Sir Edward Carson

Thursday, 04 November 2021

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The First World War, Cecile Rhodes & Anglo-Saxon Power

Consortium News 21 Sep 2021

Asquith, Lord Roberts, David Lloyd George, Sir Edward Carson, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Alfred Harmsworth and Winston Churchill ... 1 the German ambassador to London, Prince Karl Max Lichnowsky, met with Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey ... Sir Edward Grey replied that he could not give ...

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The First World War, Cecil Rhodes & Anglo-Saxon Power

Consortium News 21 Sep 2021

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TV guide: 39 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight

The Irish Times 05 Sep 2021

Edward Carson and the Fall of Oscar Wilde ... In 1895, Wilde fought a spectacular duel in court with his fellow Dubliner, Sir Edward Carson ... does Edward Carson deserve his reputation as the man who destroyed Oscar Wilde? The documentary also features key contributions from actors ...

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My Weekend with playwright Michael Cameron

Belfast Telegraph 21 Aug 2021

However, will be starting rehearsals for ‘Carson and the Lady’ very soon which means no lies in at the weekend ... Audiences will be invited to spend an evening in the company of historical characters — socialite Lady Jean Massereene (Rosie McClelland) and her close friend and political hero Sir Edward Carson (James Doran).

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‘No sane man would undertake to carry on a parliament with such a small majority’

Belfast Telegraph 27 May 2021

Indeed, the latter was still under consideration in 1920 and was the favoured option of unionist leader Sir Edward Carson, as well as many who thought that it could aid the future reunification of Ireland . —. Commenting on a Northern Irish state that would constitute the province of Ulster, Sir James Craig noted ... Download the Belfast Telegraph App ... .

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Bertie Ahern: Dev was wrong not to lead the 1921 Treaty talks

The Irish Times 24 May 2021

Éamon de Valera, as leader of Fianna Fáil, was fond of using the phrase “the evil of partition” in his speeches ... Small nations. Lloyd George had a firm attachment to empire ... At the same time Lloyd George had given Sir Edward Carson and unionism a written guarantee that they would not be forced into an all-Ireland parliament ... Bloody civil war ... .

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NI 100: High stakes and violence marked NI's first poll

BBC News 23 May 2021

The Northern Whig and the News Letter - both unionist papers - carried appeals from unionism's two main leaders, Sir Edward Carson and Sir James Craig. Carson's, in the form of a telegram sent to Craig, urged "every loyal man and woman in Ulster" to rally in their "great fight for civil and religious liberty".

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NI 100: Meeting that shaped a century of relations

BBC News 05 May 2021

A frosty meeting 100 years ago between unionist leader James Craig and republican leader Éamon De Valera set the tone for relations in the new partitioned Ireland ... Éamon De Valera vehemently opposed it ... It seems neither did ... Craig had just taken over from Sir Edward Carson as unionist leader and was preparing for the first Northern Ireland election ... .

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What Arlene Foster’s ousting means for Northern Ireland – and the Union

The Spectator 01 May 2021

But it also raises broader questions about the future of unionism ... Alas, it was not to be ... Unionism has arguably neglected the latter two since the days of Sir Edward Carson ... A victory for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, one of the DUP MPs who was most enthusiastic about working with the Conservatives and another ex-Ulster Unionist, would be less worrying ... .

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DOMINIC LAWSON: Belfast riots, Tory cynicism and Boris Johnson's border betrayal

The Daily Mail 12 Apr 2021

April 9 ... DOMINIC LAWSON ... QAnon makes the U.S ... April 6 ... In 1921, the leader of the Irish unionists, Sir Edward Carson, appalled by the Tories' support for 'Home Rule' for Ireland, raged ... Sir Winston told John Dulanty ... A more open display of this view was given by the then Conservative secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Sir Patrick Mayhew, in 1993 ... .

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London is indifferent to the angry sons of Ulster

Belfast Telegraph 11 Apr 2021

There was only relatively minor trouble on Friday night as loyalists for the most part wisely paused their protests after the death of Prince Philip. Lobbing petrol bombs at police in Northern Ireland wouldn't be a good look as the Queen prepares to bury her husband ... As journalist Neil Mackay noted ... / ... In 1921, Sir Edward Carson said ... .

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Sinn Fein: nationalists are ignored and excluded in Northern Ireland

Belfast Telegraph 22 Mar 2021

Sinn Fein MLAs have said there is little equality for nationalists in Northern Ireland, with street names, public buildings and statues overwhelmingly reflecting the British and unionist tradition ... He then passed a statue of Sir Edward Carson before coming into Parliament Buildings where Lord Craigavon sat at the top of the stairs ... He added ... She said.

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Scotland may pave way for NI border poll

Belfast Telegraph 20 Mar 2021

But focus on events at Holyrood is likely to lead us up the wrong path ... If even the "father of Northern Ireland", Sir Edward Carson's prediction that the state would only last 50 years is currently wrong by a factor of 100%, it suggests we'll still be having the same, circular arguments in another 100 years' time. .

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Public divided over centenary stone vetoed by Sinn Fein at Stormont

Belfast Telegraph 19 Mar 2021

The grounds of Stormont have long been home to monuments and recreational areas marking significant events and people ... The 125th anniversary of the GAA was also commemorated in 2009 with the planting of a tree close to the famous statue of Sir Edward Carson ... The proposed centenary stone. /. The proposed centenary stone ... It should be marked ... Ruth Bingham.

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The best medicine – Brian Maye on a lighter side to Arthur Griffith

The Irish Times 03 Mar 2021

“After the death of Sir George Colley, the laughter was dreadful”, where “laughter” should have read “slaughter” ... The Morning Post offered up “Sir Robert Peel and a party of fiends have gone to shoot peasants in Ireland”! ... “Sir Edward Carson has assured some Englishwomen that he regards the National Volunteer Movement with a rather favourable eye ... .