting of foreigners. There is goodness, there are people who love us, people who shared their homes with us, shared our worries, shared our moments of weakness, and took us in.”
Mother of 3 evacuated from her Belfast home this week.
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Terrible news. The Phoenix magazine to close down after more than 40 years
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If a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane can finally examine publicly all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, there is hope that a real process of healing can begin
"Where were the political representatives in East Belfast, sandy row, and every affected area? Standing in front of these mobs and saying 'Stop'. We didn't see that last night. The work today is to go out and talk people down from this violence." North Belfast cllr Paul McCusker on radio earlier
Belfast City Council was warned of threats to HMOs in June 2025 - a year before the recent racist attacks
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Since Tuesday, organisers and volunteers have been helping people of colour across Belfast get to safety from threatened or attacked homes.
Beyond the headlines of arson and violence, this is perhaps the biggest story.
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The Lough Neagh Partnership recommended that stakeholders enter negotiations over the future ownership of Lough Neagh before carrying out fundamental due diligence.
They advised waiting until the Earl of Shaftesbury "is ready to proceed with the transfer of ownership”.
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Tommy Greene
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