The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
PETER ROBINSON led the condolences in the Assembly yesterday that were offered to Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on the death of his 84-year-old mother, Peggy.
COSMOS~LITURGY~SEX (Free subscription) | yesterday
Archbishop Chaput appeared recently on Peter Robinson’s “Uncommon Knowledge.” It is a very interesting interview, which National Review Online links to in five segments. The Archbishop responds to the claims made by Nancy Pelosi about the Church’s teachings on abortion. There are many other interesting aspects to the interview as well, including the segment about Vatican II linked to [...]
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
An important difference of emphasis is worth noting between First Minister Peter Robinson addressing the Institute of Irish Bankers and Philip McDonagh of PWC as reported in the Irish News at the NI Economic Conference. Mr Robinson while recognising real difficulties,” tended to look backwards at old (relative) successes and look ahead on the (equally relative) bright side for future prospects. Robinson:...
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Irish Times 02 Oct 2008 The North's First Minister, Peter Robinson, today offered Sinn Féin an open agenda for tomorrow’s scheduled meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive to lift the crisis threatening the political process. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader also said he is planning to hold talks with Taoiseach Brian Cowen and has recently met Secretary of State Shaun Woodward for talks....
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
BBC 02 Oct 2008 The NI First Minister has said he is happy to have an executive meeting on Thursday with an "open agenda". Peter Robinson said he wanted to "remove the fig leaf" of Sinn Féin's claim that he only wanted to discuss issues that were important to the DUP. On Tuesday, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the meeting was highly unlikely to take place because of delays in devolving...
A Pint of Unionist Lite (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
I must admit to feeling a great deal of scepticism when first I read this at the beginning of the summer; Peter Robinson announcing plans for a "Unionist Academy" and the formation of a DUP legal hit-team to help the fight against "the removal of British emblems" from Northern (sic) society." "Our unionist way of life will not be put in some drawer in the back of an office." roared Robbo. There is...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The North's First Minister, Peter Robinson, today offered Sinn Féin an open agenda for tomorrow’s scheduled meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive to lift the crisis threatening the political process.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are due to appear together at Stormont, as the devolution crisis deepens.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams has challenged First Minister Peter Robinson's argument that the public confidence does not exist to set a timeframe for the devolution of policing and justice powers.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
PETER ROBINSON and Martin McGuinness are due to hold further talks this week in an attempt to break the deadlock over policing and justice that has prevented the Northern Executive from meeting since mid-June.
Views from the Emerald Isle (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
Peter Robinson (right), the First Minister of the Northern power-sharing government, and his deputy Martin McGuinness (below left) are to hold face-to-face talks this week. The move is an attempt to break the deadlock which has prevented the power-sharing Executive from meeting for more than three months. The political impasse centres on Sinn Féin demands for policing and justice powers to be devolved,...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
In his column this week, Brian Feeney cites Alvin Jackson’s assertion that, from 1972, the role of unionist leaders in the Six Counties has been to mediate British policy to their followers. Their ability and willingness to do so determined their fate as political leaders. To Feeney, Peter Robinson knows this, and he knows - particularly after Brown’s Stormont speech - that British policy is at odds...
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
News Letter 26 September 2008 PETER Robinson set a new tone for the debate on policing and justice, when he said "it will" be devolved to Stormont. In a key speech, which will be picked over in detail by republicans, and in London and Dublin, the DUP leader said those who thought his party was opposed to the transfer of law and order powers from Westminster "just don't get it". Unionists, he argued,...
SAOIRSE32 (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
BBC The deputy first minister has said there is no point in having an Executive meeting if it is a charade. Martin McGuinness said the DUP were unable to come to terms with partnership government. First Minister Peter Robinson has said it is imperative that the Executive should meet as planned on Thursday. "I don't have to do anything to help the situation. I'm ready to go now. I want the Executive...
Threshing Grain (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
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