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Reeling in the years of The Irish Weekly
SOME older readers will recall The Irish Weekly—sister paper of The Irish News—being sold in churches throughout Scotland. It was a Nationalist and Catholic publication, which, in 1892 incorporated The Ulster Examiner. The content was of Irish interest whether in news, prose, history or verse.
Stephen Coyle
Jul 304 min read
It’s time to rail and rally against racism
BELFAST. June 2026. Burnt out homes. Terrified families fleeing in the night. We’ve been here before. A knife attack by Hadi Alodid, a Sudanese asylum seeker in Nationalist North Belfast, triggered anti-immigration riots by Union Jack clad mobs. Loyalist-led pogroms are not new, but their target is. Catholic Irish have been replaced by people of colour.
Stephen Colbert
Jul 285 min read
A vision of compassion and forgiveness
A LARGE crowd sat with rapt attention in St Patrick’s Hall, Coatbridge as Richard Moore shared the story of his life
Dan McGinty
Mar 12, 20244 min read
Could Unionists destroy the union?
ULSTER says no, until it says yes.
Stephen Colbert
Mar 12, 20245 min read
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