Ian Paisley stands over Catholic IRA remarks Ian Paisley stood over his remarks about the Catholic IRA 29 January, 2021 01:00
Eamon Phoenix said it was incorrect to directly link Catholicism and violent republicanism. Picture by Press Eye/Darren Kidd
IAN Paisley was last night unrepentant about his Catholic IRA remarks, insisting the claim was an uncomfortable truth that his critics failed to recognise.
But the DUP MP said he made no association of the RC [Roman Catholic] Church with the IRA and that Alliance s Stephen Farry wanted to take offence when none was given .
Historian Eamon Phoenix said it was incorrect to directly link Catholicism and violent republicanism, and that the Church had been a consistent critic of the IRA and its forerunners.
AstraZeneca raised supply concerns over Northern Ireland Protocol, Arlene Foster says There is a grace period of a year over checks on medicines moving from Britain to Northern Ireland under the post-Brexit arrangements. Picture by Brian Lawless, PA Rebecca Black, Press Association 29 January, 2021 15:51
First Minister Arlene Foster said Covid-19 vaccine producerAstraZeneca raised concerns with her around the potential impact of the NI Protocol on the supply of medicines to Northern Ireland.
There is a grace period of a year over checks on medicines moving from Britain to Northern Ireland under the post-Brexit arrangements.
Arlene Foster said AstraZeneca raised the matter in a meeting with her today.
Jan 29, 2021 managing editor
A sign on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, spray painted with the initials of the Irish Republican Army, alerts drivers to the change in miles per hour for speed limit postings, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in Newry, Northern Ireland. (Credit: David Goldman/AP.)
A Northern Ireland member of parliament stands by his remarks about the “Catholic IRA” while the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at the UK Parliament was questioning Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Wednesday.
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A member of parliament in Northern Ireland stands by his remarks about the “Catholic IRA” while the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at the UK Parliament was questioning Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Wednesday.