The latest headlines, news, sport and more from the Belfast News Letter.
| | Tributes to Trevor after biking tragedy | Regarded by many as one of the most decent, hard-working and fun-loving men, Portadown native Trevor Black has passed away after a collision on the north coast on Sunday. | |
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| Latest News | âIRA tweetâ MSP backs Easter Rising leader | A Scottish National Party MSP who described the IRA as âfreedom fightersâ has suffered a fresh backlash for supporting a leading Easter Rising figure â despite claiming to be impartial on the Troubles. |
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| Our gesture politics â on all sides â is meaningless | I donât, generally speaking, have a great deal of time for what is known as gesture politics: because, generally speaking, its more to do with a political calculation rather than sincerity; more to do with winning brownie points from the media and outside observers rather than earning the respect of your opponents; and usually, particularly with our torturous peace process in Northern Ireland, often just another choreographed, over-rehearsed step in the run-up to another round of negotiations. |
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