The Belfast agreement

The 25 years from the advent of the Belfast agreement has changed Ireland considerably. First off, republicans suspected of paramilitary activity were freed from prison, but there are stories of harrassment and a failure to access necessary services.

Republicanism in the south has been replaced by suzerainty. Former republicans have partnered with british counterparts in business and politics. Gaels who historically have had a hard time under british and celtic administration suffer discrimination. The uk idea of a british Ireland means many gaels have left, many people of foreign descent are settling in Ireland and gaels are actively discouraged from doing so.

Celts are now suffering discrimination with regard to housing and employment. Another problem is the rud propagating drugs, some of whom have settled in the south. Increased drug problems means that foreigners or unionists are favoured for employment.

President’s visit

Joe Biden’s four day trip to Ireland coincided with the 25th anniversary of the Belfast agreement. The u.s. president who was accompanied by his sister Valerie and son Hunter attended a banquet in Dublin and travelling to the west of Ireland where he visited Knock shrine and addressed a crowd in Ballina.

The catholic church today

Thomas Aquinas was an italian priest, dominican friar, theologian and philosopher whose theology had a great influence on the catholic church. Thomas was a studier of the philosophy of a jurist which is concerned with the giver of a service within his or her jurisdiction as being ethical and legally required. His best known work was summa theologica 1225-1274, said to be a compendium of all the teachings of the catholic church, a topic being man’s purpose.

Free will was discussed in the catholic tradition. The theology of Thomas Aquinas carried on from the theology of Augustine, one of whom’s themes was original sin, that all humans are born sinful. With the event of ecumenism the theology of Augustine succeeds Thomas Aquinas.

European council meeting

According to reports, there will be a meeting of the european council on March 23 and 24. Reportedly, on the agenda is the war in Ukraine, energy, the single market, competitiveness, external relations and migration.

Reportedly, the european council, founded in 1974 differs from the eu council of europe, innitially founded in 1949. According to reports, the council of europe along with the european parliament is the main decision making body, the role is the voice of the eu discussing eu policies. Reportedly, the european council defines the eu’s overall political direction and priorities, it has a rotating presidency and quarterly meetings of heads of state. According to a report, the u.n. secretary general is meeting the european council for a working lunch on Thursday.

Chinese president visits Moscow

According to reports, the presidents of Russia and China met for talks in Moscow on Tuesday. Reportedly, both parties are standing up to what they see as u.s. aggression, domination of world affairs and punishment for their human rights record. According to a report, the international criminal court issued a warrent for the arrest of the russian president for transferring ukrainians from occupied areas into Russia. Reportedly, Moscow has said that they will be returned to Ukraine when conditions are safe.

According to the report, the visit was the first from the chinese president since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. Both Russia and China have accused the u.s. of trying to isolate them and hold back their development as they challenge for regional and global leadership.

Immigration to the uk

According to a report, the Rwandan asylum plan was first announced in a speech by Boris Johnson. Reportedly, the plan which was devised to decrease the amount of migrants crossing the english channel is for five years. According to the report, the uk will pay Rwanda £120 million for relocation, probably intended for air fares plus a fund of €20-£30 million for housing.

Reportedly, immigration to the uk has been significant since 1945 with people arriving from Ireland and the british colonies. Colonial exploitation may have sonthing to do with this. According to a report, they are mainly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Carribean. south Africa. Nigeria, Ghana and Hong Kong. Many buy houses, open businesses and work hard. They have rarely employed locals. The high unemployment problem contributes to racial disharmony.

The term economic migrants is becoming more frequent in the uk. According to a report, during the Ukrainian refugee crisis those in France who wished to enter the uk were asked to apply with their credit cards. The others stayed in europe. In the uk many asylum seekers have been allocated to special hostels. They are not allowed to work.

Homelessness and the revised rent allowance limit

According to a report, in Ireland in 2011 3,808 people were sleeping rough or in homeless accommodation which usually comprises of private emergency accomodation, commercial hotels and bed and breakfasts. Around 2012, a radical change occurred. Tennants in receipt of social welfare were told that their rent allowance would be cancelled if their rent exceeded a certain limit. The social welfare rent limit probably differs from area to area. For a single person living in Westport, County Mayo for instance, the rent limit for a single person was around €84. There were few homes available below the new rent limits which meant people lost their rent allowance. By 2016 there were 6,906 people registered as living in emergency accomodation. The average age was 30.5, 2,968 people were part of a family. Figures for people sleeping rough not registered. Many young people leave Ireland to work abroad. In the year to April 2022 an estimated 27,600 irish people left Ireland to go abroad.

New nuclear powered fleet to patrol Indo- Pacific

According to a report, the british prime minister announced on Sunday that the uk will raise defence spending by $6 billion prior to Monday’s talks with Aukus, the uk, u.s. and Australian alliance. Reportedly, the prime minister said the money would be used to replenish ammunition stocks, modernise the uk’s nuclear submarine program and fund the next phase of aukus, an as called security pact struck in 2021.

According to the report, on Monday the prime minister s of the uk and Australia met with the u.s. president at the navy’s submarine base in San Diego, California, the primary plan being a fleet of nuclear submarines to patrol the Indo- Pacific. Reportedly, the plan involves the selling to Australia of existing and new uk and u.s. nuclear powered submarines, Australia will contribute an undisclosed sum to help the u.s. base to build submarines, a plan to build infrastructure in Perth to house and build future nuclear powered submarines, and when infrastructure is built, predicted by 2027 rotational visits of uk and u.s. nuclear powered submarines to Perth. According to the report, sailors and officers will be updated and retrained, the first group of Australian officers have already joined the u.s. nuclear power school in south Carolina. Reportedly, Australian sailors will be embedded in submarine forces and nuclear powered schools.

Wives and mothers call on president Putin to stop sending men to the slaughter

According to a report, at the end of February China published a peace plan for Ukraine, but kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said there is no prospect for peace. Reportedly, the kremlin spokesman told journalists on Monday, “Russia’s goals in the Ukraine can only be achieved by military means. For us, the absolute priority continues to be and will always remain the achievement of our goals”.

According to the report, a group of wives and mothers are calling on president Putin to stop sending mobilised men to the slaughter. Reportedly, a Ukraine military commander said the wagner group are sustaining significant losses as they advance from several directions around the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut. According to the report, a wagner chief said that his troops are nearing the city centre but ukrainian troops are fighting fiercely for every metre.

Reportedly, Ukraine has said that attacks by wagner have so far been repelled. “The situation around Bakhmut remains difficult. Wagner group are trying to advance to the centre of the city. In the course of fierce battles our defenders have inflicted significant losses on the enemy. All the enemies attempts to capture the city are repelled by artillery, tanks and other fire power”.

Alleged organised disorder protests

According to reports, around 4,500 protestors gathered in the Moldovian capital of Chisinau on Sunday. Reportedly, officials warned of a series of organised disorder protests denouncing pro western president Maia Sandu. According to the report, last month the former soviet state of Moldova accused Russia of plotting to overthrow Ms Sandu. Reportedly. Russia has expressed concerns about tensions in Transnistria, recognised by the international community as part of Moldova. According to the report, Russia has kept some 1500 as peacekeepers since a brief war broke out after the collapse of the soviet union.

Reportedly, police said they had foiled a gang of russian backed actors trained to cause mass unrest. According to the report, the chief of Moldova’s police said in a news conference that an undercover agent had infiltrated groups of diversionists, some russian citizens who were promised $10,000 to organise mass disorders. Reportedly, the protest was one of several held in recent weeks organised by a group called, Movement for the people which is backed by Shor, Moldova’s Russia friendly party.