Six County News Today

There are two distinct peoples in Ireland, who see and define themselves differently and antagonistically, the Catholic “Irish-Irish” Nationalists and the Protestant “British-Irish” Unionists. Ireland, which had been ruled by England since the 12th century, was partitioned in 1920-21 into Six and 26 Counties entities. The border dividing the Six and 26 Counties does not coincide, or even approximate to, the geographical location of the two distinct Irish peoples/ identities. It cuts righ...

There are two distinct peoples in Ireland, who see and define themselves differently and antagonistically, the Catholic “Irish-Irish” Nationalists and the Protestant “British-Irish” Unionists. Ireland, which had been ruled by England since the 12th century, was partitioned in 1920-21 into Six and 26 Counties entities. The border dividing the Six and 26 Counties does not coincide, or even approximate to, the geographical location of the two distinct Irish peoples/ identities. It cuts righ...

The Right Hon JM Andrews, Minister of Labour, addressed a meeting in the Bangor Orange Hall last night, in which he referred to the unemployment question and the Trade Boards Bill.

October 5 1923 It is learned that priests and nuns engaged in the teaching profession in colleges and schools in the Six County area, receiving grants out of public funds, have been served with notices requiring them to take an oath of allegiance to his Majesty King George the Fifth and to the Government of “Northern” Ireland.

David John Douglass reviews Richard O’Rawe, <strong>Stakeknife’s dirty war: the inside story of Scappaticci, the IRA’s Nutting Squad and the British spooks who ran the war</strong> Merrion Press, 2023, pp272, £14.95

1 The IRA and me: “We need to see you about something”

WE look back at the stories that were making the headlines this week in the Andersonstown News in 1982

There are two distinct peoples in Ireland, who see and define themselves differently and antagonistically, the Catholic “Irish-Irish” Nationalists and the Protestant “British-Irish” Unionists.

There are two distinct peoples in Ireland, who see and define themselves differently and antagonistically, the Catholic “Irish-Irish” Nationalists and the Protestant “British-Irish” Unionists.

Sinn Féin is now the biggest party in local government. But, asks Kevin Bean, what does this mean for the prospects of some kind of national reunification?