Mick Fealty



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Area of interest: Politics, esp. Northern Ireland / Eire; New media

Journals: The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph

Email: [mailto:mick.fealty@telegraph.co.uk mick.fealty@telegraph.co.uk]

Website: Fealty.net

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Articles: 2010

 * Sunday inquiry: laying the ghosts to rest'' - It is crucial not only that the state uphold the highest levels of public trust, but that it is seen to uphold them - 16th June (Bloody Sunday: summary)
 * the three-horse race is playing outside England'' - The emergence of Clegg has upset the balance at Westminster, but what does it mean for Scotland and Northern Ireland? - 21st April
 * Paisley: a churchman above all'' - His firebrand politics mellowed at the end of a long career. But religion was always his prime motivation - 4th March
 * deal is a relief to Northern Ireland'' - The longest set of talks in the peace process haven’t been easy, but at least it's taken place in the confines of Stormont Hill - 6th February
 * in Northern Ireland'' - Three years of inaction and pointless wrangling from Sinn Féin and the DUP have left Northern Ireland mired in uncertainty - 29th January
 * for unionists to unite'' - With Peter Robinson's temporary abdication as first minister, Sinn Féin is turning up the heat on a weakened DUP - 14th January
 * really wins and loses in Irisgate?'' - Peter Robinson’s clever footwork has stopped a catastrophe overwhelming his party – for now - 12th January (writing in The Times)
 * Robinsons are Northern Ireland's first home-grown political scandal'' - Lack of transparency and accountability, and the moral conduct of those given charge of the public interest, are at the heart of this ‘Robinson affair’ - 8th January



Articles: 2009

 * Clinton didn't say at Stormont'' - Hillary Clinton carefully focused on hopes for Northern Ireland's future. Yet Sinn Féin and the DUP are deadlocked in the present - 13th October
 * in the Lisbon league'' - The Irish people overwhelmingly voted yes because this time they knew what they were voting for - 5th October
 * set up a successor, Durkan'' - The rise of an articulate, combative new SDLP boss in Northern Ireland requires an open field, which the old boss can't arrange - 23rd September
 * politics in Northern Ireland'' - As the parties scrap over responsibility for devolved justice, they've forgotten one thing: public confidence must be earned - 24th August
 * time for Gerry Adams to go'' - Resigning as president of Sinn Féin is the best way for Gerry Adams to encourage the renewal the party so badly needs - 24th July
 * press freedoms in Northern Ireland'' - Some Stormont executives appear to be resorting to the very measures once used against them during the Troubles - 20th June
 * Dragged back to the Troubles - The killing of British soldiers at an army barracks in Northern Ireland shows how low the state's security measures have fallen - 9th March 2009
 * The folly of partial truth recovery - Despite the outrage over Eames Bradley's compensation for the Troubles' victims, that is not the most hurtful part of the report - 1st February 2009
 * The will to peace - If Northern Ireland has any lesson for Gaza, it is that finally both sides have to choose a political rather than a military solution - 5th January 2009



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