Category Archives: Current Affairs

Pete Shirlow was one of many guests speaking at a Colluquium on Loyalism for the Institute for British/Irish Studies at the Ulster Museum in October 2011.

Pete Shirlow

Deafening Silence on Republican Collusion
 This week new evidence emerged during the Smithwick Tribunal showing that rather than three Gardai officers passing on information to the IRA in the 1980’s there was actually four—and this one was a high ranking Gardai also based in Dundalk just like the others.

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Tommy Mac

Continuing the series where we look at some of our old friends who sadly are no longer with us.  Here a South Belfast Volunteer recalls his friendship with big Tommy Mac–who will need little or no introduction to many who were about at the time.  Tommy was a major character in the Compounds and some of the stories about him have legendary status….we all have a story about Tommy…mostly funny…here is just one………

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Leading Dissident Shot In Derry Attack.

The city—or at least certain parts of it— with the double barrelled name is fast  turning into the wild west town of Northern Ireland.  Dodge City of the North West Frontier.  And many of the reasons for this lie with one or other of the shades of dissident republicanism mushrooming across Nationalist Stroke City.

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This article first appeared on www.therangersstandard.co.uk website and was written by Harry Reid, an ex-editor of The Herald.

Rangers, Protestantism and Scottish Society

By Harry Reid

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The Rest of the World are Liars.

This week’s Andersonstown News makes a very interesting read.  In this edition of the paper, a paper in which many neutrals could be excused for thinking it is an extension of republican rag An Phoblact, Gerry Adams TD has once again been suffering from his selective amnesia symptoms regarding the recent sectarian I.R.A campaign.

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The Minister With A Conscience

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Hounding.
Def:  A domestic dog of any various breeds commonly used for hunting, characteristically having drooping ears, a short coat and a deep resonant voice.

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Former Blanket journalist DR JOHN COULTER has been developing his Revolutionary Unionist ideology in recent years. In this exclusive article for Long Kesh Inside Out, he suggests loyalists consider its concepts as a political way forward and a method by which loyalism can give leadership to the Protestant community.

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Action for Community Transformation – ACT Initiative – ‘Feet on the Street’ Project

Members of Ballymacarett Somme Association, in partnership with the East Belfast ACT Area Action Group, participated in a sponsored walk from Pitt Park to the grounds of Stormont on Saturday 29^th June, 2012.  The project was to raise funds for the Ballymacarrett Women’s Group and their forthcoming children’s party and cultural day on July 11^th for children living on the Interface.  Jim Wilson, chairman of Ballymacarrett Somme Association stated; “we have a long record of attempting to help community initiatives when we can and on this occasion our members have excelled by raising £1000 for the kids in the area”.  This partnership work consolidates our commitment  in ‘reaching out’ to the local communities and, once again, shows our efforts in working positively at grassroots level for the good of the community.  The ACT Initiative continues to play a meaningful role in the transformation of our members and the development of working-class communities.