IN early November, Nigel Farage’s Reform party reached a key milestone – leading all other parties in 150 polls in a row. Still, if the worst comes to the worst, those of us living in Northern Ireland do have an escape clause: it’s called a Border Poll.
A Celebration of the Life of Margaret Anne Bruton (1 June 1941 – 26 November 2025) will take place on Thursday 4th December 2025 at 3pm at Wilton Funeral Home 334 Ravenhill Road, Belfast BT6 8GL and committal afterwards at 4.40pm at Roselawn Crematorium. Family flowers only. (Full Details in Irish News Monday) Bruton, Margaret Anne, nee Horton (1st June …
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In 1929 violent clashes occurred between Palestinians and Zionist settlers. The British set up two commissions to investigate the cause both of which came to the same conclusions that it was as a result of the Zionist project of dispossessing the Palestinian farmers and the Palestinians rejection of Zionism.
LAST Sunday over a hundred people turned out in support of a family who were violently assaulted in their Glen Road home in West Belfast by three adult men. For change and challenge to racism we need strong leadership from governments, but that is not forth-coming in many countries.
REMEMBRANCE Sunday, is run by the Royal British Legion on behalf of the Establishment who turn out in force to share the day with the common people.
The Irish Communist Party/Páirtí Cumannach Éireann adds its voice to the condemnation of the NI Education Minister Paul Givan and other Unionist politicians for their appalling decision to accept an invitation to visit Israel from a government led by a man for whom an international arrest warrant has been issued for alleged war crimes.
The bald admission by the Department of Finance in Dublin last week that there is no prospect that the government will resolve the housing crisis for at least fifteen years – yes, fifteen years – exposes not just the failure of current policy, but also the callous indifference of those in charge.
The Irish Communist Party / Páirtí Cumannach Éireann warmly welcomes the historic and decisive victory of Catherine Connolly in the Presidential election. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all those who contributed to this success—above all, to the thousands of young people whose energy, commitment, and class consciousness were instrumental in mobilising the campaign that ensured her triumph.
THE visit by a group of Unionists to Israel this week has created a fair amount of coverage in the news. The group, including members from all three main unionist parties, embarked on their trip to Israel last week, lasting several days. The trip was organised and funded by the Israeli government.
Thirty-five years after reunification,
East Germans earn less, hold fewer top positions, and
no significant government posts,
remain defined by narratives
written in the West. And as long as the East keeps working for free, and the West keeps defining what “normal” means, the country may be united on paper — but not in experience.