
Dear Editor, I read your recent piece Natasha McShane: Two years on about Natasha McShane’s heartbreakingly slow recovery from the baseball bat attack in Chicago a couple of years ago. I recall reading about the attack when it first occurred. I am writing to you as merely a way in which I can write how […]

Dear Editor, Last Friday (May 18th), a widely circulated PSNI press release was issued to the media hours before a number of republicans appeared at specially-convened courts the following day. The press release blew a hole in the myth perpetuated by constitutional nationalist parties in Stormont regarding their much vaunted claims of having secured what […]

Dear Editor, The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) has been actively working on the issue of educational disadvantage, given the positive response so far from the voluntary and community sector and the seriousness of the problems; we are committed to continuing this work. With that in mind there are upcoming events in Newry […]

Dear Editor, I write to express the disappointment of the SDLP at Junior Ministers Martina Anderson and Jonathan Bell’s ignorant comments about sectarianism in golf and their negative portrayal of the sport as a fraternity open only to the middle classes. This two-ball charade from senior Sinn Fein and DUP Executive ministers displayed their prejudiced […]

Dear Editor, Rostrevor has always had a strong tradition of local people supporting local businesses. This has resulted in an increased sense of community, job creation, an excellent personal service in the village as well as financial savings. So maybe before rushing off to large retail complexes, packed with large scale multinational stores, please consider the […]
Dear Editor, As a member of my local Sinn Féin cumann, I never thought that I would see the day that I would be thanking the DUP and in particular Sammy Wilson – but my gratitude stems from the lack of self-confidence that is evident in the mindset of the rank and file of the […]
Letters to the Editor, by Hugh Brady and Thomas Dixie Elliott Dear Editor, “I am standing on the threshold of another trembling world. May God have mercy on my soul.” – Bobby Sands March 1st 1981. On the 5th May, 31 years ago, Bobby stepped beyond that threshold. In the months that followed nine brave […]

Letters to the Editor: By Davy Hyland I read with interest an article in the Irish News regarding stop and searches (March 8). It’s clear from this article and from the never-ending incidents that the RUC/PSNI can enforce this stop and search legislation and nobody can do anything about it, not even those who promised […]

Letters to the Editor, by Eirigi For Irish republicans everywhere Easter is a time of commemoration, when those who have died in the struggle for Irish freedom are remembered. It is also a time of reflection when republicans take stock of the contemporary struggle for the creation of an Irish Republic. And finally it is […]

Letters to the Editor, by éirígí: On Tuesday 20th March 2012, the Tory-led British government succeeded in passing its Health and Social Care Bill in Westminster. The Bill represents the greatest upheaval of the NHS since its formation in 1948 and and proactively facilitates a further opening up of the service to private companies. Richard […]