Andrée Murphy

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Integrity and trust defeated the post-partition duopoly IDENTIFIED as firmly a voice for the dispossessed and marginalised, Uachtarán Catherine Connolly has caught a mood that has been simmering but lacking confidence for too long. Its day has come and Ire...

The far right can be beaten
Not by telling people what they want to hear to the point no one knows what you stand for
But trusting them to hear the truth of your principles and engaging in the hard work of integrity belfastmedia.com/integrity-wi...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: The Paras' reputation is not 'proud' and they are not 'valiant' MAYBE Justice Lynch felt he was acknowledging the Bloody Sunday families when he spoke of the Parachute Regiment’s actions in Derry 1972 being a source of shame. However, referring to the “proud reput...

It is not reasonable or generous or thoughtful to say the Paras actions on Bloody Sunday brought their regiment into disrepute: that denies the truth of so many of their other victims belfastmedia.com/the-paras-ha...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Peace through strength is no kind of peace IT is so clearly not a peace deal. It is so clearly a pause of uncertainty, of unfairness, of threat and of inequality.

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ANDRÉE MURPHY: Watching the fairground ride we're not allowed to get on IT'S hard to sum up the absolute car crash of the Southern Presidential election in ways that are kind, positive or contributory right now. With what were three pretty underwhelming candidates, who co...

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ANDRÉE MURPHY: Germany calling, Germany calling: Don't ignore the lessons of history BERLIN 1989. The communist efidice is crumbling. Citizens of the country decide to hop over the Berlin Wall and some start taking out the Kangol hammers.

I’m not saying we are Germany. I’m not even saying we are East Germany. I’m just saying. belfastmedia.com/this-is-berl...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Let's create our own smells and colours as the leaves begin to fall THE September air turned crisp this week as we were reminded that despite the turmoil of the world, the seasons will come, and the earth will remind us of the forces greater than our imagination.

I know the world is upside down and scary but sometimes we can be a bit less urgent belfastmedia.com/ditch-the-pl...

If you are keen on unifying the country maybe mention the disgraceful lack of voting rights of Irish citizens, living in their own country but on the wrong side of partition.
And mention it often.
Especially if you are a candidate 🧐

SF supporting Catherine Connolly makes sense internally as well as externally.
The early momentum of leading the alternative left government needs to be reinforced if the objective of replacing FF/FG is to be realised.
In that context losing would be a monumental blow to all parties.
High stakes.

Only Dublin could treat the provision of public toilets as if they were being asked to land people on Mars.

An Tánaiste is giving some bold commitments today, on behalf of Rialtas na hÉireann, to our citizens in the north east of Ulster.

I sincerely hope he is proved right and is vindicated. @simonharrisireland.bsky.social @cjharvey1.bsky.social @andreemurphy.bsky.social @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social

The tenacity of families who refused to accept a Legacy Bill of impunity and no hope should be widely acknowledged today.
The paper is undoubtedly imperfect but huge progress has been made

Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024 Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024: Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate cri...

Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024: Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate cri...

Security concern as tens of thousands of phone locations for sale Data showing the specific movement of tens of thousands of smartphones in Ireland is available to purchase within the digital marketing and advertising industries, an undercover Prime Time investigati...

Devastating www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: We can only sit and watch as the Presidential drama plays out THE democratic process is a wonderful thing – and the vote for an Irish President all the more so.

While we speculate and consider the candidates with feverish anticipation we know that we have no vote. belfastmedia.com/the-popcorn-...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Neutrality is about how we view ourselves as a people ONE of the surprises of Féile this year was the repeated reference to Irish neutrality and the passionate response every time it was mentioned. It became clear by the end of the week that this is an i...

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ANDRÉE MURPHY: When it comes to starvation and genocide, Israel and Britain are perfect bed-fellows “The last words I heard him speak were ‘Papa, I am hungry'."

There should be zero surprise in Ireland at Britain’s actions regarding Gaza belfastmedia.com/britain-s-co...

ANDRÉE MURPHY: Safety of women and girls demands an island-wide, properly-funded strategy AT a Féile event exploring the contents of the book Lost Gaels, GAA President Jarlath Burns began his remarks by asking the audience to remember three more Lost Gaels, Vanessa Whyte and her children J...

There needs to be concerted and dedicated political a tion including respurces to tackle violence against women across this island belfastmedia.com/all-island-s...

ANDREE MURPHY: The banality of evil and the lure of money unite to condemn a people HANNAH Arendt spent every day at the trial of Adolf Eichmann, the miner’s son and travelling salesman who was architect of the 'Final Solution'. Her observations on the cold, mundane nature of evil be...

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ANDRÉE MURPHY: Salad days in Dublin before the mayo curse THE youngest sent me a shopping list recently. It included 'salad cream'. Excuse me? Ours is a mayo house (not in football of course)! What was this?

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Thank you x

Comber Orange Order has released a clarification which fails to understand: being an Irish republican is not only legitimate, it is noble.
The Irish identity and culture is legitimate and noble.
Flying the Irish flag and singing the Irish anthem is legitimate and noble.
Saying other is bigotry

I think the cricket club was left isolated and had few options with a primary interest of children protection.
It is incredulous that this isolation and threat to children is possible - there are many agencies that need to step up now

What is the PSNI actually for?
We have to be better than this.
Emma Pengelly should be standing there tomorrow and saying she will ref the first game.
It is the lack of the leadership from those who are paid to do it that creates the fear and leaves good people isolated and vulnerable

Sports summer camp cancelled as Orange lodge raises ‘significant concerns’ over children from GAA club Orange lodge among those opposed to cross-community sports event due to ‘perceived move of the GAA into the local community’

The cricket club is trying its best
The Orange Order has led a charge against young Gaels and the cricket club felt isolated
And young people get bigotry as their example
A lot to unpick here
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ANDRÉE MURPHY: Micheál Martin should consider how reconciliation has failed up to now THE Vice President for Research of Dublin City University, last week produced the first peer-reviewed paper on the true costs of Irish unification.

Lets think about the barriers to reconciliation - partition is one of the fundamental ones x- belfastmedia.com/constitution...

An Orange card in the rest of the world looks like this.
Here it looks like insanity

If that bonfire is lit tonight the people who will claim victory will have lost so much.
And told the rest of us that fundamental change is our only option.

Remember when republicans actually disbanded and actually prevented violence and threats of violence on the streets?
And still nothing they did was good enough?
And think about the loyalist gangs that have still not disbanded, are threatening violence over a bonfire and seeking a few quid more

What a beautiful message - wishing you the very same x

Indeed - and now they get it cleaned up for free. Which is probably a relief as the costs might have been quite high