Old habits die hard here in Northern Ireland. Some of the more dangerous habits have been kicked, but deep rooted attitudes are proving a lot harder to shift.
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OPINION: An open letter to Stephen Farry
It’s always been this way, hasn’t it Stephen? You’ve always tried to do a good job, making sure everything was done right so it came out just perfect. Unfortunately being a minister is just like playing sports at school, and this time you were the last one picked for the team.
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NEWS: First and Deputy First Ministers restate commitment to freezing fees
Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness today restated the pledges in their election manifestos to keep tuition fees at the current level.
BY BEN FINCH
OPINION: Shared education is central to reconciliation
For once in my life I am in agreement with Peter Robinson. The First Minister for Northern Ireland recently claimed the province’s current education system to be a “benign form of apartheid.” Whilst I would certainly not use the South African term, the segregative issue in Northern Ireland, which has sparked controversy over the past week or so, is worth addressing.
BY MARK STEVENSON
NEWS: Shared education is the way forward, says former NI Secretary of State
A single and shared Northern Ireland education system must be the way forward, former NI Secretary Peter Hain told The Gown. Mr Hain responded to First Minister Peter Robinson’s recent description of the Northern Ireland education system as a “benign form of apartheid” by stating that an end to segregated schooling can be justified “on social grounds and grounds of breaking down divisions.” Hain’s comments came prior to his appearance at the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s where he spoke on the life of Nelson Mandela and of his own experiences as an anti-apartheid campaigner.
BY CONNOR DALY
FEATURE: Iris and Peter
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