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Category Archives: Scotsman
Census Shows Changing NI
The proportion of Catholics in Northern Ireland has increased in the last decade, according to census figures released yesterday. The census shows that 48.36 per cent of the resident population are either Protestant or brought up Protestant, while over 45 … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland, Scotsman
Tagged Catholic, census, identity, no religion, Protestant
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Pat Finucane Review ‘Shocking’
That security forces colluded with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland during the Troubles has long been common knowledge, but David Cameron was right yesterday when he described the levels of state collusion uncovered by Sir Desmond de Silva QC as … Continue reading
Sceptics say oil find will not mean boom for Irish economy
IRELAND’S devastated economy received a boost yesterday with the announcement that an offshore field at Barryroe, 30 miles off the coast of County Cork, could yield up to 280 million barrels of oil. Providence Resources, an Irish and UK company … Continue reading
From Dream Home to Living Hell: Life on Ireland’s Ghost Estates
Noelle McHale bought her “dream home” in a new estate in Ireland’s midlands in 2006 for €175,000 (£142,000 today). But her dream has turned to nightmare with her semi-detached worth only a fraction of that price, and the unfinished estate … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, Scotsman, Society and Culture
Tagged Gleann Riada, Longford, unfinished estates
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Ulster Covenant’s Scottish Resonances
THE prospect of independence in Scotland is a world apart from the quashed Irish bid for home rule in 1912, writes Peter Geoghegan. “THE DARK eleventh hour draws on and sees us sold to every evil power we fought against … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland, Politics, Scotland, Scotsman
Tagged 1912, 2014, Carson, Independence, Referendum
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Sting of economic reality fails to mute Kosovo’s independence joy
THE conference that took place recently in the Kosovan capital Pristina to mark the end of the country’s supervised independence was billed as “chapter closed in the Balkans”. But away from the panel discussions and the diplomatic soirees, the atmosphere … Continue reading
Why We Need More Banking, Not Less
IN THE wake of the 2008 crash, thousands of people are moving their accounts from the Big Five banks every month. Crisis? What crisis? The immortal phrase – created by a Sun journalist, but erroneously attributed to then prime minister … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Scotsman
Tagged Airdrie Savings Bank, Banking, New Economic Foundation
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New IRA same old stance
A new republican anti-ceasefire group in Northern Ireland is a threat, but its goals are likely to be unfulfilled, writes Peter Geoghegan In DECEMBER 1969, the Irish Republican Army held an extraordinary convention at Knockvicar house in Boyle, County Roscommon. … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland, Scotsman
Tagged Dissident, IRA, Jon Tonge, Real IRA, republicanism
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TED — A Strange Way to Talk About Openness
IF you had wanted to see the movers and shakers in Edinburgh this week, it would have cost you £3,850, writes Peter Geoghegan If you did find yourself with just shy of four grand burning a hole in your pocket, … Continue reading
Growing divide in an austerity-stricken Ireland
ALMOST as soon as first ballot boxes were opened yesterday morning, it was clear the fiscal treaty referendum was not going to go the way of the rerun Nice and Lisbon votes. Just a handful of constituencies voted No, even … Continue reading