East Belfast demonstration calls for an end to the Northern Ireland Protocol

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Subscribe              Sep 19, 2021           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           East Belfast demonstration calls for an end to the Northern Ireland Protocol           Crowds holding aloft Union flags and banners which read "stop the protocol" and "uphold Northern Ireland's sovereignty: Trigger Article 16" gathered at Templemore Avenue amid a police presence on Friday evening.                 Owen Polley: Dublin would be horrified if faced with an all-Ireland state   If you're a unionist who expresses opinions in public or engages in debate, you've probably heard the jibe, 'Britain doesn't want you'.           From the hell of Helmand to fighting for social justice in NI   East Belfast UUP MLA Andy Allen MBE served in Afghanistan in 2008, returning as a double amputee with serious sight loss. As the region falls to Taliban domination, he shares his reaction with Joanne Savage as well as his passion for socioeconomic justice, weight lighting and family life           Ben Lowry: President Michael Higgins is by no means alone in snubbing the centenary of Northern Ireland   Michael D Higgins was looking isolated politically yesterday for deciding not to go to a Northern Ireland centenary service in Armagh.           Long distance lorry driving might be a way for unionists to broaden their mindset   A letter from Peter McEvoy:           The Irish president, Michael Higgins, has above all harmed himself in his Northern Ireland centenary snub   News Letter editorial of Saturday September 18 2021:           DUP should apologise for its role in creating the Northern Ireland Protocol before criticising other unionists   A letter from Councillor Alex Swan:           There is still time for President Higgins to change his mind about the Northern Ireland centenary service in Armagh   A letter from John Gemmell:           Former Taoiseach John Bruton and President Michael Higgins clash over latter's non-attendance at Northern Ireland centenary service   President Higgins has hit out at what he described as "very extraordinary" remarks by former Irish Taoiseach John Bruton.                 View more news

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