Showing posts with label NI political talks 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NI political talks 2014. Show all posts
Pauline Mellon with a piece that featured in The Diary of a Derry Mother on 4 July 2014.



My auld granny, God rest her, was famous for her comment “the sun brings out some sights.” Yesterday here in the North of Ireland during the televised walkout of Unionist leaders from Stormont that comment sprang to mind as did the Benny Hill TV show theme tune. It would appear the talks over the Parades Commission's refusal to allow a return orange parade past the Ardoyne shops were ended swiftly with unionist leaders joined at the hip in opposition to the determination.

Whatever Takes the Focus Off Real Issues.