Published: 21 January 2020 My admiration for Matthew Parris has remained intact throughout the period of his severe attack of Brexit Derangement Syndrome. But, just when I was rejoicing that he seemed steadily to be returning to equilibrium, his article in Saturday’s...
IRA perpetrators blame their victims to attempt to silence their own consciences, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 19 January 2020 I want to talk about hate, which suddenly yet again went centre stage in Ireland when the Irish Minister for Justice Charlie...
Outburst of opposition to commemoration for RIC and Dublin Metropolitan Police own-goal, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13 January 2020 January 6 was the 40th anniversary of the murder of three UDR men: Robert Smith, an 18-year-old Protestant, and two...
Published: 9 January 2020 The Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton, and Baron Kilkeel – otherwise known as Prince Harry – has never had much luck with his love life, and I don’t believe the matchmaker who set him up with Meghan Markle did him any...
Sinn Fein’s IRA masters are out of touch if they think push for a border poll will succeed, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 6 January 2020 Southern nationalism has moved on. Except for Sinn Fein of course, and the maverick Fianna Fail Senator Mark Daly...
This is the time to learn from mistakes and search for the positive and constructive, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 29 December 2019 I’m in too good a mood to hurl myself crossly into writing my annual list suggesting who should be deported from Northern...
Many ex-terrorists will be feeling uneasy after John Downey was found liable for atrocity, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 22 December 2019 Victims of two terrible crimes – the Hyde Park and Omagh bombings – have had notable victories this year....
Northern Ireland is rejecting tribalism: now is the time to embrace opportunities, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 15 December 2019 I’m euphoric about what happened in Thursday’s election. Of course there are a few individual results that I regret, but...
The views of so-called contrarians are as valid as anyone, even if they grate with liberals, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 8 December 2019 I wrote this last week on a Facebook post with a link to gript.ie: “I’ve only just found this forum for Irish...
Published: 29 November 2019 Two pieces of good news for beleaguered journalists today. Like anyone fearful about the imminent Corbyn Terror, I listened nervously this morning to Boris Johnson being mauled on LBC by Nick Ferrari and a selection of vexed phoners-in....
