The ‘Heart of Darkness’ never truly leaves these shores, it waits & seeks out new enemies, this time.. ‘a peaceful, community-led, humanitarian walk for civilian protection, relief and respect for international law’
From #Drumcree in 1998 to #Scarva in 2026, the same spectres of exclusion, supremacy and manufactured grievance stalk the stage, forever conjuring imagined threats to a fading hegemony.
Marching to the ever diminishing tribal drumbeat of the political cul-de-sac.
Public representatives should be working to lower tensions and promote respect - not associating themselves with scenes that are intimidating and divisive.
Yesterday, the MP for Upper Bann made a choice.
It was the wrong choice.
The people of Upper Bann deserve better.
@carlalockhart You need to RESIGN. The world has moved on from the days of racist, sectarian cults. You bring shame on your constituency, your religion and yourself. You're literally defending a crowd who sprayed shit over their own village out of spite. RESIGN NOW if you have any decency left
Undoubtedly unpopular with some Unionists, but the protest at Scarva was unacceptable. Masked men hurling obscenities and spraying a walking route with slurry does nothing but damage the community and Unionism itself.
Unionism is frequently its own worst enemy.
@femlovesfooty@KellyMatshall Had to come off X for months because I couldn't take any more images of massacred babies ... Have never seen such evil, and how anyone can defend it is incomprehensible ..
@Laineygirl20@BradyJames75955@richardtgarland No disrespect, but I worked in DV programmes for many years, and I think its extremely patronising to not challenge a person's political past bc they were abused ..
The abuse is not who she is, but her political choices are ...
Patrick and Willie Pearse are among the most recognisable figures associated with the Easter Rising.
This photograph reminds us that before history transformed them into symbols, they were simply brothers.
Their lives, ideals and fate became forever intertwined.