“As it turns out, the SDLP distancing itself from Martin’s prevarications is fortuitous because the fiasco of Martin imposing his presidential candidate on Fianna Fáil has seriously damaged the taoiseach.” ~Brian Feeney
“Critics may argue that such an initiative is premature or even divisive. The reality, however, is that constitutional debate is already unavoidable” ~editorial
“There were no Palestinians at the negotiating table or in the White House for the announcement of what is, effectively, a surrender order” ~Justine McCarthy
“If humanity is going to have a future in which peace and justice are a reality, the world needs to show leadership on Palestine.” ~Senator Chris Andrews
“The techies tell us that the best way to fix a bit of kit is to turn it off and then turn it back on again. Starmer is living proof that this IT mantra is a myth.” ~Tom Collins
“…against the backdrop of Kneecap’s policed wardrobe, of muffled Palestinian voices, of political timidity and secret pay packets, the quip is less heroic than hubristic.” ~Colin Sheridan
“…those living in the North’s six counties are silenced in the election. Their continuing exclusion reduces them to nominal citizens” ~Justine McCarthy
“Why do they not accept the principle of equality for all? Is that because of ‘Chosen Nation’ syndrome, their idea of exceptionalism, like the Israelis, or white South Africans?” ~Brian Feeney
“This was not targeted policing in the public interest. It was the state turning its covert machinery on those whose job it is to hold power to account.” ~Editorial
“Racism was hard-wired into this place by Carson and Craig, and it has been nurtured since then by successive generations of unionist leaders who have risen to power on the backs of loyalist hardmen” ~Tom Collins
“…the media made the unpardonable decision to ensure Israel's crimes were framed as everything but the meticulous, calculated obliteration of Gaza…” ~Hamza Yuzuf
Brought to courtesy of the paragons of virtue, guardians of humanitarian law, defenders of the weak and innocent, The West and its failed racist endeavour in the Levant.
“…the heart of genocide: it is in the very process of dehumanising their victims that the perpetrators destroy what is left of their own humanity.” ~Mark O’Connell
“Increasingly unionists take their cue from intensifying racism in Britain and the virus has also spread south, as racists march around waving tricolours and setting fire to accommodation…” ~Brian Feeney
“…now is the time for the constituent members of that community to take the action which justice and humanity demand in the wake of this era-defining decision.” ~Editorial
“I believe myself that the kind of actions that are necessary now are the exclusion of those who are practising genocide, and those who are supporting genocide with armaments.” ~President Michael D Higgins
