Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 677

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Twenty Seven

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Let Us At Least Be CuriousFury of Fine Gael backbench with Coveney could see him axed from CabinetSiptu’s pension €20m in the red as it declines to comply with accounting

British Government Attempts At Amnesty For The Troubles/War In The Six-Counties

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ The British Government have recently, in fact for some time, been shouting from the roof tops about imposing an amnesty for all those outstanding “offences” left over from the “troubles” in “Northern Ireland”. This amnesty, if it goes through, would apply to all supposed offences which occurred prior to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in April 1998, including the

A Morning Thought @ 1323

Deportation Left Up To Sexual Offender Himself

Matt Treacy ✒ In May 2019, Chico Makamda who then had an address in Waterford was sentenced to five years in prison by Justice Melanie Greally having been convicted of sexual assault, false imprisonment and robbery in Dublin in April 2018. He had 15 previous convictions.He had attacked the woman as she made her way home after a night out and who was only saved from him when another man arrived

Diplock

Alex McCrory ✒ I'm watching a documentary made in 1983 about the Diplock Court system and the administration of British justice in the north of Ireland. It is interesting for it's background information, touching as it does on the removal jury trials; changes in the law to allow the courts to admit self-incriminating statements obtained under interrogation, and the use of supergrasses.One

Meat Loaf

Gary Robertson ✒ The recent passing of rock God Meat Loaf came as a shock to
many of us and the outpouring of grief on social media was to be expected. Meat LoafHis long term association with Jim Steinman helped transform this most unlikely of heroes into the star he became. I hope wherever they are that their differences are patched up and they’re rocking in the afterlife. That must be some

A Morning Thought @ 1322

A Year In Review ✑ 2021

Fra Hughes ✒ A deeper look into the political events that reshaped the world through the four corners of the globe in 2021.First Published InAl Mayadeen English.AfghanistanAmerica’s chaotic, disheveled, hasty retreat from Afghanistan was reminiscent of the last flights out of Saigon on April 29-30, 1975, when American troops fled Vietnam and the Viet Cong showed the world how an organized

‘I Was Used’ – Former Anti-Vaxxer Speaks Out After Husband’s Death From Covid

Sunday Independent ✒ Veronica Greenaway was in thrall to the anti-vax idols she let into her home — until Covid killed her husband.Veronica Greenaway was an anti-vaxxer who for more than a year believed everything she read about Covid-19 on Facebook.She idolised some of Ireland’s most prolific Covid deniers and allowed anti-vaxxers from both sides of the Border to use her Co Fermanagh home to

Twists & Turns

Peter Anderson ⚽ With the EPL going into a two week break it is worth taking stock and having a closer look at the table to see how things stand before the run-in starts in earnest in mid-Feb.At the top, it is as you were. City are clear and looking uncatchable, while Liverpool and Chelsea seem destined to fight it out for second. This is hugely disappointing, I really thought they would stay