“It was with a depressing inevitability that I and many others attended the Belfast silent protest against the recent killings in the province last Wednesday. It was not the first time I have attended similar events over the years, but I sincerely hope it will be the last, although that is simply wishful thinking. While this event was largely spontaneous, the local Press and, significantly, the trade union movement, helped to galvanise this genuine outpouring of incredulity and anger. However, yet again when it comes to the moment to stand up and be counted and to lead from the front against, in this case, republican violence, a deafening silence is all that is heard from the Students’ Union at our most venerable of institutions, Queen’s University …” (more)
[John Caughey, Belfast Telegraph, 17 March]