by RuthDE | Feb 24, 2023 | 2023, Daily Mail, February, Journalism
An old friend from Omagh, an ex-member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary called me to tell me of the attempted police killing. Published: 23 February 2023 An old friend from Omagh, an ex-member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) — the predecessor of the Police...
by RuthDE | May 3, 2022 | 2022, Belfast News Letter, Journalism, May
I have more sense than to try to predict what will happen in Thursday’s election, but I do know what I want to happen. Published: 3 May 2022 First and foremost, I want the bad guys to lose. These, of course, are Sinn Fein, that cancer corrupting Ireland, and any other...
by RuthDE | Apr 6, 2021 | 2021, April, Belfast News Letter, Journalism
Last Wednesday was the second anniversary of the murder of my friend Lyra McKee, shot dead by a member of the New IRA who had been targeting police. Published: 6 April 2021 The alleged murderer is back in Derry and there is insufficient evidence to charge him. Friday...
by RuthDE | Mar 12, 2020 | 2020, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism, March
The bullet, or the bomb, that murders one person does incalculable damage to so many more people, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 11 March 2020 I have a terrible memory for faces, but I’ve never forgotten the image of Lyra McKee’s mother, Joan, as...
by RuthDE | Dec 2, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism, November
Their sick festive message in the city where my lovely friend was murdered shows how unapologetic they are, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 29 November 2019 Saoradh are getting into the festive spirit. Towards the end of a year in which the New IRA, which they...
by RuthDE | Oct 18, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, October, The Spectator
Published: 17 October 2019 Twitter is a useful safety valve. I’ve been enjoying some reactions to a bizarre performance last night on Channel 4 News by a beefy chap in a balaclava – whose identity was protected by a weird voice-over, more Scottish than Irish. He...
by RuthDE | Sep 2, 2019 | 2019, Journalism, September, The Times
McKee bravely shone a light on sectarian violence in Northern Ireland — then became one of its victims Published: 1 September 2019 Though I’ve known many people bereaved or injured during 25 years of covering Northern Ireland as a journalist, Lyra McKee is the only...
by RuthDE | May 13, 2019 | 2019, Belfast Telegraph, Journalism, May
Romanticising those who murdered in the name of Ireland is no path to glory, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 13 May 2019 Sara Canning said last Wednesday evening on Channel 4 News: “No one’s going to tell me what I can and can’t say at this...
by RuthDE | Apr 29, 2019 | 2019, April, Journalism, Reaction
Published: 23 April 2019When the IRA commits a particularly unpopular murder, It has three main choices: brazen it out, deny it or say “Ooops, sorry” and if possible blame the Brits.The murder in Londonderry on Thursday night of my friend, the much-loved 29-year-old...
by RuthDE | Apr 23, 2019 | 2019, April, Daily Telegraph, Journalism
Published: 23 April 2019 “What we are seeing is a new breed of terrorist coming through the ranks, and that is a very worrying situation,” said Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy on Saturday, as two teenagers were being questioned in Belfast under the Terrorism Act...
