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...
Last week’s attack on Irish Freedom Party in Belfast highlights the lack of tolerance, says Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 3 August 2020 It’s very easy to have people, or parties, labelled far-Right, regardless of their actual beliefs, which is what a...
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...
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...
Published: 6 May 2019 Inevitably, the hopes that the murder of Lyra McKee would bring supporters or condoners of violent republicanism to their senses proved to be too high. The hearts of many must have sunk when Gary Donnelly, a former prominent member of the 32...
Published: 21 April 2019 I’ve been writing and talking about my dead friend Lyra McKee for the best part of two days, and have little to add to my tributes to the talented, lovable, warm, kind, empathetic, funny, curious, eager, original, hard-working, brave though...
Martin McGuinness’ brother latest recruit to growing anti-abortion movement, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards Published: 26 November 2018 One of the most famous quotes attributed to the Dublin writer and wit Brendan Behan is that the first item on the agenda of any...
