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Letters to the Editor: Ireland in danger of losing culture of native language

Updated / Thursday, 15 Apr 2021 15:43 1996 is the year of Dublins Millennium Clock. Although it is supposed to count down to the year 2000, the clock only lasts nine months. We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Watch: Dublins Millennium Clock - RTÉ News reports on 15 March 1996 (via...

J UST AS THE pen is mightier than the sword, so arrogant stupidity can do a cause more damage than its opponent’s guns and bombs. Northern Ireland’s 100th anniversary falls next month, and the survival for a century of the six-county state which few expected to last should have been a moment of triumph for unionists. But the province’s streets have been lit by riots, and reunification of the island of Ireland seems likelier than it has for decades. Remarkably, it is a unionist leader who ...

Unionism not emotionally ready for conversation about united Ireland What is unionism without the union? The question has us spooked about 15 hours ago Listen now 5:18 Former Ireland international rugby player Andrew Trimble: many unionists fear his articulate sentiments about a fused British, Irish and Northern Irish identity are the true threat to the union. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player w...

What is unionism without the union? The question has us spooked Unionism is not emotionally ready for the conversation about a united Ireland about 2 hours ago Listen now 5:18 Former Ireland international rugby player Andrew Trimble: many unionists fear his articulate sentiments about a fused British, Irish and Northern Irish identity are the true threat to the union. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio ...

Koulla Yiasouma said children were being coerced into participating by adults, and that this could amount to child abuse.

Koulla Yiasouma said children were being coerced into participating by adults, and that this could amount to child abuse.

Northern Ireland’s children’s commissioner has said the behaviour of some adults in relation to the unrest in the region amounts to child abuse. Children as young as 12 are said to have taken part in some of the riots during the week, while three male teenagers, all aged 14, were arrested following unrest on Friday night. Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma said children were being coerced into participating by adults, and that this could amount to child abuse. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Ch...

Belfast riots: Gary Lightbody pens open letter to the young people of Belfast "As a teenager I remember thinking the very idea of peace in my lifetime was a fantom. There was no chance. None. And yet it happened. It was real." Updated Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your ...

Mayor Nicholas Trimble with his wife, Mayoress Sarah Trimble, parents David and Daphne and Sadly, Mr Trimble wasn’t able to get out and about as much as he would have liked since he was nominated to the city’s top post in June last year, however he has been heartened to see the people of Lisburn come together during these difficult months in lockdown. Mr Trimble is well known as the son of former Ulster Unionist Leader David Trimble. Despite this, the Mayor insists he did not set out to fol...