Tag Archives: Civil Rights

P A MagLochlainn RIP

The SDLP was saddened today when news filtered thru that “PA” had died eraly this morning. He was unable to attend the SDLP Conference at the weekend. Perhaps it is fitting that SDLP passed a resolution on Equal Marriage. “PA” … Continue reading

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“You Cant Win Anything With Kids”?

SDLP Conference 2012. It is odd that other weblogs are concentrating on speeches made by Dolores Kelly and Alasdair McDonnell. They are as usual completely missing the big story. And I did openly state on another website that what happens … Continue reading

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It’s Civil Rights….Stupid!

Interesting that todays headline in the News Letter (no of course I didnt buy it” has Nigel Dodds MP (DUP for North Belfast) having a rant about the SDLP losing its moral compass and pandering to the “dissident republicans”. For … Continue reading

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Bringing Back “Civil Rights”

About a month ago, I wrote that the upcoming decade of centenaries is actually a decade featuring  a lot of “Fiftieth Anniversaries”…….notably of the Civil Rights movement, the start of the Troubles and the formation of the SDLP. I have … Continue reading

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