Tuesday, July 9, 2002

It Was Our First World War Too, You Know Anthony McIntyre Voltaire once prayed 'Oh Lord make my enemies ridiculous'. If Sinn Fein were to have been among those enemies then his prayers were answered. The party laying wreaths at Belfast City Hall to honour the dead storm troopers of British Imperialism at the battle of the Somme brought a wry smile to the face of many. Nothing was seen like it in Belfast republicanism since party members assembled outside the UUP headquarters in Glengall Street a couple of years back to roar something about maintaining Stormont after Trimble was threatening to bring it down. It seemed at the time the type of thing that ought to have been done on red nose day but not as a serious political protest. Comments: Google It! 4:31:25 PM

A City of Equals: Cathair na Comhuarraime Newly elected Mayor of Belfast Alex Maskey, speaking in Belfast on Tuesday morning, said that the principles that will guide him are equality, inclusivity and respect. He said that he wants to use his year in office to represent all the people of the city. Below is an edited text of his speech. Comments: Google It! 4:28:43 PM

Maskey seeks common ground "I approach this issue as one who has committed my entire adult life to activism in pursuit of Irish national self-determination and political independence," Alex Maskey said of his ground-breaking decision to lay a wreath to commemorate the Battle of the Somme memorial in Belfast on Monday. Comments: Google It! 4:23:10 PM

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