0 Comments Race against time to salvage historic footage of forgotten Northern Ireland internment camp BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Remarkable newsreel footage of hundreds of republicans caged behind huge fences in a Co Down internment camp has been unearthed among a veritable treasure trove of forgotten glimpses into the troubled world of Ireland nearly 100 years ago. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/archive/race-against-time-to-salvage-historic-footage-of-forgotten-northern-ireland-internment-camp-36867700.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/article36867692.ece/66bd1/AUTOCROP/h342/2018-05-03_lif_40624318_I1.JPG Email Remarkable newsreel footage of hundreds of republicans caged behind huge fences in a Co Down internment camp has been unearthed among a veritable treasure trove of forgotten glimpses into the troubled world of Ireland nearly 100 years ago. The images of the internees at Ballykinler in 1920, along with film of Belfast riots, Dublin guerrilla … [Read more...] about Race against time to salvage historic footage of forgotten Northern Ireland internment camp
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Northern Ireland politicians sweeping issues under the carpet: Wife of IRA bombing victim claims
0 Comments Northern Ireland politicians sweeping issues under the carpet: Wife of IRA bombing victim claims BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Politicians have swept the victims' issue under the carpet, a teacher whose husband was badly injured in an IRA bombing said. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/good-friday-agreement/northern-ireland-politicians-sweeping-issues-under-the-carpet-wife-of-ira-bombing-victim-claims-36793639.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/migration_catalog/article36793910.ece/2f114/AUTOCROP/h342/teebane1_IRA_attack Email Politicians have swept the victims' issue under the carpet, a teacher whose husband was badly injured in an IRA bombing said. Jan Crawford's partner Gary, 50, lost his trade as a joiner when his left side was "shattered" by the attack on a minibus at Teebane crossroads in Co Tyrone in 1992. Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, Mrs Crawford, 52, said they had been given the runaround by politicians unable to agree on measures … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland politicians sweeping issues under the carpet: Wife of IRA bombing victim claims
Seamus Mallon ‘sad and angry’ at state of politics in Northern Ireland
One of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement has said he is 'sad and angry' at how politics in Northern Ireland sits 20 years after the landmark deal. Former SDLP deputy first minister Seamus Mallon, who helped broker the 1998 peace accord, has accused the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein of creating political silos, debasing the process and "almost Balkanising" the country.He said: "Am I sad? Yes. Am I angry? Yes, very angry. Especially when I watch television sitting in my house, just me and the dog, and I watch the hypocrisies which are unbelievable and the untruths which are believable."Politics has been debased and diminished by these two political silos which have almost Balkanised the Northern Ireland that I live in."It is the future we should be looking at."Mr Mallon was speaking ahead of a major event marking the 20th anniversary of the agreement at Queen's University in Belfast.Former US president Bill Clinton, ex-British prime minister Tony Blair and former Irish … [Read more...] about Seamus Mallon ‘sad and angry’ at state of politics in Northern Ireland
Good Friday Agreement anniversary – who’s in Northern Ireland today? Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Gerry Adams and Jonathan Powell
THIS year marks 20 years since The Good Friday Agreement was struck effectively bringing an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland. An estimated 1,500 people died in the 20 years before the deal - there have been fewer than 150 victims of conflict-related violence since. Who will attend the Good Friday Agreement anniversary? To mark its anniversary, a conference will be held today featuring many of the main players involved in the peace talks. The gathering - at Belfast's Queen's University - is called 'Building Peace: 20 years on from the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.' Former US President Bill Clinton and ex Prime Minister Tony Blair are among the international dignitaries on show. Others include Blair aide Jonathan Powell, former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern, ex Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and US envoy George Mitchell. Lord Trimble and Seamus Mallon - the former first and deputy first leaders of the Northern Ireland Assembly - will also attend. Later, … [Read more...] about Good Friday Agreement anniversary – who’s in Northern Ireland today? Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Gerry Adams and Jonathan Powell
David Trimble: People of Northern Ireland should take credit for saving lives
The people of Northern Ireland can claim the credit for ending violence and saving lives, former Ulster Unionist leader Lord Trimble has said. David Trimble won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in sealing the landmark 1998 Good Friday peace agreement and paramilitary arms were later decommissioned during his tenure as UUP chief.The threat of repeated Stormont powersharing suspensions forced the IRA to destroy its detonators and other weapons, he added.He told the Press Association: "When we had the opportunity to put a good deal in front of people, that changed the context completely."We saw that, subsequent to that, those dissident IRA people who did not want to see peace have failed in their campaign."Lives have been saved but lives have been saved primarily by the effectiveness of the security forces; that, I think, was a big part behind the republican decision to introduce, to go on to ceasefire and to then explore whether they could successfully take part in politics."Lord … [Read more...] about David Trimble: People of Northern Ireland should take credit for saving lives